{"id":83412,"date":"2022-01-09T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T14:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=83412"},"modified":"2022-01-09T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T14:50:02","slug":"beaver-creek-to-open-brand-new-mccoy-park-terrain-on-jan-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/travel\/beaver-creek-to-open-brand-new-mccoy-park-terrain-on-jan-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Beaver Creek to open brand new McCoy Park terrain on Jan. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beaver Creek Resort will unveil the brand new 250-acre McCoy Park expansion at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10. Featuring 17 new trails serviced by two quad lifts, McCoy Park offers beginner and intermediate groomed and gladed terrain in a bowl environment for skiers and snowboarders.<\/p>\n
The new terrain park was first approved in 2019, and Beaver Creek broke ground in July 2021.<\/p>\n
The project was not an expansion of the ski area boundary; it was already being used by the resort as a Nordic ski center.<\/p>\n
Even with the addition of the new downhill trails — three intermediate and 14 beginner trails \u2014 the Nordic skiing component won\u2019t disappear; it will just see a reduction in size.<\/p>\n
Beaver Creek has been aided by snow storms in recent weeks to open new lifts and trails, including the new trails and lifts at McCoy Park. As of Thursday, Jan. 6 the resort is reporting that 64% of its terrain is now open, with 109 trails.<\/p>\n
Read the full story from our partner at vaildaily.com.<\/p>\n
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