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Beaver Creek Resort Summer 2006 Tips for Summer Bliss
Banish the Blues with Rocky Mountain BBQ and Cold Brews
Great eats and musical treats can be found in Beaver Creek this Memorial Day weekend at the resort’s Blues, Brews & BBQ festival. This fitting start to summer (and BBQ season) in the mountains features a variety of Blues headliners throughout the two-day festival. In addition, top BBQ chefs from Austin, Texas and the Vail Valley, as well as the winning Kansas City chef from last year’s event, will compete for top honors in the “People’s Choice” Barbeque Cook-off. Meanwhile the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek hosts the ever popular Microbrew Tasting featuring over 100 special concoctions from 35 Colorado-based breweries. This tantalizing summer festival also includes beverage and BBQ booths throughout the village offering a sampling of the weekend’s best, as well as kids’ activities and cooking demonstrations from Bon Appetit. Beaver Creek’s Blues, Brews & BBQ festival takes place May 28 & 29, 2006. Visit us on-line at www.beavercreek.com for more information and for special BB&B lodging packages featuring extras, such as Brew Master’s dinners, commemorative gifts and special ticket packages. Guests may also call 970-845-9090 for information or reservations.
Culinary Cunning Kicks Off Mountain Summer
Attention foodies and outdoor lovers: Beaver Creek Resort and Bon Appetit Magazine welcome the mountain summer season in grand style with the Beaver Creek and Bon Appetit Outdoor Culinary Festival, June 24 & 25, 2006, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This year's free event centers on wine and spirits seminars and the mastery of top local and national chefs, hand-selected by Bon Appetit and Beaver Creek Resort. In addition, guests can enjoy live music from "The Spins," cooking demonstrations, children's activities and much more. Participating chefs include: Cesare Casella of Maremma, New York; Eric Klein, SW Steakhouse, Wynn Las Vegas; Adam Perry Lang of Daisy Mays BBQ, New York; Grant MacPherson, Wynn Las Vegas; and David Walzog, Country Club…A New American Steakhouse, Wynn Las Vegas. Additional culinary and pastry chefs are to-be-announced. Admission to all events is free. Food and beverage can be purchased for a nominal fee. For more information on the Outdoor Culinary Festival call (800) 404-3535 or visit www.beavercreek.com.
Beat The Pro at Beaver Creek Golf Club
Looking for a little friendly competition? Look no further than the Beaver Creek Golf Club. This summer, the resort is offering its guests, as well as its members, a chance to “Beat the Pro.” Beaver Creek’s Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed 18-hole championship course is as breathtakingly stunning as it is challenging. The course begins and ends at the edge of picturesque Beaver Creek Village, and winds its way along the resort’s namesake creek. The Club is known not only for its natural beauty, but also for its narrow fairways, consistently excellent playing conditions and top-notch service. Beaver Creek’s “Beat the Pro” challenge takes place on any of the Club’s Par 3 holes (predetermined each day), and any resort guest or club member can participate. Place a bet – up to $100 – and take a swing. Hit the green and double your money for double credit in the Beaver Creek Pro Shop. Miss, and the folks at the Beaver Creek Golf Club will still make the gamble worthwhile; receive the amount of the bet in Shop credit. This is truly a win-win proposition! Beaver Creek Golf Club’s “Beat the Pro” is offered each Tuesday, from June 16 – Sept. 15, 2006. Beaver Creek Golf Club opens for the 2006 summer season on May 5. The Club is open to the public from May 5 – June 15 and from September 16 until the course closes in October. Beaver Creek Golf Course is open to Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead lodging guests and Club Members from June 16 until September 15, 2006. For more information, visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-5775.
Beaver Creek Hiking Center 2006
The Beaver Creek Hiking Center offers nature hikes for all ages and ability levels with expert local guides. Take a complimentary guided stroll through wooded mountainside trails, enjoy a fun-filled family hike, or summit a Colorado 14'er – 14,000 foot peaks are Colorado’s highest. The Hiking Center also offers private hikes, as well as equipment rental. This season, the Beaver Creek Hiking Center is working to expand its permitting area through the U.S. Forest Service and hopes to add new hiking options through this new permit. Visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-5373.
The Beaver Creek Hiking Center & Leki Offer Nordic Walking
Europe's latest health and wellness trend, Nordic Walking was introduced in Finland in 1997 and was adapted from cross-country skiing. Beaver Creek was one of the first U.S. resorts to offer guided Nordic Walking tours and the trend is catching on. Nordic Walking incorporates specially designed poles with fitness walking. The poles feature rubber tips allowing walkers to traverse on and off pavement. Nordic Walking is credited with helping participants to burn more calories during a walk, increase energy consumption, reduce stress to knees and lower joints, increase upper body strength and reduce heel strike force. The Beaver Creek Nordic Center offers guided Nordic Walking tours three times each week throughout the summer. Tours include stretching, strength training and an overall cardiovascular focus. Visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-5373.
Hike Europe with Beaver Creek Hiking Center Guides This Fall
Adventure meets luxury as the Beaver Creek Hiking Center invites outdoor enthusiasts to explore Europe on foot through this guided program offered each autumn. Visit Beaver Creek's sister village in Garmisch and Lech, Austria, as well as Chamonix, France and Zermatt, Switzerland. The eight night, seven day trip includes guided hiking in the breathtaking Alps with experts from the Beaver Creek Hiking Center, four-star lodging and exploration of each area’s culinary delights. Airfare is not included. Visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-5373.
Popular Beaver Creek Hike Weeks Program Returns for 2006
Beaver Creek Hike Weeks has become one of the resort’s most popular summer programs and this season guests have three full weeks from which to choose. Each week highlights the peaks and valleys of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, and is offered by the Beaver Creek Hiking Center and the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek. This summer’s Hike Week options include June 18-22, August 20-24 and September 10-14, 2006. The four-night Beaver Creek Hike Weeks package includes, per person: lodging for four nights at the luxurious Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa (based upon double occupancy); professional Beaver Creek Hiking Center guides and transportation to and from trailheads; a reflexology or Hot Stone Massage and a Hiker’s Massage, as well as a 15% discount on additional spa services at Allegria Spa located at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek; daily lunch and breakfast for each participant, as well as two dinners per guest during the week; unlimited use of hiking poles, hiking boots and inclement weather gear from the Beaver Creek Hiking Center; a special Hike Weeks welcome bag. The cost for Beaver Creek Hikes Weeks starts at $1,321.10 per person, based upon double occupancy (tax and spa gratuity included). Single occupancy packages start at $1,672.40. Hike Weeks reservations are subject to availability. Contact the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa at 970-827-6656 or ccarlson@hyatt.com for information.
Family Fun in the Summer Sun
Free Summer Outdoor Concert Series Returns
The Summer Outdoor Concert Series rocks Beaver Creek Plaza, FREE, each Saturday evening throughout the summer. Groove to live music performed by regional and national favorites, including a special performance by America, on Sunday, July 2. This complimentary series runs from July 22 through Aug. 19, 2006 with performances from 6-7:30 p.m. each Saturday. Visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-9090.
Kids Can Rodeo Too
Polish those spurs and saddle up for a ride into the Wild West with the Beaver Creek Rodeo series. Catch genuine rodeo excitement on select Thursday evenings throughout the summer. Rodeo highlights include team roping, bareback riding, barrel racing and bull riding. Young cowboys and cowgirls can participate in the calf scramble and mutton bustin’ – riding a sheep, bronc style – enjoy pony rides and check out the petting zoo. Kids under 12 receive free admission. Visit www.beavercreek.com or call 970-845-9090.
Sultry Spring and Summer Packages and Lodging Deals
The Pines Lodge Lift and Lunch
Experience the beauty of the Rocky Mountains with a summer escape to Beaver Creek. Spend a luxurious night at The Pines Lodge, a RockResort, and receive a scenic chairlift ride and mountain-top barbecue lunch for two people. Price is $199 per night based on double occupancy in a lodge room. Offer is valid June 17 – Sept. 3, 2006. Taxes, surcharge and gratuity not included. Offer based upon availability. Other restrictions may apply. Other dates, rates and packages available. For reservations, visit www.rockresorts.com or call (866) 605-ROCK.
Stay and Play, The Pines Lodge and Beaver Creek Golf Club
Stay at The Pines Lodge, a RockResort, and play one round of golf at Beaver Creek Golf Club for each night of accommodations. Offer available June 15-Sept. 15, 2006. Package starts from $199 per person for a Sunday-Thursday night stay. Package starts from $217 per person for a Friday or Saturday night stay. Rate includes one night in a lodge room (based on double occupancy) and one round of golf per person. Two-person minimum. Taxes and gratuities not included in package pricing and all accommodations and tee times are subject to availability. Packages are not available for group or rounds already booked. Other restrictions may apply. Additional packages and dates are also available for play at Beaver Creek Golf Club or Red Sky Golf Club. For reservations, visit www.rockresorts.com or call (866) 605-ROCK and refer to the Colorado AvidGolfer Passport.
Summer Season Information
Summer gets underway at Beaver Creek on May 27, 2006, when the Centennial Express Lift opens for summer lift rides and bike hauls. The lift operates, weekends only, until June 17, 2006 when it goes to daily operation until September 3, 2006. The lift again operates weekends only until it closes for the season on October 1, 2006.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Christina Schleicher, Beaver Creek Resort, 970-845-5292, Cschleicher@vailresorts.com.
