The World Alpine Ski Championships have come to a close, lucky for us the winter fun doesn’t end with them. Coming back to Vail March 2-7, 2015 the Burton U.S. Open is the longest running Snowboarding event. Vail will be hosting the best snowboarders who will take on the Half-pipe and Slopestyle competitions. Of course the events don’t end when the competitions …
Pink Vail
Vail goes pink for Pink Vail, the world’s biggest ski day to fight cancer! On April 5, 2014 hundreds of very pink participants will come together on Vail Mountain to commemorate our united fight against cancer. The event was started in 2012 as a fundraising event to support breast cancer and has since grown and expanded to include all cancers …
“Arches” by Paul Wertin
The 7th Annual Vail Triumph Winterfest kicks off tonight at 5 p.m. with the grand opening of Paul Wertin’s ice exhibit, “Arches.” Located along the Gore Creek Promenade, the exhibit will feature 36,000 pounds of sculpted ice that Wertin began carving earlier this month. One-hundred-and-twenty blocks of ice later, Westin has created a 70-foot-long, 7-food-high ice wall that is graced …
French Lessons & Aprés at La Tour
Join us this Wednesday – January 15th – for French Lessons and Aprés at La Tour! Throughout the month of January, we will be offering French lessons in conjunction with a French wine tasting from 4pm – 5pm each Wednesday of the month ($12/person). Full menus for lunch, après and $5 small plates will also be available.
Vail’s 51st Winter Season
Vail mountain opens on Friday November 22nd for its 51st winter season. As the lift lines fill up and the chair lifts carry eager skiers up to the top of Vail mountain, we at La Tour will be getting ready to serve our delicious $20.13 entree deals. As you are skiing all day and working out those rusty joints and …
A Change of Seasons
It’s a special time in Vail. From the windows of La Tour Restaurant and Bar we saw the first dusting of snow last Friday. It was indeed a tease. But this last Friday our suspicions of a coming winter were confirmed when we woke up to almost four inches of the fresh stuff.