The Christie Lodge offers the best of a Colorado winter. Beaver Creek ski area is five minutes from the resort, offering 1500 acres with a vertical drop of 3,340 feet and a top elevation of 11,440 feet. There are 33 runs-the longest is nearly three miles. Vail is only eight miles away and offers the largest single ski mountain system of trails and open bowls in North America. Summer activities abound with hiking, golf, Jeep touring, kayaking, river rafting, biking, and more.