Vail Resorts is making its largest investment in food and drink to date for winter 2026-27, introducing mountaintop caviar service and roaming s'mores stations across its mountains. Other major North American ski resorts are opening new restaurants, renovating dining spots, and expanding après-ski options.
At Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, Steeps Grill & Wine Bar now offers caviar and Champagne service on the patio at Roundhouse Lodge near the top of Whistler Mountain. Christine's on Blackcomb is opening On The Rocks, an outdoor ice bar serving handcrafted cocktails and bubbles.
Park City Mountain in Utah introduced a roaming S'mores Sleigh that appears at surprise locations offering free s'mores to skiers. The resort is also expanding its Peak to Plate program, a $150 guided ski-and-dine tour that includes breakfast burritos, coffee, a doughnut stop, lunch, and an après-ski gathering (lift ticket required separately).
At Mammoth Mountain in California, the Westin Monache is reopening its former Whitebark restaurant as Apricity with a renovated dining room emphasizing seafood and shareable dishes. Stratton Mountain in Vermont is opening a new slopeside lounge with a restaurant, bar, and outdoor deck, though access requires a premium pass.
Aspen Snowmass is undertaking a $42 million reconstruction of the slopeside restaurant Ullrhof, which will reopen in November 2026 with more than 26,000 square feet of space and seating for over 600 guests, more than double its previous capacity. The new building will house four dining concepts named after the Norse god of winter: Ullrhof, Ullrmarket, Ullrbar, and Ullrgrill. The resort confirmed burgers, hot dogs, fries, and milkshakes will remain available, though it hasn't explained how the concepts will differ. This will be the resort's first all-electric on-mountain restaurant.
Big Sky Resort in Montana expanded Iglu, an après-ski bar made entirely of snow and ice near the Lone Peak Tram, with a new staircase from the Explorer Gondola for access without skis. The resort is also bringing back chef Grant Achatz's pop-up restaurant, M by The Alinea Group, which served ponderosa pine ice cream made using a charred log last year.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia is opening Chop Steakhouse & Bar at the base this winter inside the new Revelstoke Mountain Lodge, a 155-room hotel. The steakhouse will serve steaks and seasonal regional ingredients.
Alterra Mountain Company, which operates Mammoth Mountain, Palisades Tahoe, Steamboat, and Deer Valley, is investing over $350 million across its destinations for 2026-27, though most funds target lifts, snowmaking, and infrastructure rather than dining.