Instead of spending your visit sniffing out powder, make like a local and immerse yourself in Beaver Creek’s steep and fast groomers. Ride the Centennial Express to Cinch Lift, to the Birds of Prey World Cup course, and you’ll understand why they call Beaver Creek “a true skier’s mountain.” A rite of passage for speed demons and World Cup devotees, Birds of Prey contorts into several winding, steep drops before billowing around a curve and then drops yet again to the famed Golden Eagle Jump.