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Beaver Creek gears up for second week of World Cup races |
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Monday, December 05, 2011 08:14 |
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Photo by The Associated Press
By SCOTT N. MILLER AND LAUREN GLENDENNING, VAIL DAILY
If running a resort is like driving a car, Beaver Creek may need some on-the-go refueling to maintain a hectic pace.
This week, the resort will host a second set of World Cup ski races on the Birds of Prey run, thanks to some bad climatological luck at Val d'Isere, France. Thanks to warm weather and little snow there, the World Cup circus will continue on from Birds of Prey race week Tuesday through Thursday, with both men's and women's teams from around the world either coming to, or staying in, the valley.
From a course standpoint, the Vail Valley Foundation, the organizers of Birds of Prey race week, is looking good for the additional races. John Dakin, vice president of communications at the foundation, said the transition from Sunday's giant slalom into Tuesday's giant slalom, both men's races, should be smooth.
The women's race, however, is Wednesday. Since the women have never raced the Birds of Prey course before, there is more work that has to be done in preparation for that race.
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