Arapahoe Basin

Foodie Friday: A Night in India via Arapahoe Basin Moonlight Dining

Ever since I heard about Arapahoe Basin’s special Moonlight Dining series, I have wanted to try it out. The ski area hosts this monthly special Moonlight meal at the Black Mountain Lodge at mid-mountain.  We headed to Arapahoe Basin around 4:30 p.m. and check-in time is at 5 p.m. This particular dinner was lift-served (not all of them are) so we had a choice: We could either take the lift up to mid-mountain, hike up, snowshoe up, or skin up. We chose to hike. It was a beautiful night with the full moon and the sun just setting. I do want to warn you that hiking in Uggs (which I did) is not the best choice of footwear (I did have hiking boots – but chose to leave them in the car – not so smart). It is a winter hike so wear your ski pants, jacket, gloves, a hat and bri...