Beaver Creek or Vail

Beaver is money. their medium park is one of the most fun I've ever ridden. and the jumpline on the big park is pretty sick too.
 
You can get a lot of laps in at Vail. Theres hardly a line for the park chair. Just ski club racers from time to time
 
Vail is great. Great park, fast laps, and no one around. BC is great too, but don't expect much of a park. Everything set up is pretty beginner oriented. Its still fun, but you won't be throwing any dubs. Laps are a little longer too, but there are no crowds.

 
Beaver Creek: Main park (the Rodeo)- Seldom rail features, 5-6 (maybe even 7) jump line. Each jump getting bigger pretty quickly, I think the last one is about 65 ft. Opens Mid-December, I'm not really sure when it closes. Relatively slow laps.

Vail: Golden Peak- 5x or more rail features than Beaver Creek. Small & Medium jump lines. Usually everything is set up by February. I think it usually doesn't open until early January. Big jump (sometimes 2) and large rail features at bottom of park. Typically well maintained up to closing day. Quick laps.

Vail: Bwana Park- 20ish rail features and 2 small jumps. Open Mid-December. Pretty quick laps.

As a guy who doesn't ski either park a lot, I personally prefer the set-up of the Rodeo (I don't really hit rails). Golden Peak is probably "better" though to most skiers. And to state the obvious-Keystone and Breck's parks are significantly better.

 
If its a matter of moving west for a winter just apply to all the major resorts that offer housing, and you will get interviews. Now is the time to apply and go to job fairs.

All larger resorts will have a decent park. If there is something specific at vail/BC you can find jobs with a pass pretty easy.
 
Vail is so much easier to hot lap. The park in Vail is better in my opinion just because they have more stuff, its bigger, and it has a pipe. But if you just wanna lap a medium sized jump line all day Beaver creek can be pretty fun because the rodeo jump line is more flowy and a little more smooth
 
I'd say vail, more features and much better to lap. Golden peak also gets the sun in the afternoon.

Beaver Creek is fun probably has more consistent jumps and the rails are fun if you like lapping cause its just two lines of features.

only problem at beave, its not the best chair lift for lapping and you have to choose between jumps and rails in the big park. But they do have a upflatdownflatdown
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top