Unlike skiing on the east coast, skiing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains is not very often a nighttime activity. When the sun goes down for the day, so do the skiers at most of Summit County’s major resorts. The exception is Keystone, where lighted trails and terrain parks add a few hours of skiing under the stars.
For the rest of the Summit County crowds, when the lifts close down, the restaurants, bars, pubs, and clubs are open for off-trail adventures. Aprés ski nightlife in the high country has never been so varied or exhilarating as it is today.
Brewery Tours
Leave the keys at the hotel and keep the roadways safe while you enjoy a guided tour of Summit County’s best local breweries. From wintry wheats to spicy ales, sample a variety of craft micro-brews while swapping ski stories or planning the next day’s runs.
Tours include stops at a mix of the county’s half-dozen breweries and include activities — like karaoke — that guarantee a great night out. Local transportation to and from your hotel guarantees everyone in your party a night of safe and enjoyable carousing fun without the duty of being the designated driver.
Show Your Moves
Most people want to sit back and relax at the end of a day on the slopes. If you are the rare exception who wants to keep moving into the night, the best option is to visit clubs in Frisco or Breckenridge where dancing and live music go hand in hand. When the day winds down and the night is just beginning, check the local bars, lounges, and clubs for a variety of live acts.
What Summit County lacks in the booming bass of electropop dance, it makes up for in small stage live venues. Enjoy a night on the dance floor that captures the lively, swaying rhythm of a top-to-bottom mountain run.
Feeling Lucky?
With two dozen casinos only an hour away, Summit County is the perfect starting point for a winning tour of Black Hawk and with the legal status of online gambling sites in Nevada always shifting, this place is an oasis for players. Shuttle buses pick up near skiing and provide roundtrip transportation so you can relax and enjoy the excitement of slots, poker, and roulette, as well as many other games of chance.
Win big on and off the slopes when you pair your visit to Breckenridge, Keystone, or Copper Mountain with after-hours excitement at a casino. Enjoy live music, shopping, and drinks without the worry of a drive back to your lodging in Summit County.
It’s More than the Wild West
With a variety of playhouses and dinner theaters, visitors are likely to find a dinner show or production that is both entertaining and fun for the entire family. Wild West dinner shows are popular in many of the resort towns and offer plenty of variety. Check local schedules for everything from old-time Vaudeville acts to laugh-a-minute stand-up comedy clubs.
For a little more family fun, take the kids to an arcade for an evening of bright lights and high-energy games or take in a movie at Summit County’s only first-run movie theater. When the kids are tired, let them sleep and take a romantic late-night sleigh ride under the Summit County’s twinkling skies for the perfect ending to a perfect day.
