Ski the Talons Challenge (Beaver Creek)

Who wants to ski the Talons Challenge? This is an annual event where you ski over 26,000 vertical feet on 14 black and double-black runs at Beaver Creek.

https://www.beavercreek.com/explore-the-resort/activities/winter-activities/talons-challenge.aspx

The registration for the event is $35 (at the link above) and you’ll need an Epic Pass or have to buy a lift ticket.

If you sign up it should be expected that you will register for the event before registration closes, that you have a pass/lift ticket, that you have ski/snowboard equipment, and that you can reasonably complete the challenge (or at least make an honest effort to) no matter what the conditions. It’s safe to assume that we’ll break off into smaller groups based on ability/speed/etc but can all plan to meet for lunch and/or at the end of the day.

This is probably the one day of the year Beaver Creek actually feels busy and has lift lines but it’s still fun. I did it once several years ago and it was a good day.

The meeting time posted is for the event itself. If you want to carpool from the Denver/Boulder area we’ll need to figure out those plans closer to the day. Otherwise I plan to meet in front of the Starbucks in Beaver Creek Village (between the two escalators) at 8:30 AM.