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What About the Food?
We understand that providing good nutrition and hydration is critical to keeping our crew going. Providing food service for a couple of hundred people per...
Read moreTransportation
Beaver Creek is very accessible either by car or air. Most people arrive by car, that way you have more flexibility once you are here. Realizing that many...
Read moreStaying in Touch
WHEN YOU REGISTER: When you register online using the Volgistics system, we will use that email address to send you confirmations, schedules, and newsletter...
Read moreSocial Events
We don’t believe in all work and no play and we want to make sure you have some fun while you are here. There are three parties for you as well as the...
Read moreSki Tunes & Storage
SKI TUNES: Once you get on course you will understand why a lethally sharp tune on your skis is so important. The expectation is that you will show up on...
Read moreLoad Times for Lift 6 Centennial Express
The times listed on your schedule are the times we expect you to load Lift 6. Please, please, please!, do not load before your scheduled times. You will...
Read moreLift Access
You will need to stop by VHQ on or before your first volunteer day to pick up your credential, which has your lift access on it. You will need a lift access...
Read moreCheck In/Out
All Talon Crew Volunteers need to Check In and Check Out daily. This is so we know how many people we have on course each day and make sure everyone is off...
Read moreBirdhouse Tent
The Birdhouse Tent is our home after our shift on course. The Birdhouse is in the white tent located just uphill from Race City at the bottom of Lift 6...
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Blog
The Heat is On
The next time you step out of the elements into the comfy interior of the food tent give a warm thought to Tim Robinson. After spending 3 days...
Read moreA Typical Talon Crew Work Day
The daily routines of the Talon Crew. Start by making your way to the Elk Lot (East Day Skier Lot) in Avon and park. Parking will be really...
Read moreKeeper of the Gate
Rode up the ski lift in the dark at 6:30 in the morning for day 3 on Talon Crew. That fresh sharp tune on my skis and 3rd time over the...
Read moreThe Golden Eagle Bistro
As I sit in the stands at the finish of the 2012 Audi Birds of Prey awaiting the start of the race, I look up at the hill, admiring the course...
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