No road · No parking · Two ways up
How to Get to Alpino Vino, Telluride
There is no road to Alpino Vino. By day you ski in: Gold Hill Express (Lift 14), turn left off the lift, down See Forever to the door at 11,966 feet. After dark, dinner guests ride a heated snowcoach roughly twenty minutes from Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4 in Mountain Village.
By day
Skiing to Alpino Vino from Gold Hill Express (Lift 14)
Ride Gold Hill Express (Lift 14), turn left off the lift, and ski down See Forever. The restaurant sits on the trail at 11,966 feet — you ski to the door and put your skis in the rack.
Get to Gold Hill
From the Mountain Village Core, work over toward Gold Hill Express.
Ride Lift 14
Gold Hill Express takes you to the top of Gold Hill.
Turn left and drop onto See Forever
The run drops away from the top of the lift.
Ski to the door
The hütte is on the trail. Skis go in the rack outside.
You should be comfortable on at least a blue run to ski in for lunch.Pending confirmation See Forever is a long, scenic descent rather than a difficult one, but it is the only way to reach the restaurant by day.
Worth knowing before you book: skiing or the snowcoach are the only ways in or out. There is no road, no shuttle and no walking route, so the restaurant does not suit anyone uneasy at altitude or with limited mobility.
By night
The Snowcoach Ride from the Telluride Gondola
A heated snowcoach collects dinner guests in Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4 and climbs roughly twenty minutes to the restaurant. Alpino Vino calls it the snowcoach; most guests and writers call it a snowcoach. Same vehicle.
There is no ski access after dark and no road, so the snowcoach is the only way in and out for dinner. That is also why dinner is reservation-only — the seats are finite.
Where it sits
Alpino Vino’s Location on See Forever, Gold Hill
Off See Forever at the top of Lift 14, on Gold Hill, at Telluride Ski Resort in Mountain Village, Colorado. San Miguel County — high above the town of Telluride.
Because Alpino Vino is located on the mountain, GPS directions will not lead guests directly to the restaurant. The postal address on file reads Top of Lift 14, 565 Mountain Village Blvd, but you will not arrive by that route.
Wedding and private-event parties arrive the same way, by snowcoach from the gondola. See weddings and private events.
Exterior · carved sign
and the deck
Common questions
Getting to Alpino Vino: Common Questions
Which lift do you take to Alpino Vino?
Gold Hill Express, Lift 14. Turn left off the lift and ski down See Forever — the restaurant is on the trail.
Can you walk or drive to Alpino Vino?
No. There is no road and no walking route. Lunch is ski-in only; dinner guests ride a heated snowcoach from Mountain Village at the bottom of Lift 4.
Is Alpino Vino hard to ski to?
You need to be comfortable skiing down See Forever from the top of Lift 14. It is not a hike-to or expert-only approach, but it is a ski approach.
How long is the snowcoach ride to Alpino Vino?
Roughly twenty minutes from the bottom of Lift 4 in Mountain Village, through the dark, in a heated cabin.