Beaver Creek Resort
Tours are run through the Beaver Creek Hiking Center. The staff can do custom mountain bike routes to accommodate all skill levels. The tours are kid and family friendly and give you the opportunity to ride at high elevations with tall 14ers in the background. The resort also offers lodging, dining and other recreational opportunities.
Beaver Creek Hiking Center
Exit #167
Beaver Creek, CO 81620
(970) 754-5373
beavercreek.com/activitiesdetail/BC+-+Hiking.axd
Venture Sports
Venture Sports, located in Avon, Colorado, offers scenic bike tours of Vail Pass and Glenwood Canyon. Tours require a minimum of four bikers, and the company has gear rentals available. Tours include transportation, and full-day tours include lunch and a free water bottle. Guides are experienced and certified in first aid and CPR.
Venture Sports
281 Metcalf Road
Avon, CO 81620
(970) 949-1318
avonventuresports.com/bike_tours.cfm
Timberline Bike Tours
This company specializes in hut-to-hut tours in the White River National Forest near Beaver Creek. Tours are in the 10th Mountain Hut Division and range from three to five days. The three-day Ruedi Romp Tour accommodates beginner riders. The five-day Frying Pan Frolic and four-day Hagerman Hop are for intermediate riders. The Central Rockies Traverse is a challenging high-elevation ride for advanced mountain bikers. Timberline Bike Tours also has custom trips and day trips for all skill levels.
Timberline Bike Tours
730 E. Cooper
Aspen, CO 81611
(970) 274-6076
timberlinebike.com
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Zach Lazzari is an outdoor writing specialist. He has experience in website writing as well as standard newspaper writing. He wrote an outdoor column for the Silver World in Lake City, Colo., and articles for Colorado-mountain-adventure.com. Lazzari is currently completing his bachelor's degree online through Arizona State University and lives in southwest Montana.