SOME LIKE IT HOT There’s no better après-ski treat for pint-size slopesters than a steaming cup of hot chocolate.
Alta’s Watson Shelter (
alta.com) serves Valrhona chocolate melted with cream, a pinch of powdered sugar and “secret spices” topped with steamed milk. They call it liquid gold. The spectacular views of Mt. Su- perior and Mt. Baldy from this glass and steel lodge are worth a stop anyway. Cinnabar Lounge in Earl’s Lodge at Snowbasin (snow-
basin.com) is worth a visit just because of its luxurious slopeside interiors, and while you’re there, kids can enjoy the oh-so-chocolately cocoa with whipped cream and shaved chocolate. Mom and Dad can savor the adult
version (called “The ‘Basin”), which adds vodka, crème de cacao, Frangelico and nutmeg to the mix. Murdock’s Café in the Resort Village at Canyons Resort (
canyonsresort.com) specializes in gourmet hot chocolates. Try the One Hundred Crumbs, with milk chocolate, oreo crumbs and peppermint, or the Canis Lupis Cocoa, with dark chocolate, caramel and red salt. If you’re lucky, resort mascot Murdock the Moose might even swing by to surprise the kids. The quaint and cozy Hatch Family Chocolates (
hatchfamilychocolates.com)
in Salt Lake City serves up rich, velvety, hot chocolate steamed to perfection using a blend of solid chocolates. This fourth-generation fam- ily recipe is sure to warm the soul. If you’re here in the summer, don’t shy away from Hatch’s frozen hot chocolate. Bonus Tip: Don’t forget there are lots of places where kids can sip a “virgin” hot cocoa, while parents enjoy something a bit more adult, like the Hot Butter- scotch Cocoa at Park City Mountain Resort’s Legends Bar & Grill, flavored with butterscotch schnapps and bay leaves.
OFF THE SLOPES
One of the beauties of a Utah ski vacation is the easy access to the vibrant cosmo- politan hub of Salt Lake City. If you feel like enjoying a day off the snow, the family-friendly community has much
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There’s more than enough to do off the slopes to keep the kids smiling. It’s even possible to catch a wave here in the middle of winter.
to offer. Start with a walk through the 5 Salt Lake City Library (
slcpl.org), de- signed by famed architect Moshe Safdie. Walking the upper tiers is a great way to get an expansive view of the entire city. Next door, The Leonardo (theleonardo. org) offers interactive science, technol- ogy and art exhibits. Design your own cartoons, play weather man in front of a green screen, or walk under the hylozoic veil. Those skiing at the northern Utah resorts of Snowbasin, Powder or Wolf mountains will want to spend some time in the charming downtown area of Og- den. Shopping and restaurants abound, especially in the Historic 25th Street area. Don’t miss the truly unique activi- ties at the 2 Salomon Center (
salomoncenter.com) including surfing on an indoor wave, playing on the climbing wall, or indoor skydiving in a wind tun- nel. If staying on the ground is more your
style, try lift-served tubing at Brian Head
Resort (
brianhead.com) or at Park City’s 1 Gorgoza Park (
gorgoza.com), offering seven tubing lanes and mini snowmobiles for kids aged five to twelve. If the whole family wants a cross-country snowmobile tour, enjoy Thousand Peaks Snowmo- biling (
thousandpeaks.com) on a private 60,000-acre ranch with 100-mile views and untracked pow. Families can run an interactive downhill course, see costumes and other gear from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and actually take a real bobsled run (75 mph down an icy track— thank goodness you’re not driving) at the 3 Utah Olympic Park (utaholym-
piclegacy.com) and visit its two muse- ums. Go natural with snowshoe tours at Park City’s 4 Swaner EcoCenter (
swanerecocenter.org) or a nighttime owl watching excursion at Sundance Moutain Resort (
sundanceresort.com). Ice skate at Solitude (
skisolitude.com) or Park City Mountain Resort’s (park-
citymountain.com) village rinks or the 400-meter Utah Olympic Ice Oval (
utaholympiclegacy.com).
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