Best Whisky On The Mountain
We like whisky here at Orange Triangles. We ski hard, and party, well, enough ☺. And, of course, we do all this partying and skiing safely. After all, that’s the entire reason this group exists, to help people graduate to being a more adventurous skier safely.
Back to the whisky: Good options can be scarce and limited to only certain lodges or bars in a resort. So, we’ve done the work to point you to the best whisky at each mountain or park for the right price and location.
When we say whisky, we mean any of it. Bourbon, Rye, Scotch, Kentucky, Tennessee, etc., etc. (well ok, not really blended scotch, but you get the idea.) Happy hunting!
Park City Mountain, Utah - Mid-Mountain Lodge is as beautiful as the rest of this mountain park. Both the atmosphere and menu have a classic tavern feel, not that of a ski lodge cafeteria. The food menu has delicious soups, sandwiches, and appetizers and there is a huge outdoor deck with gas fire pits, couches, and lots of other seating which overlooks the picturesque valley below and the neighboring Rockies. I grabbed a rye from their large selection of whiskies and sat on the far on the deck.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado – The best whisky on this tough mountain is tricky to get to for Orange Triangle Skiers. This Four Points Lodge isn’t the best whisky on the mountain because of their selection but more because the view and atmosphere are worth the trek. Get the Glenlivet 12 at Four Points Lodge and sit outside overlooking the City of Steamboat and the plateau to the west of the mountain.
Note on getting to Four Points Lodge: It’s tricky to get to because there are no Orange Triangle or green trails you can take down to it. You must either ski down to the bottom of the Burgess lift and then walk up to the Four Points lift which you take up to the lodge, or ski down Lightning to the Four Points lift which is truly a blue. Once at the lodge there is a “cat track” you can ski down that the mountain uses to supply the lodge. (It’s a green trail although it appears as a purple snowshoe trail on some mountain maps).