Ragnar’s Snowcat Sleigh Ride Dinner: Start with a twilight gondola ride up Steamboat mountain, then wrap yourself in a blanket for a Snowcat-pulled sleigh ride over to the Rendezvous Saddle. Once there, sip on warm glugg (spiced wine) and nosh on smoked salmon, weinerschnitzel and cheese. Perfect food? Nope. Perfect Alpine evening? Believe it. | Meet at the Thunderhead Gondola at Gondola Square at Steamboat. Call 970-871-5150 for reservations (required) | Tucker Shaw
Blueberry’s Bakery and Cafe: Hot coffee, check. Muffins and croissants, check. Free Wi-Fi, check. What else do you want from an independent neighborhood coffee shop? How about an on-site bakery, which means the cases are constantly restocked with hot homemade goodies, and the air smells like fresh blueberry muffins all day. | 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, 303-798-7117 | Tucker Shaw
Jax Fish House: Oyster junkies of the world, unite: Jax Oyster Month is upon us. March 12-15, dig into a $27 three- course prix fixe menu, or do the do with a 10-course, $99 “Slurp and Swirl” extravaganza March 20 in Denver and March 21 in Boulder (reservations required). Five cents of each oyster sold will go to local charities and the Louisiana Oyster Community Relief Fund. | 1539 17th St., Denver, 303-292-5767; 928 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-1811 | Ellen Sweets
