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We invite our season pass holders for an evening of festive fun to celebrate the beginning of the ski year with holiday cheer. Wear your best ugly sweater to snuggle up by the fire with a hot cocoa, check off items on your shopping list, and gaze upon the star-studded night sky.
Chocolate & Beer Tasting
4–5 PM | Ranch House Restaurant
$25/person. Reservations Required. Call Concierge to Reserve at (970)-726-7000 ext. 716.
Taste and pair a flight of four seasonal beers with a selection of chocolate truffles:
4 Noses Raspberry Blonde paired with Dark Chocolate Raspberry Truffle
4 Noses Pumpkin Ale paired with Milk Chocolate Caramel Cinnamon Truffle
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout paired with Dark Chocolate Strawberry Truffle
Good River Gunny Black Lager paired with Dark or White Chocolate Coffee Salted Caramel
Tree Lighting Ceremony
6 PM | Heck’s Tavern Patio
Ignite your holiday spirit with our annual tree lighting ceremony as you count down the start of the Christmas season.
Photos with Santa
6 PM | Main Lobby
Have your camera ready to snap your holiday family photos with Saint Nick.
Zach’s Open House
6-8 PM | Zach’s Mercantile
Get a head start on your shopping list with pop-up shops from UGG, Leela Grace, Elizabeth Rose, and more as you sip Champagne and indulge in Christmas cookies.
Star Party
7-8:30 PM | Heck’s Tavern Patio
Gaze upwards as our guest astronomer leads a tour of the magnificent starry night sky.
*Free for Season Pass Holders