MARCH 2011

Discover the Mountain Insider, a site dedicated to providing you with information about local activities and events at Beaver Creek and Vail Valley. Check back often for acitivities to explore during your upcoming visit to Colorado's amazing Vail Valley. 

March 28, 2011

Outstanding in the Field Get your tickets now for this summer's Outstanding in the Field dinner party featuring Chef Jeremy Kittelson of The Westin Riverfront's Restaurant Avondale. For the second consecutive year, Outstanding in the Field will set up their huge signature table at Vail Valley's historic Copper Bar Ranch on July 20th for a five-course feast honoring local farmers. Don't miss this amazing event, it will sell out early! Tickets: www.outstandinginthefield.com.

Vail Film Festival

Hollywood comes to the Vail Valley this Thursday - Sunday with the 2011 Vail Film Festival. The festival features a wide variety of films, including documentaries, shorts, adventure films and feature films and stars like Josh Lucas, Kate Bosworth and Michael Imperioli are expected to attend. Get your tickets here: www.vailfilmfest.com

Beaver Creek Ice Rink Spring Break is the perfect time to spend an afternoon or evening at Beaver Creek's Ice Rink! Open daily from noon to 9 p.m., ice skate rentals are available for kids as young as age 3. Every Monday is Disco Skate Night, featuring 70s music and a groovy light show, plus free ice time if you bring your own skates! Ask a Westin Riverfront concierge for more information.

March 21, 2011

SPG Member Favorites List

We're proud to announce that Starwood has named The Westin Riverfront one of the 200 inspiring destinations on their first annual Starwood Preferred Guest Member Favorites List in the "Best Winter Adventures Category." To celebrate, Starwood Preferred Guest is giving away 10 Grand Prize trips with the SPG Pack Your Bags Giveaway! Members can enter once per day through April 14th for a chance to win a dream vacation to The Westin Riverfront Resort and other SPG Member Favorite Resorts. Enter at SPG.com/packyourbags.

Vail Street Beat Concert

Head over to the Vail Village on Thursday night to see Robert Randolph and the Family Band as part of the Bud Light Street Beat concerts series. This funky free performance will be held in Vail's Golden Peak at 6:30 p.m.

Mark Morford Yoga Workshop Sign up now for the Riverfront Club's Yoga Workshop with Mark Morford on April 15-16th. Morford, an award-winning San Francisco Chronicle columnist and author of The Daring Spectacle: Adventures in Deviant Journalism, has been teaching an energized style of Vinyasa yoga for more than a decade. His workshops are athletic, challenging and a deliciously irreverent blend of focused breath and strength-building movement (asana), all designed to invigorate the body and calm the frenzied mind. The workshop will consist of three sessions with a cost of $40 per class or $105 for all three. Reserve your space by April 1st for only $75, or $35 for a single class! To sign up, please call (970)790-2051 or email wschick@westinriverfront.com.

March 15, 2011

Welcome to everyone who is spending their Spring Break with us! We hope you have a fantastic time exploring the resort and Beaver Creek Mountain!

Jazz Brunch

Join us at Restaurant Avondale for the delicious Jazz Buffet Brunch every Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring live jazz music by Tony Gulizia and Brian Loftus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the price is $24 for adults and $12 for kids under age 12, including coffee and juice. Reservations are recommended: 970-790-5500.

Joffrey Ballet

The Joffrey Ballet dances into Beaver Creek this week with a performance on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vilar Center.  Classically trained to the highest standards, this is an amazing opportunity to see one of the nation's top dance companies in Beaver Creek's most intimate setting. Tickets can be purchased by calling 888-920-2787.

March 7, 2011

Westin Riverfront's "Ski an Extra Day" When planning your arrival or departure to The Westin Riverfront, please don't forget about our "Ski an Extra Day" program. Arriving early? Change into your gear in our Riverfront Club locker rooms and we'll store your luggage while you play. Leaving late? Use the locker rooms to get ready for your travels. We want to help you spend as much time as possible enjoy this winter's amazing powder!

Beaver Creek Ice Rink Spring Break is the perfect time to spend an afternoon or evening at Beaver Creek's Ice Rink! Open daily from noon to 9 p.m., ice skate rentals are available for kids as young as age 3. Every Monday is Disco Skate Night, featuring 70s music and a groovy light show, plus free ice time if you bring your own skates! Ask a Westin Riverfront concierge for more information.

To Ski or Not to Ski??

Not in the mood to hit the slopes?? Spend a relaxing day at Spa Anjali instead with the To Ski or Not to Ski special! Enjoy a 50-minute Spa Anjali Massage for just $105 and take 20% off all other spa treatments every Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the spa at 970-790-3020 to book your

An Evening with Randy Newman

Enjoy an evening with award-winning singer, composer and pianist Randy Newman this Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 pm. at Beaver Creek's Vilar Center. With film scores includes "The Natural" "Awakenings" and all three "Toy Story" movies, Newman is a music legend with more than 40 years of industry experience, earning him an Academy Award, three Emmys and five Grammy awards. Tickets are $78 and can be purchased by calling 888-920-2787.

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