Slated to open for the 2008/09 season, the new $9 million Snowmass Mountain restaurant on Sam's Knob Smokehouse will seat about 160 people indoors with another 50 seats outdoors on the deck. The 7,800-square-foot restaurant at the top of the Village Express six passenger lift and the Sam's Knob quad will feature sit-down service by staff, a barbecue-style smokehouse (along with other fare), a dedicated espresso bar, and a wall of windows on the west side with spectacular views of Garret's Peak, Mount Daly, and the surrounding backcountry.

The historic Lynn Britt Cabin is now under the management of the famed Aspen Highlands Cloud 9 restaurant and opened for lunch daily and special snowcat dinner rides.