About Beaver Divers

Beaver Divers is Colorado’s finest, full-service scuba diving shop. Since 1986 Casey Zwaan has operated the dynamic, personalized scuba shop, located between Vail and Beaver Creek on Highway 6 & 24 in Eagle-Vail. Beaver Divers is the most successful dive shop in the Rocky Mountains offering all levels of certification classes from beginner through instructor. We provide friendly and professional service for divers and snorkelers.
  Casey

Casey Zwaan is the founder and owner of Beaver Divers and has been involved in scuba diving for over 30 years. He is an Instructor Trainer with over 5,000 dives in his lifetime and has been instructing for more than 23 years. Casey has continued his own education by recently becoming a Rebreather Instructor. Casey’s favorite dive site is "The Hotsprings" at the Homestead Resort in Midway, Utah. The Hotsprings offers some incredibly diverse and unique aquatic creatures ranging from pigmy manta rays to freshwater lobsters. You have to see it to believe it!
  Emily

Emily Zwaan has been diving since 1987 and has been involved in the travel industry for 27 years. Emily has combined her years of experience in the travel industry with her love and knowledge of diving to coordinate dive travel for Beaver Divers. You will find Emily assisting with classes, on the sales floor and helping customers plan their next dive trip. If you miss her there, you can always find her underwater on one of the many group trips sponsored by Beaver Divers! Emily’s favorite dive location is Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
 

Tom

Tom Wagenlander has been working with Beaver Divers since 1999. Tom is our head technician and is the guy who keeps your dive gear working like a Swiss watch. Tom is an authorized Scubapro technician, and will take perfect care of your diving equipment. He is a member of various emergency agencies in Eagle County, such as the Summit Whitewater Dive Team, several fire departments, an ambulance service, and Vail Mountain Rescue. Tom has logged over 220 dives around the world including Micronesia, Red Sea, Fiji, Caribbean, Lake Erie and many local dive sites. His favorite diving location so far is Palau.

 

Morgan

Morgan Russell is one of Beaver Divers’ greatest success stories. Morgan received his Openwater Diver certification through Beaver Divers when he was 14 years old. Morgan continued his education through Beaver Divers, and he began working for the shop at 16. Morgan obtained his Instructor Certification in February of 2001, and today Morgan is one of our most popular dive instructors, currently teaching diving while pursuing a college degree in Business. He is quite a guy! His favorite dives sites are in Cozumel, Mexico.

 

Cristina

Cristina Roman has been working with Beaver Divers in Cozumel for over 10 years. Cristina is an instructor and divemaster. Divers who would like to have a highly-personalized diving experience should book their excursions with Cristina through Beaver Divers prior to departing to Cozumel. For openwater students who do not have time to complete their openwater certification prior to their trip, Cristina can complete the certification over a two-day period. Cozumel is Cristina’s backyard, and she shares her love of the reef with everyone who makes the wise choice to dive with her in Cozumel.