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Sip a bespoke cocktail alongside once-busy train tracks at the Boxcar.
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Hop aboard a Snowcat-pulled sleigh to Beano’s Cabin. Shake off any frost in front of the timber lodge’s crackling fireplace, and warm up with a five-course menu ($119) of locally inspired, stick-to-your-ribs delicacies, like Hudson Valley foie gras served with duck-neck ravioli. Other recent offerings have included fried Iowa rabbit with honey and horseradish aïoli, Skuna Bay salmon in an apple-walnut broth, and potato dumplings with coal-roasted shallots and baby beets.
Dine alongside now-defunct railroad tracks at Boxcar, a funky spot at the base of Beaver Creek, where the décor�tufted leather booths, minimalist chrome chandeliers, gold-framed mirrors�makes the cozy space feel like, yes, a tongue-in-cheek version of a boxcar. Settle in with snacks like the roasted cauliflower with black garlic ($7), beer-steamed mussels ($15), and a perfectly puffy pretzel roll (to be dipped in smoked butter, $8), and sip the aptly named Draper, made from rye, turbinado, Luxardo, orange, and a piece of ice shaped by one of Beaver Creek’s own ice sculptors ($14).
Knock down some pins between courses at Bōl, a bowling alley like none other: It offers a complete dinner menu in both a dining area and its ten lanes, and it's so sleek and stylish, the whole place doubles as a late-night lounge. Whether you’re aiming for a strike ($65/hour for lane rental) or not, the menu is worth the trip, with inventive shareable plates like quinoa-crusted tofu ($10) and hoisin-barbecue duck buns ($14) or mains like scallops with pomegranate, caraway, and braised fennel ($34). See if a swig of the gin-and-tonic with grapefruit oil, rose petals, and almond ($14) improves your swing.