PLAN THE ULTIMATE MOUNTAIN TOWN BACHELOR PARTY
With large gatherings put on hold for two years, industry experts are anticipating a 2022 summer wedding boom. As many as 2.6 million weddings are estimated to take place in 2022 — the most since 1984. We say bring it on!
And with weddings, come bachelor parties. It’s time to raft, golf, fish and party it up.
Here are our picks for the best summer mountain town bachelor party destinations.
But First: Reserve your Gravity Haus lodging early. This is a big year for weddings and travel in general and our properties tend to book up. Nab your summer guys getaway condo in Vail or king rooms a stone’s throw from Breckenridge’s Main Street, a few rooms in downtown Winter Park or a handful of crash pads in Truckee-Tahoe. You’ll be steps from some of the most fun mountain towns’ top outdoor summer adventures and nightlife.
Bachelor Party Destination: Breckenridge
What to Do: Start your morning at Gravity Haus Breckenridge with coffee and breakfast sandwiches from Unravel. Then head out the back door to mountain bike the Burro Trail on Peak 9 or road bike from Breckenridge to Dillon for ridiculous lakeside views.
Rent a pontoon or power boat on Lake Dillon and cruise the glassy waters beneath the Ten Mile Range. Spend the afternoon on a Breckenridge brewery bike tour with Ridden and visit the Broken Compass Brewery and Breckenridge Distillery for yard games and craft bevvies.
Back at Gravity Haus, hit the SuperTramp and catch some serious vertical on the Maxair trampoline. Tip: It’s available for private group sessions.
Settle in for hearty farm-to-table dishes at Cabin Juice Elevated Eatery & Bar where everything from Rocky Mountain angus burgers to Alaskan block cod will satiate your bachelor party crew.
Cap the night with some Axe Throwing at Mtn Axe Breck.
Bachelor Party Destination: Winter Park
What to Do: Set up basecamp at Gravity Haus Winter Park and head out for some downhill thrills at the famed Trestle Bike Park. (Lessons and rentals are available.)
Not into biking? Book a tee time at one of four Winter Park area golf courses or tackle a 14er together. Moderate 7.7-mile Stanley Mountain tops out at 12,486 feet and serves up insane Continental Divide views.
Check the Rendezvous Event Center calendar for the latest beer festival, jazz festival, bluegrass, country and rock concerts. The incredible outdoor venue is across the street from Gravity Haus in Hideaway Park.
Grab your rods and waders and spend the evening fly fishing for rainbow trout in the Fraser River or Vasquez Creek, then cap your day off with drinks from Unravel around the fire pit on the patio of Gravity Haus Winter Park hotels.
Bachelor Party Destination: Vail
What to Do: Roll out of bed from your Gravity Haus Vail hotel and pop downstairs to Unravel for chorizo breakfast burritos, smoked salmon toast and eggs benedict.
Go deep into the Colorado high country on a backcountry Jeep excursion with Timberline Tours or book a whitewater rafting trip on the Eagle River at high water for some adrenaline-fueled bachelor party bonding time.
Looking to center your Colorado guys getaway around a little more grit and sweat? Go rock climbing with Apex Mountain School or bike the famous time trial course: starting in Vail Village, ride to East Vail, past the Gore Creek Campground and up the 8.7 miles and 1,900 feet to the summit of Vail Pass. And then enjoy the ride down.
Catch a concert at the Gerald Ford Amphitheatre or visit a renowned Vail beer or wine festival.
Book a big blue velvet booth for a celebratory dinner at Slope Room and dig into the alpine bistro’s locally sourced Colorado farmed and ranched fare.
Bachelor Party Destination: Truckee-Tahoe
What to Do: Start your morning at Cedar House Sport Hotel (soon to be Gravity Haus Truckee-Tahoe) with Unravel coffee and Truckee’s best breakfast at Stella Restaurant. After you’ve filled up your tank for the day, bop across the street with CHSH bikes and hit the bike path for a cruise around Tahoe.
Reserve a boat or paddle boards and spend the afternoon taking in the unbelievable Tahoe scenery from the middle of big blue. Recovery your sea legs by kicking up your feet at Truckee Brewing Company or FiftyFifty Brewing Co – you can’t go wrong with either!
Feeling adventurous beyond the bike path? Truckee is a mountain biking mecca. Browse The MTB Project to scope the route that best fits your groups abilities.
In the evenings, take on Truckee downtown by storm with dinner along the Truckee river then make sure to cap off the night at RMU, a mountain town’s proper watering hole. For night two, don’t miss dinner at Stella Restaurant – where you’ll find sustainably sourced eats and flavors you can’t find anywhere else in town.
Beyond
Gravity Haus has curated a full lineup of summer overnight experiences perfect for a mountain bachelor party, including an overnight rafting trip on the Arkansas River, an alpine hut trek to Janet’s Cabin and a Tahoe hike-SUP-Via Ferrata adventure.
