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is an unincorporated community in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the town of Avon and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S. Post Office at Avon (ZIP Code 81620) serves Beaver Creek postal addresses.
The Beaver Creek area was settled about 1951. The Beaver Creek Resort opened in 1980 with 425 skiable acres, 4 chairlifts and 28 runs. As of April 2008, the Resort reported 1,815 skiable acres, 17 lifts, and 149 runs. The late U.S. President Gerald Ford and Betty Ford owned a home in Beaver Creek. Steve Fossett also lived here.
The community is home to the annual AEI World Forum, founded by Ford, and the annual Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival.