Skating is free, but hours vary. Call ahead for skating, hockey and public sessions. Skate rentals are available. The free Mountain Welcome tour is designed to introduce you to the terrain and amenities. The walking tours leave daily at 9 AM from the information kiosks in Vail Village and Lionshead and Spruce Saddle in Beaver Creek.
Guides talk about history, geology and wildlife.
The tour is free. If fine dining is more your style, take a moonlit, snowcat-drawn sleigh ride to Beano s Cabin for dinner. Located mid-mountain in Beaver Creek, the former log home of lettuce farmer Frank Bienkowski is a private club by day, highly acclaimed restaurant by night. The ride is so popular that Beano s starts taking winter reservations in the beginning of September. Prices and times vary based on menu and availability.