On Mountain Eating: What's Good?

[ski diva]

We've had threads (like this one) discussing resort food. I know on-mountain food can be expensive, and in many cases, pretty unsatisfactory. But there are some standouts. Sometimes you can find something to eat that's really, really good.

So let's talk about that. What have you had at a mountain (not at an off-mountain restaurant; I'm talking on-mountain lodges only) that you really liked? For example, I love Okemo's white chocolate macadamia nut cookies (though I very rarely get them). And on a trip to Keystone last year, I really enjoyed the white chicken chili at The Outpost, the lodge at the top of North Peak. The turkey chili in the Spruce Peak Lodge at Stowe is really good, too.

What about you?

 

[santacruz skier]

Spaghetti Bolognese in Kitzbuhel. Delicious with salad and bread for approximately 8 Euros.

 

[Skier31]

Gwyn's at Snowmass has fabulous peanut butter/chocolate bars. Up for Pizza at Snowmass has great green chili.

 

[Jilly]

Waffles at the Crystal Hut - Whistler-Blackcomb

 

[nopoleskier]

anything at Snowbasin.. :-) Tomato basil soup is awesome.... salads huge, and prices really reasonable for "on mt"

 

[Kimmyt]

I'm a huge fan of most of the breakfast offerings at A-Basin. If I am skiing there I make a point to get a breakfast sandwich beforehand.

 

[marzNC]

Used to be really good Swedish meatballs at Solitude. Not sure they still have it after Deer Valley bought Solitude a few years ago.

Lunch at Alta Lodge or the Rustler when skiing Alta is quite good. Not more expensive than eating the usual cafeteria fare at the on-mountain eating places. Favorites at Alta Lodge include any soup & 1/2 sandwich or the ramen when it's the Special of the Day (once a week).

 

[santacruz skier]

Used to be really good Swedish meatballs at Solitude. Not sure they still have it after Deer Valley bought Solitude a few years ago.

Lunch at Alta Lodge or the Rustler when skiing Alta is quite good. Not more expensive than eating the usual cafeteria fare at the on-mountain eating places. Favorites at Alta Lodge include any soup & 1/2 sandwich or the ramen when it's the Special of the Day (once a week).

Alta Lodge sounds good....

 

[Jilly]

Well lunch at the Windigo Cafe at Tremblant is worth the trip. Slope level of the Fairmont Tremblant. Great soups, sandwiches and salads. You come in off the Nansen by the pool....So much more civilized compared to the any of the Intrawest spots.

 

[marzNC]

Alta Lodge sounds good....

Lunch at Alta Lodge or the Rustler is open to anyone, not just guests. Rustler had a better view, a chairlift, and a better beer selection. Easier to get a quick meal at Alta Lodge. Leave skis right outside the dining room, no stairs . . . except to get to a restroom.

 

[NewEnglandSkier]

The waffles at Alta Java are good too.

 

[Jilly]

Don't get me started on bathrooms.....

 

[newboots]

Fish tacos at the Sitting Bull at Okemo, outstanding!

 

[Jenny]

Don't get me started on bathrooms.....

Yeah, why are they always on a level that involves stairs?

 

[santacruz skier]

Yeah, why are they always on a level that involves stairs?

Try skiing in Europe. Windy steep stairs without handrails

 

[santacruz skier]

Don't get me started on bathrooms.....

The nicest bathroom ever was Deer Valley, Utah

 

[luliski]

Everything I've had at Wildflour Baking Co. at Squaw has been very good. The Local Food Hub salad at Alpine Meadows. Buffalo Chicken salad at Northstar's mid mountain lodge.

 

[santacruz skier]

Chicken corn soup with cornbread at zephyr lodge at northstar is good!! Even If it is $11.00

 

[Sheena]

Love the tomato basil soup and Snowbasin. Also, the often have a sweet onion soup that is pretty awesome, but its not offered everyday, and only at the Needles lodge, not the base lodge.

 

[SallyCat]

I hate to stop skiing to eat lunch unless it's crazy cold or icy, so I just bring a Clif Bar. But my local hill has night skiing and a really nice mountain-top lodge and restaurant, so I'll do some marathon days-into-night broken up by a nice meal, and maybe a beer on the patio.