Beaver Creek

Vail Resorts reports strong second quarter earnings and announces plans to spend more than $130 million on resort upgrades in 2013.  This bodes well for Vail real estate and the surrounding communities.  CEO of Vail Resorts Rob Katz announced that the level of capital investment in 2013 is unprecedented in size.  Reinvestment projects include a new Beaver Creek restaurant at Red Tail Camp, the replacement of Chair 4 at Vail with a high-speed 6 person chairlift and terrain expansion for Peak 6 in Breckenridge. 

"This season further underscores the strength of our business model, which is to continually reinvest in our world-class resorts and provide exceptional guest service and a comprehensive vacation experience," Katz said. 

The Beaver Creek Food and Wine Weekend 2013 begins Jan. 24 with a Meet the Chefs reception from 6 to 9pm at the Black Diamond Bistro at The Charter in Beaver Creek and finishes up on Sunday, where the last event will be the Celebrity Chef Ski Race and Brunch at The Beaver Creek Chophouse.  Saturday is the Grand Tasting from 7-10pm at Ford Hall at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort.  This is a fun-filled event with tons of positive energy.  John Besh, who owns a handful of restaurants and has appeared on "Top Chef Masters", "Iron Chef America" and "The Food Network Challenge" said, "The setting just couldn't be any more perfect...getting up, getting a good workout on the mountain and then coming back and enjoying a gourmet meal - it's like heaven for me." 

Credit:  John LaConte's article in the Daily Weekly.