COME TO LIFE / Playing & Pampering in the Vail Valley 3 SIDETRIPS 4 EagleVail Golf Club , or tackle the Beaver Creek Golf Club ’s (3) narrow Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed fairways. Then, stroll Vail Village (1) or nearby Beaver Creek Village for world-class shopping — fur coat shops, glitzy jewelry dealers and couture clothing outlets as well as more down-to-earth T-shirt shops, art galleries, home décor shops and more — open year-round. Wind down your afternoon with an alpine-inspired treatment at one of the valley’s premier resort spas. After being pampered by luxuries such as the Warm River Stone Massage at Bloom Spa at The Sebastian Vail or Red Clover and Mountain Honey Body Mask 5 at the Westin Riverfront Resort’s Spa Anjali , you’ll be refreshed and ready for an unforgettable night in the Vail Valley. AFTERNOON You’ve worked up your appetite; relax over lunch at one of Vail’s fabulous restaurants, such as Har-vest , Sweet Basil , The Little Diner , La Tour or Mountain Standard . The Vail Valley has more than 100 unique restaurants and chef-in-spired events, including Taste of Vail, Gourmet on Gore and Vail & Beaver Creek Restaurant Week. EVENING Treat yourself to the delight of gourmet dining at 10,000 feet at Game Creek Restaurant , whose location on Vail Mountain pro-vides unmatched views. Beaver Creek offers another unique restaurant option at Beano’s Cabin (4) , a grand yet rustic on-mountain epicurean experi-ence. Getting to either restaurant is half the fun, with transportation choices ranging from a gondola, wagon or horseback ride. After dinner, get an earful of the plentiful live music around town. Shakedown Bar and Pepi’s provide the best opportunities to linger over a cocktail while watching live musicians, and be sure to check the schedules for summertime special performing arts events such as the Hot Summer Nights Concert Series , the Vail Jazz Festival , the Bravo! Music Festival (6) and the Vail International Dance Festival (5) , which brings dancers from top companies all over the world to a gorgeous outdoor stage. 6 Avon ’s a treat with mean-dering trails and Harry A. Nottingham Park, home to the state’s largest Fourth of July celebration, paddle boats, stand-up paddleboards, fishing and picnic spots. In winter Nottingham Lake opens for old-fashioned ice skating and hockey. In any season the 10th Mountain Division Huts provide backcountry stopovers for showshoers/ skiers and hikers. STAY & PLAY OPTIONS Avon (page 196), Beaver Creek (page 197), Eagle (page 202), Edwards , Minturn , Vail (page 214) 170 / COLORADO.COM CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: BEAVER CREEK RESORT; VAIL INTERNATIONAL DANCE FESTIVAL, MILES/ERIC GRAY; CITY OF AVON; BRAVO! VAIL MUSIC FESTIVAL; BEANO’S CABIN, BEAVER CREEK RESORT. Eagle is always celebrat-ing with summer events such as Concerts in the Park, a farmers’ market and the Eagle County Fair & Rodeo and winter events like the Holiday Bazaar, Christmas on Broadway and Twelfth Night. A network of mountain-bike trails and a new Eagle River take-out for rafters, tubers and kayakers also lure folks to this beautiful valley town.
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