The Blonde Bear Tavern at the Edelweiss Lodge and Spa

The Place to be for Après Ski!

For the winter of 2024/25 the Blonde Bear Tavern is offering a new menu featuring fine Italian inspired cuisine and steaks.  Cozy up by the fire for the best après ski in the valley (with Happy Hour pricing between 3-5pm), grab a stool at the bar for a drink and appetizers, or enjoy an intimate dinner in our elegant dining room.  With an extensive wine list, handcrafted cocktails and local beers on tap The Blonde Bear Tavern has everything you need for a quality culinary experience.  

The Blonde Bear Café is open each Friday through Monday offering  a variety of homemade bagels, quiche, tea and coffee bar and fresh squeezed juice and Grab and Go options. Stop by to eat or pick up an order for your whole family! 

Mentions & Awards

Freeskier Magazine

The Blonde Bear Tavern named Best Après Ski in New Mexico by Freeskier magazine.
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The New York Times

". . . the best food is at the Blonde Bear Tavern in the Edelweiss, with entrees like whole rainbow trout with red grapes and balsamic sauce or flatiron steak with Italian salsa verde."

"For breakfast, go to Café Naranja in the Edelweiss, which serves entrees like pancakes made from organic Hopi heirloom blue corn and whole piñon."
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New Mexico Magazine

According to many reports, the Blonde Bear Tavern has been raising the quality of food at the Edelweiss restaurants to levels that approach to TSV's altitude.
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CondeNast Traveler

Often overlooked in the base village is the  Blonde Bear Tavern, inside the Edelweiss with fine-yet-fortifying fare . . . 
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