A handful of on-mountain restaurants are reinventing the cafeteria concept.
Heavenly,
California: Tamarack Lodge
Peak Pick: Seared peppercorn-encrusted ahi sandwich and house-made peach cobbler.
Getting There: California Trail, a blue run offering views of Lake Tahoe from 3,000
feet up.
Top of the
gondola; 775/586-7000; lunch for two $32–$40.
Niseko
Village, Japan: Goshiki
Peak Pick: Hokkaido-crab miso soup and local lily bulb tempura.
Getting There: Misoshiru (which means miso soup), a black diamond featuring Niseko’s
signature powder.
The Green
Leaf; 81-136/443-311; lunch for two $52.
