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Avon, CO

Beaver Creek Resort

3.815(based on 8 reviews)
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Wise Fool
Gold level trusted reviewer
Experience: 15.2 years 125 played 118 reviews
3.00 star(s)

Hiking in the Mountains 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Played on:Jul 20, 2013 Played the course:once

Pros:

-Nice- tee-signs that show a good layout of the hole and give you the distance of the hole.
-Baskets are in good shape. They are only single chained, but I didn't notice any spit-outs and they catch well.
-For a ski resort course, this course is very easy to navigate. There are signs attached to each basket pointing you in the direction you need to go. There are also well worn paths between most holes. You'll spend very little time looking for the next tee-pad.
-This course has a lot of elevation change on it. Most holes either incorporate uphill, downhill or side hill. The designer made good use of the elevation they have available.
-The course has a decent variety of distance on it ranging from about 120 to 555.
-Some of the baskets are placed on side hills, which leads to a little more challenging putts and approaches and opens the door to roll-aways if you don't have a good putt, which I like.
-Several holes make good use of the available trees to make some tunnel shots, and add a little risk/reward to the course.
-The rough on some of the holes will definitely punish you for a bad throw.
-Good view of the surrounding mountains.

Cons:

-The tee-pads on this course are terrible. They are basically rutted spots on the ground. Most have bad footing and could lead to injury. Since this is a seasonal course, I wasn't expecting concrete, but some work definitely needs to be done to make better, safer natural tee-pads on this course.
-The course has a lot of tall grass to lose discs in. I suggesting not playing alone and spotting for each other to avoid time looking for lost discs.
-It's $26 for a lift ticket to ride the lift up to the course, and hiking up to the course would be a very long, almost all up-hill hike.
-It is a hassle just getting up to the course. First, you have to park, wait for the shuttle at the bottom of the resort and then ride up the lift, it just seemed to take forever to actually get to the course.
-Several of the holes especially (16 and 18 come to mind) were almost all wide open and felt like filler holes.
-Hole 14 has a basket sunken into the ground. The basket is getting very overgrown with grass. The is the first course I've played with a sunken basket, and I wasn't a fan. It just felt gimmicky.
-After hole 18, there is a bit of hike back uphill to the chairlift
-While the course has a good variety of distance, most of the longer holes play significantly downhill and play a lot shorter than they say. Hole 17 (which is about 425 with a decent uphill throw) was the only hole on the course that felt super long.

Other Thoughts:

It is a fun course, but it is not worth the $26 lift ticket ride. There are much better courses that are cheaper or free. Your Beaver Creek lift ticket does work at Vail too as long as it is the same day. It will make for a long day, but if you are going to play this course, I suggest playing Adventure Ridge at Vail on the same day to make the price a little more bearable.
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coyotepower
Experience: 18.7 years 87 played 34 reviews
3.00 star(s)

DG at 10K 2+ years drive by

Reviewed: Updated: Played on:Aug 24, 2011 Played the course:2-4 times

Pros:

Near Beaver Creek, Ski Lift takes you to first hole. Easy to find. Pro shop very helpful. Food and snacks available.

Cons:

Tall grasses in summer can be difficult to locate discs. Lots of elevation. Basically a pay-to-play (ski lift $)

Other Thoughts:

if you are in the area and want to throw a few holes its not a bad course, but I wouldnt go out of my way for it.
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