for Beaver Creek by the Denver Olympic Organizing Committee. After state voters handily passed a referendum in 1972 to stop state funding for the Olympics, the 1976 games were reassigned to Innsbruck, Austria, which had hosted in 1964. Alpine racing The Birds of Prey downhill course was constructed in 1997 and Beaver Creek resort has regularly hosted World Cup races in early December, primarily in the men's speed events. Vail and Beaver Creek co-hosted the World Championships in 1989, 1999 and again in 2015. Grand opening The Beaver Creek Resort opened in 1980 with of skiable terrain, 4 chairlifts and 28 runs. Although he had originally opposed it, Governor Richard Lamm referred to the ski area during the grand opening ceremonies as the "Tiffany's" of ski resorts. As a legislator in 1972, Dick Lamm was a leader of the opposition to the 1976 Olympics. As of December 2014, the Resort reported of skiable terrain, 24 lifts, and 150 trails. The late U.S. President Gerald Ford (and wife Betty) owned a home in Beaver Creek. Adventurist Steve Fossett also lived here, and actor Kelsey Grammer (and his ex-wife Camille) had a house in Beaver Creek, and an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was shot here. Gerald Ford The community is home to the annual AEI World Forum, founded by Ford, and the annual Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Beaver Creek was the host to Gerald Ford hosted annual summits for the retired heads of Europe at Beaver Creek. Geography Beaver Creek is located at (39.604895,-106.515305). See also Outline of Colorado Index of Colorado-related articles State of Colorado Colorado cities and towns Colorado counties Eagle County, Colorado Colorado metropolitan areas Edwards, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area Avon, Colorado Beaver Creek Resort References External links Vail Valley Partnership – The Chamber and Tourism Bureau Beaver Creek Lodging Rentals Unincorporated communities in Eagle County, Colorado Unincorporated communities in Colorado