{"id":2442471,"date":"2019-04-02T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T04:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/base-village-buzzes-in-initial-full-season-of-new-amenities-in-snowmass\/"},"modified":"2019-04-02T22:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T04:40:00","slug":"base-village-buzzes-in-initial-full-season-of-new-amenities-in-snowmass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/base-village-buzzes-in-initial-full-season-of-new-amenities-in-snowmass\/","title":{"rendered":"Base Village buzzes in initial full season of new amenities in Snowmass"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While offseason is looming, the Limelight lounge on late afternoon Friday was anything but sleepy, as skiers warmed up by the fire, families played shuffleboard and nibbled on pizza, older crowds sipped beer, March Madness played on the big screen and live music permeated the lobby.<\/p>\n

The apres-ski scene inside the new hotel toward the end of its debut season is presumably what developers East West Partners and Aspen Skiing Co. had in mind when touting the project as \u201cSnowmass\u2019 living room.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it shows the fact that the local community was starved for something like this,\u201d Meaghan Lynch, public relations manager for all three of the Skico-owned Limelight Hotels, said Monday. \u201cI think everybody was (wondering) what\u2019s going to happen, and it\u2019s just been successful beyond measure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Limelight Snowmass opened on Dec. 15 to a full house, both in the thousands of people who swarmed to Snowmass to help celebrate the grand opening of Base Village, as well as the guests who occupied every unit of the 99-room hotel.<\/p>\n

While Lynch declined to share other occupancy figures for the hotel\u2019s inaugural season, citing Skico\u2019s policy \u201cnot to release our specific occupancy numbers publicly for any of our properties,\u201d she offered: \u201cThis winter performed better than what we had expected with extremely high occupancies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beds aside, she noted that a number of local families have made visits to the hotel lounge a weekly staple.<\/p>\n

As with the other two Limelight Hotels in Aspen and Ketchum, the Snowmass hot spot is known for its homemade pizza. The chefs at the Limelight Snowmass served 2,100 pizzas in March alone, according to Lynch.<\/p>\n

Outside the Limelight, restaurateurs in Base Village say the long-anticipated completion of the current phase of development helped boost business \u2014 and spirits \u2014 this winter.<\/p>\n

The community-use Collective housed a number of pop-ups, performances and activities throughout its first season, while ice skaters on the new rink also added life to the plaza area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lows weren\u2019t as low, and there was definitely a difference in terms of the vibe,\u201d said restaurant owner Dave Dugan. \u201cIt seems like this was the beginning of something awesome, and I would expect next year for that to increase exponentially from day one, now that people have had a little taste of the direction this is going.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Snowmass resident of more than 20 years, Dugan started his Base Village restaurant career 10 years ago and currently is part-owner for four establishments \u2014 Base Camp Bar & Grill, Slice, Saki and State 38 \u2014 in Base Village.<\/p>\n

Dugan said the perception of fine dining in Snowmass, or staying within the village for dinner, also seems to be changing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe restaurant\u2019s really taken off for dinner,\u201d Dugan said of State 38 on Friday. \u201cI think people are realizing that they don\u2019t have to take a bus or (look for) parking in Aspen.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople seem a little more open to experiencing Snowmass for more than just skiing \u00ad\u2014 and that\u2019s a big step.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the real estate front, East West has sold a significant portion of its inventory, including all three of the residences in the Lumin building and eight of the 11 residences at the Limelight.<\/p>\n

At the Viceroy, all of the residences expect the penthouse have sold or are under contract, East West marketing director Sue Hyde said.<\/p>\n

Up next is \u201cOne Snowmass,\u201d the 140,000-square-foot building that people first see as they approach the village.<\/p>\n

Formerly known as Buildings 7 and 8, One Snowmass will altogether boast 41 residences and private amenities, four employee-housing units, four retail storefronts and a 6,000-square-foot medical clinic.<\/p>\n

Hyde said that East West placed 11 residences on the market at the end of February, of which two have sold and three are under contract.<\/p>\n

Many of these buyers are families who have visited Snowmass before, Hyde said, and \u201cfeel like Base Village is a safe place for their children.\u201d<\/p>\n

erobbie@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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