Looking to dine at North America's highest-elevation restaurant? Il Rifugio is back open at A Basin
A restaurant that boasts that it's located at the highest point in the continent is back open. Il Rifugio at the summit of Arapahoe Basin ski area first opened at the end of 2019 but a few months later it shut down due to the pandemic.
This week you'll find the restaurant back open. It sits at an elevation of 12,400 feet.
The highest-elevation restaurant in North America, il Rifugio, is now open. il Rifugio specializes in wine and charcuterie parings as well as soup, flatbreads, and espresso drinks. Come on up for some scenic dining!☕️🍷🧀 #ilRifugio pic.twitter.com/z20fAM5KSM
— Arapahoe Basin (@Arapahoe_Basin) December 28, 2022
The restaurant serves up charcuterie boards with meats and cheeses from Colorado as well as soups, salads, flatbreads. It also has wine and beer pairings.
The resort warns that anyone who treks up to the Il Rifugio needs to be an advanced enough skier or snowboarder to ride down blue (intermediate) runs to get back to the base area.
Il Rifugio translates in Italian as "The shelter."