Mountain Village has a feel like Beaver Creek, with plazas and a skating rink and heated sidewalks.

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The village skating rink is the centerpiece and very popular with kids and at night Beaver Creek offers open air sleigh rides to two different on mountain restaurants, both of which are loved by families.

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By designing the self-contained mountain and village to be ultra-convenient to resort guests and homeowners, but less accessible to day visitors, Beaver Creek remains the most exclusive major ski resort in the country.

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