This document contains summaries of potential golf destinations from around the world, including details on courses, resorts, and activities. Locations highlighted include Llao Llao Resort in Argentine Patagonia, known for its golf course set against the Andean mountain backdrop; the exclusive Abaco Club on Winding Bay in the Bahamas, featuring Donald Steel's tropical links course; and the Maroma Resort and Spa in the Mexican Riviera Maya, situated on a private beach with nearby golf at Playacar and a Jack Nicklaus design. New York is also summarized, focusing on the return of the U.S. Open to Winged Foot and the debut of several new ultra-exclusive clubs near the

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SHOOTING FO R THE GREEN
Heaven
a portfolio of international courses
by the master photographers in the game
L . C . L a m b R E C H T
The 18th hole at Roco Ki, The Faldo Legacy Course, Dominican Republic
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I have
asked myself
what the
particular
bliss of this
demanding
game is,
a bliss that
often threatens
to relegate
all the rest of
life into the
shadows.
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”—John Updike
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It seems that those who have a passion for the
game seek a certain level of achievement. It is not
confined solely to the top professional golfers,
whose accomplishments can be measured
concretely in tournament victories or total prize
money. Rather, golf engenders among its legion of
devotees, professional and amateur, young and
old, an equally fervent calling to make the game
greater, or more enjoyable, or simply more easy to
understand. With that in mind, the following
selection is a salute to some of the current people,
places and trends that make
the game so special.
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solely to the topprofessional golfers, whose accomplishmentscan be measured concretely in
tournament victoriesor total prize money. Rather, golfengenders among its legion of devotees,
professionaland amateur, young and old, an equally ferventcalling to make the game greater,
or more enjoyable, or simply easierto understand. With that in mind, the following selectionis a
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The art of relaxation rises to
a whole new level in an environment
designed to seduce the senses.
Bovey Castle, England
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Canada Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle, Scotland The American Club, Wisconsin
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Striking
T
he year 1999 was a banner year for the then nineteen-year-old
Spaniard Sergio Garcia. He not only won the British Amateur
championship but was the first reigning British Amateur champ to
win low amateur honors in the Masters. He turned pro soon after Augusta and
quickly revealed his spirited personality and bold style of play with his now
legendary shot hit from behind a tree with his eyes closed during the PGA
Championship. Garcia finished second to Tiger Woods in that event, his first
major as a pro, and it seemed that these two gifted young players might forge the
kind of rivalry absent from the game since the days of Nicklaus and Palmer.
While his record hasn’t yet challenged that of Tiger, Garcia’s ball-striking
prowess certainly has. Many Tour players, golf writers and commentators consider
him to be the finest striker in the game today. Of course, that talent cannot be
separated from his swing. In that respect, I do believe Garcia comes closer to Ben
Hogan than any golfer since Hogan stopped competing in the early 1970s. It is far
from a coincidence that Hogan, even today, is thought of as the greatest ball-striker
ever.
It is also interesting to note that while golf pundits admired the tremendous
amount of lag in Ben Hogan’s swing, this very same quality in Garcia’s has
provoked the most controversy and criticism. Lag simply describes the condition
of the clubhead trailing the clubshaft, as well as the angle created between the
leading arm and the clubshaft throughout the entire downswing motion. How
people can credit lag as the secret of Ben Hogan’s success and simultaneously
identify it as the problem area Sergio Garcia has to weed out of his swing is a
paradox to me. More times than not, golf teachers or swing theorists explain it by
saying that Hogan had an “old-fashioned” swing. Perhaps, but a golf swing is
basically physics in motion, and I’m not aware of any major changes in the laws of
physics since Hogan’s time.
I am a strong believer that it is impossible to have too much lag in the golf
swing as long as the wrists remain supple and soft, the arms hang and swing freely
from their shoulder sockets, and the head remains behind the ball through impact.
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5. 7372
Polo Spectators, 1928
Marquesa de Portago of
Argentina and Mrs. Harry Hunt
of Pebble Beach enjoy an
international polo match with
Mrs. Hunt's pet ram. The ram
was considered an early
greenskeeper as it was useful
in trimming the polo fields.
Caddies, 1917
Many of the Del Monte Golf
Course caddies went on to
become some of the finest
golfers in the country. This
photo was taken with the box
camera of Henry Puget (3rd
from the left back row) who
would later serve as head
professional at Cypress Point
from 1931 to 1971.
Del Monte, 1910
Horses and buggies were
quickly replaced by new-
fangled driving machines
when automobiles became
the preferred method of
touring 17 Mile Drive in
Pebble Beach. Automobiles
lined the expanse in front of
Hotel Del Monte.
Honeymooners, 1950
Conrad "Nicky" Hilton and
Elizabeth Taylor spent their
honeymoon in 1950 at The
Lodge at Pebble Beach. The
couple is shown sitting on a
railing near the 18th green of
Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Silhouette, 1928
Jack Neville and Glenna
Collett stand on the 9th tee of
Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Amateur golfer Jack Neville
was the co-designer of
Pebble Beach Golf Links
along with Douglas Grant.
Glenna Collett was a six time
U.S. Amateur Golf Champion.
Fox Hunt, 1960
The Los Altos Hunt was a
popular gathering each April
during the last half of the
20th Century. Cross country
events and a steeple chase
were the highlights for the
first two days. On the final
day, the Fox hunt provided
the climax to this affair.
Lone Cypress, 1941
Long the icon of Pebble Beach
Company, The Lone Cypress
grows from a rocky promontory
symbolizing the rugged
individualism of company
founder, S.F. B. Morse.
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ebble Beach—the very mention exudes
thoughts of golf at its finest. The storied
seaside links course is a celebrated sanctuary.
It is a sporting holy ground of countless legends, the
birthplace of lasting traditions and fabled
championships, and the crime scene of numerous
laughable celebrity antics. From the infamous snowy
‘Crosby Weather’ of late January to the mystic
summer fogs that have befuddled even the most
seasoned tour professionals, the sheer challenge and
atavistic beauty of Pebble Beach has been the gold
standard in American golf. Jack Nicklaus once
remarked that if he had only one course to play for
the rest of his life, he would choose Pebble Beach.
No wonder it has been called America’s Course.
Pebble Beach is the perfect marriage of elements
with an unparalleled natural beauty. As the fog
creeps through the Del Monte Forest, waves crash
along the rocky shoreline, wind blows over the
dunes and the mountains loom, the course takes on
feeling perhaps more powerful than any other golf
course. It is easy to say Pebble Beach is a pure and
simple harmony between land and sea. However,
Pebble Beach is more than that. It is about history,
and much of Pebble Beach’s rich history lay buried
in lost files, dusty archives and faded memories.
That is, until now.
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Looking
Back
PBP e b b l e B e a c h
Through the Trees, 1935
In the distance Mary Morse is seen
through the trees hitting out of the
bunker on the 13th hole of
Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mary, the
daughter of Pebble Beach Founder,
S.F.B. Morse, was known as one of
California's top golfers in the 1930s.
Vintage photographs of Pebble Beach
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art
putting
the
of
A new generation of
mallet putters
rolls out on the greens
photographs by Stuart Tyson
for Jeff Harris Studio
A putt is nothing more than a miniature golf shot, whose efficient integration of
line and speed lays itself bare for immediate evaluation right in front of our eyes.
There is equal joy in the spectacle of a drive soaring high and straight, and the
more demure drama of a putt hugging the ground as it tracks into the hole.
Therefore, it is not surprising that clubmakers strive to design putters with
improved sighting devices for alignment precision, as well as sophisticated stability
elements for improved feel and speed control. That these new clubs often look like
tools built for anything but golf is an impression as old as the first perimeter
weighted Anser putter from Ping, described by some as a piece of pipe pulled out
from under a sink. In fact, nothing expresses the wondrous bounty of products that
spring from the minds of putter creators more literally than the lyrics from a hit
song by War that I remember from the 1970s: “There were long ones, tall ones,
short ones, brown ones, black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones . . .”
Here are a few of our favorites for the season. —Andy Brumer
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incorporates
a special
Dual Axis
Alignment
technology to help
create consistent
impact; $129.
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designed with the
ideal weight
and balance
to engage the larger
muscles, allowing
optimum control
of the putt; $229.
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7. Nextw h e r e t o g o n e x t
Top: The rugged natural beauty of Llao Llao.
Bottom: The luxurious Abaco Club.
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Llao Llao Resort
Located within Nahuel Huapi
National Park, the Llao Llao Hotel
and Resort, Golf-Spa is the resort
jewel of the Argentine Patagonia.
Built in 1940 by architect
Alejandro Bustillo and completely
refurbished in 1993, it is perched
on a promontory between Lake
Nahuel Huapi and Lake Moreno,
with stunning views of Mt. Lopez,
Mt. Capilla and majestic, snow-
capped Mt. Tronador. With 160
elegant rooms, plus a new wing of
42 rooms set to open in late 2006,
Llao Llao is unquestionably the
most luxurious enclave in the
Argentine lake district.
Activities range from fly
fishing, photo safaris and
condor watching to
hiking, mountain
biking and rafting.
Golf is also a
highlight, and the
undulating greens
and fairways of the
18-hole course
harmonize perfectly
with the serene
Andean setting.
After a round, try the Llao Llao Spa
for an array of revitalizing
treatments, followed by a leisurely
dinner at Los Cesares Restaurant,
known for its regional and
international cuisine. llaollao.com
The Abaco Club
The exclusive private
membership Abaco
Club on Winding
Bay is British
entrepreneur Peter de
Savary’s latest
masterwork of refined
relaxation and luxurious
living. Set amidst
breathtaking natural beauty
on 520 unspoiled acres of
Grand Abaco Island in The
Bahamas, the $250 million golf
and sporting retreat features two
miles of pristine powdery sand
beaches and the first tropical links
golf course in the world—a par 72
championship layout designed by
renowned Scottish architect Donald
Steel. theabacoclub.com
Nextw h e r e t o g o n e x t
New York
All eyes were on New York when the 106th
U.S. Open returned to the legendary Winged
Foot Golf Club for the fifth time. Professional
golf has changed dramatically since Fuzzy
Zoeller’s 1984 victory, but Winged Foot
remains a national treasure. And after its recent
expansion, the West Course is likely to be more
challenging than ever. However, there are other
reasons 2006 marks a stellar year for New York
area golf. Three super-exclusive courses are
debuting to much fanfare. Located between
Shinnecock Hills and National Golf Links of
America on Long Island, Sebonack Golf Club
is the highly anticipated collaboration between
Jack Nicklaus and Tom Doak. Just across the
Hudson River from Manhattan, Bayonne Golf
Club, created by Eric Bergstol, is designed to
emulate the venerable links courses of Ireland
and Scotland. It has 13 holes on the water and
offers spectacular views of New York City.
Nearby is Liberty National Golf Club,
designed by Tom Kite and Bob Cupp, a 7,400
yard championship course which opened July
4th on prime waterfront land outside Jersey
City. Golfers approaching the 18th green will
be able to sight their shots
using the Statue of Liberty,
less than 1,000 yards
away.
bayonnegolfclub.com
libertynationalgc.com
Maroma Resort and Spa
Beautiful beaches, lush jungles and mystical
Mayan ruins have made the Riviera Maya, just
south of Cancun, one of the new hotspots in
Mexico. Maroma, part of the renowned Orient
Express Hotel Group, is a romantic luxury
hideaway that showcases the splendors of the
area. The 65 guest rooms, which feature ocean
or garden views, are decorated with original
local art and the cuisine is inspired by the
indigeous Yucatan produce and seafood.
Activities include snorkeling along one of the
largest reefs in the world, jungle rivers trips,
guided nature walks and a world class spa.
Great golf is available nearby—Playacar is one
of the best courses in the Caribbean, and Moon
Palace features a testing Jack Nicklaus design.
maromahotel.com
The 9th hole at Winged Foot.
The idyllic setting of Maroma Resort.
All eyes
were on New
York when
the U.S. Open
returned to
Winged Foot.
“
”
Golf & Spa
Assawan Spa & Health Club
Dubai, UAE; burj-al-arab.com/assawan
Brenner’s Park Hotel
Baden-Baden, Germany; brenners.com
Doral Golf Resort & Spa
Miami, FL; doralresort.com
Elounda Bay Hotel
Elounda, Crete; eloundabay.gr
Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Canada; fairmont.com/banffsprings
Four Seasons Grand Wailea
Grand Wailea, HI; fourseasons.com
Four Seasons Great Exuma
Great Exuma, Bahamas; fourseasons.com
Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort
Paphos, Cyprus; cyprus.intercontinental.com
Royal Parc Evian
Evian Les Bains, France; royalparcevian.com
The Boulders
Carefree, AZ; theboulders.com
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D
uring the early part of the 20th
century, improved transportation,
leisure time and rising affluence
made travel to faraway places more than just
a dream. And from Cruden Bay to Lake
Como, from the Canadian Rockies to the
Swiss Alps, golf was part of the allure. The
following selection—some of which were
recently sold at auction by Swann Galleries
in Manhattan while others are available in
reprint from art.com—highlight the golden
age of travel posters during the 1920s and
1930s. They are a colorful record of how
chic destinations from around the world
sought to attract sporting travelers to their
playgrounds. www.swanngalleries.com
and www.art.com.
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Art of
The
A gallery of vintage travel posters
Travel
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Promontory
A private luxury community in Park City, Utah—where legendary skiing meets world class golf—
Promontory is designed with a focus on families and features summer play on two championship
courses, as well as a wealth of snow sports during the winter; promontoryclub.com.
Promontory
stylel i v i n g i n s t y l e
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Pronghorn
Located near Bend, Oregon, Pronghorn is an exclusive private golf community highlighted by a
Jack Nicklaus Signature course, a Tom Fazio Course, a luxurious new clubhouse with gourmet
restaurant and unlimited outdoor adventure programs for the entire family; pronghornclub.com.
stylel i v i n g i n s t y l e
Pronghorn
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Opposite page, clockwise from top right: Handblown art
glass decanter from Waterford, $149, waterford.com; Ribbon bottle
opener in stainless steel from MoMA, $20, momastore.org; Finial
bottle stopper in sterling silver from Asprey, $310, asprey.com;
Spring corkscrew with gilt brass finish from Michael C. Fina,
$220, michaelcfina.com;
This page, clockwise from top left: Sterling silver
dot bottle opener by John Hardy from Michael C. Fina,
$275 with matching corkscrew, michaelcfina.com;
Eames Dot-Pattern coasters by Charles and Ray
Eames from MoMA, $15, momastore.org;
Sterling silver Thirst Extinguisher cocktail
shaker from Asprey, $7,682, asprey.
com; Rotondo barware from
Waterford, $49 set of 4, waterford.
com; Sterling silver 1837
Collection jigger from Tiffany,
$150, tiffany.com.
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he home bar has always been a showcase for
a sense of style—whether we prefer the
timelessly classic or the impeccably au
courant. The secret is to display good taste while at
the same time embracing the latest conveniences.
The following selection of elegant bar accessories
captures the flair of a more glamorous time—
while still maintaining
a modern twist.
Sleek styles for
the home bar
bar
raising the
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Ballybunion Golf Club (Old)
County Kerry, Ireland
County Louth Golf Club
County Louth, Ireland
County Sligo Golf Club
County Sligo, Ireland
Lahinch Golf Club
County Clare, Ireland
Portmarnock Golf Club
County Dublin, Ireland
Portstewart Golf Club (Strand)
County Derry, Ireland
Royal County Down Golf Club
County Down, Ireland
Royal Portrush Golf Club
County Antrim, Ireland
The Island Golf Club
County Dublin, Ireland
Waterville Golf Links
County Kerry, Ireland
By definition, they are built on land
reclaimed from the sea. Historically,
they are public access fields bridging
town and strand, and are sometimes
used for grazing cattle. Traditionally,
the front nine follows the shoreline
away from the clubhouse while the
back, or inward, nine returns. By
any reading, our best links comprise
a burnished chain of the most
challenging courses.
Links Courses
Ireland
Carnoustie Golf Links
Angus, Scotland
Cruden Bay Golf Club
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Muirfield
East Lothian, Scotland
Old Course at St. Andrews
Fife, Scotland
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Merseyside, England
Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Sutherland, Scotland
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Merseyside, England
Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Lancashire, England
Royal St. George’s Golf Club
Kent, England
Turnberry Resort (Ailsa)
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great Britain
Bandon Dunes
Bandon, OR
Cypress Point Club
Pebble Beach, CA
Maidstone Club
Easthampton, NY
National Golf Links of America
Southampton, NY
Newport Country Club
Newport, RI
Pacific Dunes
Bandon, OR
Sand Hills Golf Club
Mullen, NE
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
Pebble Beach, CA
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Southampton, NY
Whistling Straits (Straits Course)
Kohler, WI
United States
Barnbougle Dunes
Tasmania, Australia
Durban Country Club
Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
El Saler Golf Club
Valencia, Spain
Falsterbo Golf Club
Falsterbo, Sweden
The Golf Club Kennedy Bay
Western Australia, Australia
Haagsche Golf Club
The Hague, Holland
Humewood Golf Club
Cape Province, South Africa
Kennemer Golf Club
Zandevoort, Holland
The National Golf Club (Moonah)
Victoria, Australia
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club
Wellington, New Zealand
International
Pacific Dunes
Portstewart Golf Club
Unlike some originals that lose their
flavor on the bedpost overnight, St.
Andrews has remained curiously
refreshing despite its Grande Dame
status stretching back some 450 years.
Some gum! Combine a unique seaside
setting in a picturesque town, a
deceptively difficult circuit of holes
pocked by bunkers of unrivaled variety,
The Royal and Ancient and some of the
most flavorsome pubs in which to talk a
little post-game treason, and you have a
pure classic—still relevant, still tasty.
The Old Course
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splendorsof the
The
The 11th hole at Pacific Dunes
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10. busting
out
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Stompin’ good times at the
Beaver Creek Rodeo at Traer Creek
JackAffleck©2007
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F
or five summers now, wranglers and tenderfoots alike have been making a stampede to the arena
and grandstands at the Beaver Creek Rodeo at Traer Creek. It is one of the lingering connections
to the Old West and every week, the family friendly event attracts about 2,000 people looking for
a stompin’ good time. From the very beginning there is a host of pre-rodeo activities to get the
ball rolling. Kids can enjoy face painting, pony rides and a petting zoo. And for the adults there is an
authentic Western BBQ and Saloon.
The real competition begins shortly after the Grand Entry, with perhaps the most physically demanding
event of the rodeo—Bareback Riding. The bronco comes out of the shoot rarin’ wildly with one goal—to
toss the cowboy, who’s continually spurring the horse to heighten the good show. To win, the cowboy has
to stay on the horse without a saddle, holding onto the reigns with just one hand, for eight seconds. The
ride is also awarded style points by the judges.
Before the serious stuff resumes, it looks like chaos as kids age
3-10 chase ribbons attached to the tails of half a dozen calves
in a Calf Scramble. Is it a race? A wrestlin’ match? The
first five buckaroos to capture ribbons win goodie bags.
The cowboys then get back to work in a Team Roping
competition. Working together from their horses, two
cowboys try to rope a running steer by lassoing it front
and back. Skill and speed earn points toward the final
score in this event that shows off skills actually used on
the job.
Perhaps the most popular event at the Beaver
Creek Rodeo is the Mutton Bustin’. Riding on the
back of a sheep is a great way for children to get
involved in the sport of rodeo, and kids under the
46 inches tall and weighing 40 pounds or less are
invited to participate. That sets the stage for
Barrel Racing, in which elegant riding and
precise timing are keys to success. For the
fastest and most furious of cowgirls only,
competitors sprint their horses into the arena,
make eight turns in a cloverleaf pattern around
three barrels and sprint back out to stop the
clock. The fastest time—without mistakes or
knocking over barrels—wins. Next up is Burro
Racing, a hilarious event in which adults 18 or
older, in teams of three, ride, push or pull a
stubborn burro to the far end of the rodeo arena
and back. The first team home wins.
Finally, it’s time for Bull Riding, positively the
sport’s most exciting and dangerous event. The
competition is similar to the Bareback Riding, but
instead of riding a horse, the competitor must
successfully remain on the back of a raging, 2,000
pound bull for eight seconds—truly death-defying.
The Beaver Creek Rodeo at Traer Creek is held at
the base of Beaver Creek Mountain in Avon, east of
Chapel Square, Thursday evenings during the
summer from 6-8 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for
future cowhands to sign-up and participate. For
more information about the Beaver Creek Rodeo
call 854-9090.
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Opposite: The faces and fun of the Beaver Creek Rodeo.
This page: A wrangler finishes his ride for the night.
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I n w i l d n e s s i s t h e p r e s e r v a t i o n o f t h e w o r l d .—Henry David Thoreau
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T h e w o r l d i s b u t a c a n v a s t o o u r i m a g i n a t i o n .—Henry David Thoreau
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12. 8382
iLivingIn
Style
Living on the mountain
has a whole new
meaning now with
Beaver Creek, Arrowhead
and Bachelor Gulch
interconnected
by Stephen Lloyd Wood
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H
omeowners in Beaver Creek are
finding that great rewards come
with easy access to the ski
slopes and recreation trails, as
an evolving “Interconnect” is changing the way
they enjoy their expansive, three-mountain resort.
Called the “village-to-village experience” among
local developers, realtors and resort managers, the
Interconnect actually has been in place since the
late 1990s—years before the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
and Club opened—when Vail Resorts installed the
Bachelor Gulch Express, allowing skiers and
snowboarders to move between Arrowhead and
Beaver Creek. Since then, three more high-speed
lifts—the Larkspur Express and the upper and
lower Beaver Creek Mountain Express lifts—have
been added to a growing network of skiways,
hiking trails and ground transportation routes.
Residents and their guests now can begin and end
their days skiing, snowboarding, hiking or biking
just about anywhere within the boundaries of an
expansive resort without even thinking about
driving.
From the beginning, homes in Beaver Creek have
been designed by the architects of the highest
order, trimmed out by the best landscapers in the
region and appointed by the finest interior
designers in the world. For ideas on how to
facilitate movement throughout the resort,
however, the developers of Beaver Creek, Bachelor
Gulch and Arrowhead looked at European resorts,
such as St. Anton, Lech-Zürs and Kitzbühel in
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