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Viceroy Snowmass to Offer Guests Veuve Clicquot Ski Goggles
You've just arrived at the brand-new Viceroy Snowmass and as you start bobbing your head to the trance music that greets you in the lobby, you realize something terrible--you've forgotten your brand-new Chanel ski goggles. (Hopefully, the Chanel snowboard didn't get lost in baggage claim either.)
Fortunately, you're in luck. The Viceroy has partnered up with the champagne Veuve Clicquot for the annual Clicquot Snow Week, taking place in Aspen in March. That means that the Smith Transit goggles branded with the Veuve Clicquot name will be available through the hotel.
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Attention Hoteliers: Let's Make This Sustainable Ski Slope Hotel a Reality
We've heard of ski-in, ski-out resorts, but visionary architect/artist Michael Jantzen's gargantuan eco ski-slope has taken the concept to another stratosphere.
Dubbed the North Slope Ski Hotel, Jantzen's 400-foot sustainable design has yet to be realized, as he's in hot pursuit of a client who shares his belief that "luxurious places on earth can, and should be built in an earth friendly way." Personally, we think the sustainability-minded Kimpton chain would be a good fit, giving the green brand heft with regard to cutting-edge design.
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Viceroy Snowmass Bumps Trance Music as You Ski-In, Ski-Out
Now that ski season has hit its peak (very punny, we know), it's the perfect time to check in with the Viceroy Snowmass to see if the resort is living up to its name.
A handful of TripAdvisor readers have chimed in with reviews, all of which praise its service, chic quotient, and over-the-top luxury amenities. We're hearing a lot of what we expected: gourmet food, cool bath fixtures, and obsessively clean—it is a Viceroy, after all—but we were surprised to hear one user describe it as having an "LA style 'boutique' feeling."
Just how "LA" is the Viceroy? So La-La that there's "[t]rance music...piped in EVERYWHERE you go." That's wildly different than the Overlook Hotel-esque ski resorts we're used to staying at.
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Wanna Get Extreme? Take the Highway to Heli-Camp at The Four Seasons Jackson Hole
Chalk it up to pre-Olympics madness, or the public's general fascination of anything, like, "totally extreme!" Snow sports like Heli-Skiing, which entails being dropped onto the slopes via helicopter, are popular among the adventure-seeking set. It's certainly not for novices or the faint of heart—and in the case of a package being offered by The Four Seasons Jackson Hole, the faint of wallet, either.
"Recommended for strong intermediate through expert skiers," the Four Seasons is holding a three-day, four-night How to Heli-Camp from February 3-7, 2010 wherein participants will be educated on safety standards and essential Heli-Skiing techniques. The payoff will be the chance to put what you've learned to the test on "untouched snow."
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Now Is Your Only Chance To Stay At Richard Branson's Private Swiss Ski Lodge
You know that Virgin Group main man Richard Branson owns a British Virgin Island, right? That would be Necker Island, the diamond in the tiara of Branson's Virgin Limited Edition label, which includes several super private, super luxe properties. Now did you also know that Branson owns a ski lodge in Switzerland?
He does! It's called The Lodge and it's nestled in the snowy valleys of the Swiss Alps at Verbier. Usually you'd have to get your rich, ski-happy friends together to get in here, since The Lodge is only available for full rental—no individual rooms are sold hotel-style. That is, until now.
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Champagne in the Hot Tub and Gourmet Meals in Val d'Isere
If there’s one thing you want when you’re skiing – apart from snow, obviously – it’s decent food. Not only because all that physical exertion of swishing around builds up an appetite, but also because it’s a trial to find anything in the Alps that isn’t extortionately priced and comprised of at least 90% cheese.
This is why we’re quite excited by news from Le Chardon Mountain Lodges (a cluster of luxe chalets in Val d’Isere). They’ve just recruited a semi-celeb chef to head up their kitchens for the season: Oliver James, who was trained by Gordon Ramsay and has worked with Gary Rhodes (who was on British TVs, what, about 10 years ago).
On the menu: roast sea bass with celeriac truffle and suckling pig with smoked garlic mash, pea mousse and tarragon jelly. He’ll be running cookery classes as well, taking you through cupcakes and soups to proper full on meals. So you’ll come back with a skill you can actually use at home.
All this expertise comes at a price, of course – a week’s stay in one of the chalets costs from £995 per person. But it does include a personal chef, chalet manager, daily champagne receptions (possibly in the hot tub, by the looks of the picture), five course dinners and an open bar. So you really can get your money’s worth.
Oliver James will be based in Chardon, the biggest lodge, which sleeps 20. But if you don’t have sufficient friends, don’t fret: not only is he creating the menus for all the chalets, but he’s also available to cook in person on request for any of the smaller places. That way, there won’t be a fondu in sight.
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Money's No Object For CK Verbier's New Chalet
You may be feeling impoverished at the moment, but the ski season is about to start and the Alps don’t do poor, darlings. Neither do the people who ski there – which is why ulra-lux chalet company CK Verbier is opening a fourth chalet for the 2009 season.
We say “chalet” but Sagittaire is more like a private hotel – for a start, it sleeps 31, and it’s split into three apartments with a pool, spa and gym to share between them.
Each chalet comes equipped with a 24-hour chauffeur, host and personal chef, as well as access to the CK Verbier wine cellar, which, they reckon, is “one of the finest private wine collections in the Alps”. Seeing as the lowly house bubbly is Krug (you get a bottle on arrival to start you off), we’re thinking their booze standards are pretty high.
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Four Seasons Resort Vail Aiming For a Summer 2010 Opening
Last time we mentioned the future Four Seasons Resort Vail, we'd heard you could be skiing up to the Four Seasons' door by 2009. Latest reports have the resort opening during summer 2010 (hmm, just not in time for the ski season!) but at least we can see on the Four Seasons Residence Club website that there is definite progress being made.
For the non-residential guest (that means most of us), the Four Seasons Vail will include a choice of 121 rooms, plus tons of amenities like a full service spa and fitness club, a 75-foot lap pool in a sunken courtyard, a ski and snowboard concierge, fine dining restaurant and plenty of parking and gear storage space.
There'll also be the Après Ski Lounge with a dual fireplace and floor to ceiling windows looking out to the Vail Mountain slopes. The resort is pretty much at the main entrance to Vail so it'll be easy to find. No word yet on room prices, but you can buy one of the residences instead if you've got a spare $405,900 lying around.
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The Viceroy Snowmass Will Open in November at $150 a Night (With 50% Off Additional Nights)
While the spoiled ski bunnies will have to wait another year for the Montage Deer Valley to open, in the meantime, they can have their personal assistants switch their itineraries to The Viceroy Snowmass in Colorado which still expects to open on November 25.
Also still in effect through December 23rd, is a special deal that gets guests who book one night there, any additional nights at 50 percent off. But wait, it gets even better still.
The opening rate on November 25 is only $150 a night for a studio residence with mountain views which includes a king-size bed, fireplace, a small kitchen, 42-inch flat screens and WiFi. The room sizes start at 375-square-feet which is a little on the small side for a "studio" room category but hey, the price is right. Just don't expect any fresh powder at your feet.
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Ritz-Carlton To Hit the Slopes By Lake Tahoe This December
Lake Tahoe is one of those mountainous Northern California (way North) destinations that is popular during the summer, but really bustling with activity during wintertime, what with the chance for visitors to channel their inner Jonny Moseley on the slopes.
The hotel scene in Tahoe, though, conjures up images of buffet breakfasts at Harrah's, though with resorts like Plumpjack nearby, there isn't a total lack of luxury.
But when The Ritz Carlton Highlands moves into town you'd better believe that the upscale stakes will be raised, which is what will happen when a Lake Tahoe location opens on December 9th of this year, a little later than the original fall opening that was announced.
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It's Not Too Late to Ski Portillo in Chile
Where: Chile
If we could tame our wanderlust ways, we’d consider holing up in the northern Chilean town of San Pedro de Atacama for a good long time. Earlier this year, we traveled everywhere--from Calama to Cape Horn (via the small cruise ship, Mare Australia--and simply could not get enough of the country, the people, and culture of Chile.
What we love best is that, as you know, when it’s summer here, it’s winter there. Depending upon how high the sweat factor’s been this summer (our condolences to Phoenix), we’re betting some of Northern Hemisphere dwellers would happily swap the final few weekends at the lake/river/beach/pool for a flight south of the equator and some last minute summer ski fun.
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Viceroy Snowmass is Now Accepting Rezzies; Will Open By Ski Season
It's official: The dreamy Viceroy designs will be a-comin' round (to) the mountain. The Viceroy Snowmass has promised that it will be up and running by this coming ski season located in the new Base Village area, just a few minutes from Aspen.
The new Viceroy has 173 guest rooms and residences; some have mountain views, and all (duh) get to take advantage of the kickass ski-in, ski-out location. Also, the building is designed to meet LEED Silver standards, with a fine-dining restaurant (with a display kitchen and an 87-foot glass bar and lounge that spills into the lobby), an après-ski bar and lounge, a full-service spa, a fitness center, and a swimming pool and pool café.
The hotel is now accepting reservations for the new season beginning November 25, and rates are starting from $370 a night (for a valley-view studio). And from the opening day until December 23, 2009, reserving one night will get you any additional nights at 50 percent off — which is a seriously good deal. Hit the website to reserve.
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