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Winter Activities - Ski With A Ranger
U.S. Forest Service / Beaver Creek Resort
Ski with a Ranger

Purpose: Develop and implement an educational and interpretive program for the Environmental Learning Center on Beaver Creek Mountain.  Ski with a Ranger is an opportunity for the Forest Service and Beaver Creek to partner together to provide environmental education displays, activities, and guided tours for the purpose of highlighting the resources of the National Forest and the resort’s environmental commitments.

Details: Forest Service Rangers and volunteers will guide a 45-minute ski tour on beginner and intermediate trails at Beaver Creek Resort.  Participants will meet at the Environmental Learning Center at the top of the Cinch Express Lift (#8), at 1:30 p.m. every Saturday.  Participants must purchase a lift ticket.

Specifics: Ski trails used during the tour will vary according to the weekly topic and group ability.  The primary ski trails to be used will be the beginner trails Red Buffalo, Powell, Flattops, Cinch and Dally.  Intermediate groups may use the Red Tail and Larkspur ski trails.  Each tour will include a brief introduction and orientation at the Environmental Learning Center.  Once outside, the group will follow their naturalist guide through several planned stops on the mountain to learn about topics of interest.

Topics: Planned topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Winter Wildlife Adaptations (What do they do to survive?)
  • Lifecycle of the Mountain Pine Beetle
  • Local History: From the Native tribes to today’s communities
  • Avalanche Awareness (Behind the scenes with Beaver Creek Ski Patrol)
  • Fire’s Role in Nature (Special guest: Smokey the Bear)
  • Wilderness Management
  • For the Kids: Become a Junior Snow Ranger!
Examples of what you will learn:

  • Snowshoe hares are named for their enlarged hind legs which enable them to stay on top of the snow.
  • Aspen trees can reproduce by sending out roots to become new trees and are considered among the largest and oldest organisms on Earth.
  • The White River National Forest provides 64 percent of the skiing in Colorado and 13 percent of the national total through 12 ski area permits hosting over 7.6 million skier visits per year.
Call the Beaver Creek Information Center at 970-845-9090 or visit www.beavercreek.com for more information.