Reservation only · 21 and over · By snowcoach
Four-Course Italian Dinner at Alpino Vino, Telluride
Dinner at Alpino Vino is a four-course Northern Italian prix-fixe served at 11,966 feet on Gold Hill, above Mountain Village, Colorado. It is reservation only and 21 and over, and the only way up after dark is a heated snowcoach from Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4.
The evening
The Alpino Vino Dinner Experience at 11,966 Feet
A four-course Northern Italian prix-fixe at 11,966 feet, reached only by snowcoach. Reservation only, 21 and over, in a single small dining room.
The evening starts in Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4. A heated snowcoach collects guests and climbs roughly twenty minutes through the dark up Gold Hill — headlights on snow, the lights of the valley dropping away behind you.
Dinner service is indoors only — the deck is a lunch and ceremony space, not an evening one.
Meet at the bottom of Lift 4
Departures from Mountain Village at 5:15pm and 7:30pm.
Ride the snowcoach up
Roughly twenty minutes, heated, through the dark.
Arrive at the hütte
The fire is lit and the room is candlelit when you step off.
Four-course dinner
Northern Italian, with an optional wine pairing per course.
The kitchen
The Kitchen at Alpino Vino
Cooking here is harder than cooking anywhere else in Telluride. There is no gas line at 11,966 feet, so the kitchen works on portable induction. There is no delivery road either — every ingredient comes up the mountain by snowmobile or snowcoach before service.
What comes out of it is Northern Italian and made from scratch: pasta rolled by hand, sauces built in-house, and a menu that changes through the winter with what can be got up the hill. The wine programme is run by Wine Director Andrew Shaffner, whose list features one of Colorado’s deepest Brunello collections alongside a broader selection from Italian and American producers, with optional pairings poured course by course.
Baking is the hardest thing to do at this altitude — low air pressure changes how dough rises and how anything sets. The bread is not baked on the premises for that reason; it comes up fresh from town.Pending confirmation
The difficulty is well enough known that Bravo built a challenge around it: in the Colorado season of Top Chef, which aired in 2018, the final four cooked at Alpino Vino and each had to put a baked element on the plate.
The menu is set for each winter and finalised when the restaurant opens in mid-December, so the courses change from season to season.
Four-course
Northern Italian, seasonal.
Wine pairing
Optional, poured per course.
Deep Brunello list
One of the most extensive in Colorado.
One small room
An intimate, single-room dining experience.
The wine program
Italian Wine at 11,966 Feet
Wine by the Glass and Bottle
Brunello di Montalcino
Booking
Dinner Reservations at Alpino Vino
Through the culinary concierge, by phone or email. Dinner is reservation-only and the snowcoach seats a set number, so the evening books out well ahead in high season.
- Phone
- (970) 728-7560
- Snowcoach departures
- 5:15pm and 7:30pm
Mountain Village, bottom of Lift 4 - Age
- 21 and over
- Dietary needs
- Raise them when you book
Dietary restrictions are handled directly by the kitchen — raise them when you book rather than on the night, since every course is prepared for a set number of covers.
Booking the whole room? See private events and weddings at Alpino Vino.
Common questions
Dinner at Alpino Vino: Common Questions
When is the Alpino Vino dinner menu published?
The four-course menu is finalised when the restaurant opens in mid-December and changes through the winter season. For the current courses, contact the culinary concierge on (970) 728-7560.
What time does the snowcoach leave for dinner?
Snowcoach departures leave Mountain Village from the bottom of Lift 4 at 5:15pm and 7:30pm. Dinner is by reservation only through the culinary concierge on (970) 728-7560.
How do you get to dinner at Alpino Vino?
By heated snowcoach. It collects guests in Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4 and climbs roughly twenty minutes to the restaurant. There is no road and no ski access after dark.
Is there an age limit for dinner at Alpino Vino?
Yes. Dinner guests must be 21 or over.
Do you need a reservation for dinner at Alpino Vino?
Yes. Dinner is by reservation only, booked through the culinary concierge, and the whole restaurant is one small dining room.
What kind of wine does Alpino Vino serve?
A list featuring one of Colorado’s deepest Brunello collections, with an optional pairing poured course by course at dinner.
Booking the whole room? Private events at Alpino Vino →