Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro

Ski to Aspen Highland’s Cloud Nine around 2 pm on a sunny powder day, and you’ll find a more celebratory lunch experience than the standard mountain fare. Sure, some patrons will be tucked into pots of steaming fondue, but others will be dancing on tabletops as a DJ turns this quaint mountain hut into one of Aspen’s most fun experiences. Thursday evenings, Cloud Nine also offers snowcat dinners, with the Austrian chef serving up elk ragout, osso buco and strudel to candlelit tables. Snowcats depart at 6 p.m., and the dinners are popular so reservations strongly recommended.