52 OUTSIDE MAGAZINE
11.19COURTESYOF^ WESTGATE^COCOA^BEACH^PIERDispatches Adventure Bars
Friends in
High Places
Sometimes the best après
is right on the mountain.
Here are five of our favorites.
—G.A.ALPINO VINO, TELLURIDE,
COLORADO
Want to know how Europe-
ans do a ski lunch? Slide into
Alpino Vino, where charcute-
rie boards, panini, and soups
play a tasty secondary role
to the 200-bottle wine list.
The chalet-style space sits at
12,000 feet, with a deck over-
looking the Wilson Range.GENERAL STARK’S PUB,
MAD RIVER GLEN, VERMONT
This pub is named after
the guy who coined New
Hampshire’s state motto,
“Live Free or Die.” Even better:
it’s located just below the
Mad River ski resort’s single
chair and has a baller list of
Vermont beers on tap.OWL BAR, SUNDANCE
MOUNTAIN RESORT, UTAH
Butch Cassidy drank at the
rosewood bar before it was
dismantled and moved to
Sundance. The Owl still has
an Old West feel, only now
there are good cocktails and
the occasional celebrity. Ex-
pect live music on weekends,
and if the sun is shining, grab
a seat on the back deck.CREEKSIDE MARKET
AND DELI, JACKSON HOLE,
WYOMING
OK, this spot is actually in
town, but you might need a
change of scene after you’ve
stared down the edge of
Corbet’s Couloir. Head to
Creekside for a Greyhound
Sloshie, a frozen take on the
grapefruit cocktail. It’s made
in a machine with fresh-
squeezed juice and vodka
blended into a frothy, nerve-
soothing concoction.CLOUD NINE, ASPEN,
COLORADO
Cloud Nine serves food and
beer. But the thing to do here
is find a spot in the crowd
outside, pop a bottle of
champagne, spray half of it
on your neighbors, and drink
the rest from the bottle. Yep,
it’s that kind of place.Rikki Tiki Tavern,
the last stop at
the end of Cocoa
Beach PierRikki Tiki Tavern
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA
CLOSE TO: SURFING
There’s no actual tavern here, just a thatch-roofed bar at the end of Cocoa Beach Pier. But that’s the charm of Rikki
Tiki. While there are tourists to contend with, you can’t argue with the location—you’re sitting on a stool roughly
800 feet into the Atlantic, watching surfers jockey for waves. If you go out yourself, you’ll find that Cocoa Beach,
around an hour by car from Orlando, has some of Florida’s most consistent surf. Low incoming tide tends to pro-
duce the longest rides, and with a relatively gentle beach break, year-round warm water, and plenty of local surf
schools (Ron Jon is headquartered nearby), this is as beginner-friendly as the sport gets. For bigger waves, head to
2nd Light Beach, where a rock reef often serves up waist-high surf. At Rikki Tiki itself, embrace the tourism factor
and order a Key Lime Pie—a mix of rum, ice cream, and fresh lime juice with a graham-cracker crust.