This winter, your fun does not have to end once the skis have come off. Colorados resorts offer some of the most unique apres-ski opportunities, and are dedicated to giving guests a premium mountain cuisine experience. Channel your inner foodie with these authentic mountain dining experiences. Here are some good options to elevate your dining experience inColorado Ski Country.
Arapahoe Basin: Moonlight Dinner Series Black Mountain Lodge
The Moonlight Dinner Series is a way for guests to experience a wide array of cuisinein an intimate environment, with a starlit view of the Continental Divide. Occurring twice in December, and then once per month through April, this is a very coveted mountain dining experience.For more information, click here.
Aspen: Ashcroft Pine Creek Cookhouse
This restaurant is only accessible via sleigh ride, cross-country ski, or snowshoe, so in other terms, they are making you work for this mountain cuisine adventure. Enjoy fine wines and gourmet game dinners 14 miles up the Castle Creek Valley, surrounded by Aspens breathtaking scenic views.For more information, click here.
Copper Mountain: New Year’s Moonlight Dinner
New this year, Copper will be offering an exclusive on-hill Moonlight Dinner on New Year’s Eve. Take the American Eagle chairlift up to Solitude Station and enjoy a fine dining experience. Post-dinner, ski or snowboard down the mountain by moonlight and gather for a celebratory cocktail in Center Village. For more information, click here.
Crested Butte: Uleys Cabin
This sleigh ride dinner consists of a 5-course meal, once you arrive at the small cabin, located mid-mountain at the base of the Twister Lift. Lunch is served daily, as well as drinks on the outside bar, made out of ice. Lunch and Dinner Reservations accepted.For more information, click here.
Steamboat: Ragnars Sleigh Ride Dinner
Guests will enjoy a two-part journey to a carefully created 5-course dinner. Ride the gondola up to a snowcat-driven sleigh ride that will take you to a unique mountain hideaway to feast upon a Scandinavian infused meal.For more information, click here.
Telluride: Alpino Vino
Alpino Vino offers a unique, high-alpine, nighttime dining experience. Guests travel to Alpino Vino via enclosed Snow-Coach and arrive to a five-course Italian menu. Five star food with a stunning ride through the San Juan Mountains… Unbeatable.For more information, click here.
Winter Park: The Lodge at Sunspot
Located at the very top of Winter Park Mountain, this restaurant’s high alpine location offers unbelievable views of the Continental Divide. It’s open for lunch every day, but offers dinner on Fridays and Saturdays where guests can enjoy a moonlit gondola ride to the top of the mountain where they will be delighted with traditional fondue.For more information and reservations, click here.