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Watching daredevil skiers race 75 mph in Beaver Creek’s World Cup is an adrenaline rush

World’s best racers put on a great show every December

Beat Feuz of Switzerland skis during a Birds of Prey World Cup Men's Downhill at Beaver Creek in 2018. TOM PENNINGTON/GETTY IMAGES
Beat Feuz of Switzerland skis during a Birds of Prey World Cup Men’s Downhill at Beaver Creek in 2018. TOM PENNINGTON/GETTY IMAGES
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13 : Denver Post's John Meyer on Monday, January 13, 2014.  (Photo By Cyrus McCrimmon/The Denver Post)
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If you think ski racing seems boring, I'm guessing you've only seen it on a TV screen televising the Olympics. And there's a good chance you can't name a ski racer not named Mikaela Shiffrin or Lindsey Vonn. But here's a humble suggestion: Consider spending a morning at Beaver Creek in two weeks when the men's World Cup tour holds downhill and super-G races there. The annual Birds of Prey races, always held the first weekend in December, is by far my favorite event of ski season.
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