Beaver Creek's tag is "Not Exactly Roughing It" and this sets up the tempo for skiing Beaver Creek. That said, don't get too lulled in thinking you won't be skiing some pretty exhilarating terrain.

Beaver Creek Resort is located approximately 8 miles west of Vail, Colorado. Beaver Creek has 149 ski trails and 17 lifts. Beaver Creek's terrain is 19% beginner, 43% intermediate, and 38% advanced. With over 1800 acres of great skiing, Beaver Creek also offers two bowls, four terrain parks, and a half pipe. To top that off, Beaver Creek has special ski programs for families, children, adult skiers, adaptive skiers, and nordic skiers.

Beaver Creek has a variety of ski vacation deals including ski free and stay free packages, book early and save deals, and, a great deal for those who don't want to lug your skis or snowboards through airports - free skis and snowboard rentals.

More: Skiing Beaver Creek | Beaver Creek Photos

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Registration for the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour begins  Tuesday, December 8 at 10 am Mountain Standard Time for the following 3 events:

• Stop 2: 2010 Canadian Freeskiing Championships, Revelstoke, Canada - Jan. 6-10
• Stop 3: 2010 Subaru Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier, Telluride, CO - Feb. 4-6
• Stop 4: 2010 U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships, Crested Butte, CO - Feb. 17-21

On Wednesday, December 9 at 10am Mountain Standard Time registration goes live for the following 2 events:

• Stop 5: 2010 Subaru North AM Freeskiing Champ, Kirkwood, CA - March 3-7
• Stop 6: 2010 Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, Snowbird, UT - March 16-21

Take note that these events will sell out in a matter of minutes after registration goes live.  Last year the qualifiers sold out for each event in about 7 minutes!

Create your user account on the registration website beforehand to save time.  If you already have an account, check your user name and password to make sure they work and are correct.

Also, be sure you register for the correct discipline within each event.  Register for the qualifier if you aren't on the pre-qualified list and if you are on the pre-qualified list, register for the World Tour event.  Go to: freeskiingworldtour.com to look at the pre-qualified list, and review the prices and prizes for the events.

Since right after last January when I previewed the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, France, I have been preparing and presenting the Road to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Yesterday, I spent in the air to Vancouver and on the Sea To Sky Highway running out of Vancouver up to Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort.  I'm here to get a real, in person, feel of the preparations and build up for the 2010 Winter Olympic Alpine, Cross Country and Nordic events.

It is quite obvious, 99% of everything is ready, and has been ready for quite awhile.  To me, a winter traveler and skier, everything that makes Whistler Blackcomb a world class resort is still here and available. Nothing is reserved for Olympic time that hasn't always been experienced at Whistler Blackcomb.

Of course, there is an energy around town that precipitates any once-in-a-lifetime event. Whistler Blackcomb will be the world stage for history making skiing.

Olympic ski races are always history making and a ski racer doesn't have to win another race to be forever enshrined as a 2010 Olympic medalist. Whenever an Olympic Medal winner  sees his or her name in print it will invariably be followed by the tag - 2010 Winter Olympic Gold/Slver or Bronze Medal winner.  How awesome is that!

Over the next 4 days I'll be taking in Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, Vancouver, the city  - lending it's name to the whole 2010 Winter Olympic gathering - and Cypress Mountain - home to the freestyle events.

Related:  Winter Olympics | Olympic Skiing Venues | Winter Olympics History

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The 2010 Winter Olympics take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 12 - 28, 2010.  There is a full agenda of skiing competition including alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, cross country skiing, and nordic combined, which incorporates both ski jumping and cross country skiing.

The men's and women's alpine ski races - Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Slalom, and Super Combined - will take place Whistler Mountain at Whistler Blackcomb Resort, about 70 miles from Vancouver.

Nordic events - cross country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, and Nordic combined - will be held at the Whistler Olympic Park.

The freestyle skiing venue is Cypress Mountain, about 30 miles from Vancouver.

Here are all the details, including events, venues, schedules, and top US and international competitors: 2010 Winter Olympics.

Related: Olympic Skiing Venues | Winter Olympics History

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