Aspen's Little Nell Sets Out Holiday Season Events
Winter in Aspen is a spectacle with the holidays as a highlight. To celebrate the festive season, The Little Nell has a number of events in store from complimentary Tree Lighting to prix fixe holiday dinners to a reinvention of the annual New Year’s Eve party. Please see below for details and visit the website for updates.
Aspen's only Five-Star, Five-Diamond, ski-in/ski-out hotel, offers luxury services and unparalleled access to America's most famous mountain town. Guests of The Little Nell – a Relais & Châteaux resort - enjoy a cosmopolitan yet intimate ambience, haute cuisine, and exclusive adventures and amenities designed to rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit.
Schedule of Events (subject to change):
DECEMBER
- Sunday, December 12 . Tree Lighting at The Little Nell – A holiday tradition, this festive, family-friendly event takes place in the courtyard at The Little Nell where they’ll count down to the exciting tree lighting, provide complimentary cookies and hot cocoa, sing carols with the Aspen High School choir and offer photo ops with Santa Claus. The hotel's beneficiary, The Aspen Animal Shelter returns with their “reindeer” pups. Complimentary with an advance reservation on thelittlenell.com. 5 – 6 p.m.
- Friday, December 24 + Saturday, December 25 .Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dinner at Element 47 - Enjoy a four-course. prix fixe menu featuring indulgent favorites like duck, lobster, wagyu beef, hand-made pasta, venison, foie gras, scallops and decadent desserts for every sweet tooth. $300++ /guest with a $150 wine pairing option. $50++ per child. 6 – 10 p.m. Or Christmas Dinner at Ajax Tavern - Enjoy a relaxed Christmas dinner at Ajax Tavern. The restaurant offers a three-course menu with holiday favorites like Brandt beef, gnocchi, Colorado lamb, oysters and more, in a casual, family-friendly setting. $195++ /guest with a $100 wine paring option. $50++ /child. 5 – 10 p.m.
- Friday, December 31
- New Year’s Eve Dinner at Element 47 - End 2021 with indulgence: caviar, lobster, truffles, scallops, wagyu, fresh pasta, and chocolate. Element 47 will feature a decadent four-course menu filled with festive flavors. $400++ /guest with a $200 wine pairing option. 6 – 11 p.m.
- Ajax NYE Party - New this year for New Year’s Eve, The Little Nell is presenting a party at the base of Aspen Mountain a.k.a. Ajax, at the Ajax Tavern - in the restaurant, outside at the ice bar and on the tented patio with a dance floor, DJ, bottomless Dom Pérignon and top- shelf cocktails. Enjoy sweet and savory bites such as shrimp cocktail, wagyu sliders, cheese & charcuterie, decadent donuts and more. $500 ++ /guest. 10 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.
- Or there’s Clicquot Cats - The ultimate slopeside experience combines The Little Nell’s five-star service and Veuve Clicquot’s La Grande Dame champagne with coveted access to Aspen Mountain. Just three snowcats for up to 12 guests each are available for the 8 p.m. fireworks show (there will be no midnight fireworks this year). Board your private snowcat at the base of Aspen Mountain to be driven to an exclusive seating area overlooking the glittering city of Aspen with chairs, plush blankets and a glowing fire pit. A dedicated server will be your host, serving champagne, caviar, blinis and other savory and sweet delights. $12,000 ++ to reserve a snowcat for up to 12 guests
COVID-19 REQUIREMENTS:
With the safety and wellbeing of all employees and guests in mind, Aspen Skiing Company is implementing vaccination requirements in various locations. Starting November 25, guests staying at The Little Nell and dining at Element 47, Ajax Tavern and The Wine Bar must be fully vaccinated. This also applies to any indoor events at The Nell.
