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On-Mountain Aprés to Wet Your Whistle

Done schussing? Time to start aprésing in your ski boots (please, no dancing).

Après Burger Bistro: Belly up to an historic bar, created for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, at Après Burger Bistro at 2500 Village Dr., just across from the base area. Its burgers are gargantuan and its happy hour from 4-5:30 p.m. serves up $1 off beers, $2 off wine and cocktails and $2 off apps and salads. 

Brick: Try not to sing “She’s a brick…house!” when walking through the doors of Brick, located at the base of the Wildhorse Gondola. Inside you’ll find homespun pizzas, beer, wine and more – as well as the gondola as your personal valet service. 

Bus Stop (Storm Peak): Steamboat’s newest taproom serves up Storm Peak’s award-winning craft beers from 3-9 p.m. in the base of the Steamboat Grand. “It’s a great addition to our taproom scene,” says co-owner Wyatt Patterson. “And you can click out of your bindings right across the street.” 

Gravity Haus: This “Colorado-based social club for the modern adventurer” is housed on skier’s left just above the base. Schuss on in for a mountain-casual dining atmosphere and bar, with a chill vibe, sustainably sourced grub and some of the cheapest happy hour beers in town ($2 Outlaws, anyone?).

Fleischer Sports: A ski shop in an après listing? Yep. Olympian Chad Fleisher has a bar in his shop at the base, which lets you get a beer – in front of the tuning machine and 55-inch TVs – while waiting for your skis to get waxed. Bonus: Baywatch is always on one of the TVs and DJ Brd Toez spinning house music on weekends.

Gondola Pub & Grill: Formerly the Grubstake, Gondola Pub & Grill is the second-longest, same-owner-operated restaurant in Steamboat. It features a solid happy hour and family friendly, American-style cuisine designed to get you back out on the hill.

Los Locos: In the mood for margs? Pay tribute to Jimmy Buffet at Los Locos, offering some of the best in town. Order inside, grab a number, and they’ll bring it outside to your table. For grub, saddle up to chips and salsa, nachos, and green chili-smothered burritos. Bonus: Heaters keep your tootsie’s warm.

Mythology on the Mountain: Located at Torian Plaza with an awesome patio, Mythology Distillery now has its own on-mountain après location for the second year, serving up homespun cocktails, beers, and more. Hint: try its Manhattan or Old Fashioned.

Paramount: Hit Paramount for Stella and other draft beer (including pitchers), and covered outdoor seating that lets you wave to friends walking by to their expired two-hour parking space at Ski Times Square. And their food is delish, including Pesto Chicken, Cubano sandwiches, and handcut fries with mango-chipotle ketchup. Bonus: Overhead heaters that actually work. 

The Range/Timber&Torch: The Range offers food and a bar downstairs; a second-floor bar with an outdoor deck (look for people dancing in their ski boots to a DJ); and firepits and seats around the ice rink. Timber & Torch boasts the mountain’s largest party area, with patio umbrella bars and a live music dance floor (puh-lease, not in your ski boots). For grub, try the Ski Town USA Burger and Elk Chorizo Fundido, washed down with 24 beers on tap. Bonus: Happy hour from 3-5 p.m. and the names of Steamboat’s Olympians on the ceiling. 

Saddles (Sheraton): Saddle up to libations and fireplaces inside and out at Saddles at the Sheraton, featuring the best skier-watching view in town. (Show up in your footie PJs if you’re staying there.) Want to get fancy? Try its Champagne powder cocktail, snowcapped Irish coffee or 3-wire Old Fashioned.

Slopeside: A longtime local’s fave, freshly renovated Slopeside is known for its homespun, wood-fired ‘za’s, ice cold brews, live music outside, and straight-from-the-Arctic, ski-up ice bar. Ski or board right up to your chair before buying a round for the masses. Hint: A “local’s” pint pass gets you happy hour pricing on beer. 

T-Bar: This locals’ favorite is known more for its downhome, grassroots vibe than its social stature. Ski right in and click out of your bindings tableside. With an old school feel just like its namesake lift, it serves up cold brewha’s on tap, wines and bomber margs, as well as town’s best game of drunken hammerschlagen.

Truffle Pig: Truffle Pig offers one of the cheapest post-schralp beers around (go ahead and buy a round for your friends). While fitting inside can be tough along the narrow-corridor bar, hang out outside by a large gas fireplace, banging your boots together to get warm. And, their Truffle fries are the bomb.