March 20: A few other random thoughts about Beaver Creek:

At the bottom of the main mountain is the Hyatt (at the base of the Haymeadow lift); next to that is an outdoor bar called McCoys (at the base of the Centennial lift). Both of these had singer-guitarists working for the outside crowds. These guys weren't terrible, but they weren't good, either. And they had the same damn schtick every afternoon. Same songs, too.

The blues are fairly hard, and they put moguls just about everywhere. Centennial has a great black stretch, but most everything that's black or blue is moguls. But they do have a great area of green runs up at the top (check out the upper left of the trail map here), where the snow stays fresh even late in the day, and you can download on the big main lift rather than skiing down the mountain.

I can't say enough about the adaptive ski school. They are just great, and don't kill you with cancellation policies or restricted reservations.