# Cloud Nine, Aspen Highlands

> Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, Aspen Highlands, open Dec 12 to Apr 11: Tock reservations, 11:30 and 11:45 lunch, the 1:45 champagne après (21+), groups of 11+.

Canonical page: https://aspenprive.com/cloud-nine-aspen/  
Updated: 2026-11-10 · Publisher: Aspen Privé (local Aspen stay planning and concierge)

Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro sits **at the top of the Cloud Nine lift on Aspen Highlands**. It is ski-in, ski-out with limited foot traffic, and **reservations are strongly recommended**, made on Tock. For 2026–27 it is **open December 12 to April 11**. Aspen Snowmass lists **lunch seatings at 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. and an après seating at 1:45 p.m.**; the après is **21 and over, with valid ID checked at the door**.

Seatings, rules and contacts from Aspen Snowmass's Cloud Nine and snowcat dinner pages, checked October 21, 2026; season dates checked November 8, 2026. Highlands, and Cloud Nine with it, opens December 12, 2026.

## How Cloud Nine works

- **Where**: Top of the Cloud Nine lift, Aspen Highlands. Ski-in, ski-out; limited foot traffic.
- **Booking**: Reservations recommended by Aspen Snowmass, on Tock (exploretock.com/cloud-nine-aspen). Groups of 11 or more email cloud9reservation@aspensnowmass.com.
- **Lunch**: Seatings at 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Alps-inspired menu: fondue, raclette, steak tartare, caviar, daily specials; chocolate fondue to finish.
- **Après**: 1:45 p.m. seating, with a DJ and the champagne showers Cloud Nine is known for. 21+ only; valid ID required at entry.
- **Brunch**: Monday to Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., from $40 per person (the only price Aspen Snowmass publishes).
- **Season**: December 12, 2026 to April 11, 2027, with the Aspen Highlands season, as conditions allow.

## Want the table, and the day around it? (what Aspen Privé arranges)

We watch the Tock release for your dates and book the seating, then handle the rest: rentals delivered to the house, a car to the Highlands base in the morning and home afterwards, so nobody drives after the champagne. A table is never guaranteed; we tell you straight away if your day is gone. [Send your Highlands day](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=day-out&from=cloud-nine-aspen).

## Lunch or the après seating?

- **11:30 or 11:45 lunch**: The calmer of the two: the fondue, a long table and the view down the valley. Right for families and anyone under 21, and for groups who still want to ski the afternoon.
- **1:45 après**: This is the dancing-on-the-benches seating. It is 21+ with ID checked, so a mixed-age family splits up or chooses lunch.
- **Non-skiers**: Cloud Nine is reached on skis. Aspen Snowmass offers a snowmobile experience for non-skiers to reach après, billed as a limited-time offer; ask before relying on it.
- **Big groups**: Eleven or more go through cloud9reservation@aspensnowmass.com, not Tock. Weddings and private events: ASC Catering, asccatering@aspensnowmass.com.

## Snowcat dinners at Cloud Nine

In the evening, Aspen Snowmass runs public snowcat dinners: you ride a snowcat up Aspen Highlands after the lifts close and dine at 10,750 feet on the Swiss menu and wine list. Reservations are on Tock.

Days, times and prices for the 2026–27 snowcat dinners were not published on October 21, 2026. See [snowcat dinners in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-snowcat-dinner/) for both venues.


## What to know

- **Book on release, not on arrival**: Holiday weeks, Presidents' Day and spring-break Saturdays go first. Aspen Snowmass lists reservations as recommended; on a peak day, walking in isn't something to count on.
- **Cancellation**: Tock links a separate refund policy for Cloud Nine; read it when you book, as charges can apply to late cancellations.
- **Getting home**: After après, most people ski down to the Highlands base. Have a car waiting at the bottom; Highlands parking is limited and the drive back to town is short.

## Questions

**Do you need a reservation for Cloud Nine in Aspen?**  
Book one. Aspen Snowmass lists reservations as recommended, on Tock, and peak seatings go first. Groups of 11 or more email cloud9reservation@aspensnowmass.com.

**When does Cloud Nine open for 2026–27?**  
Aspen Snowmass lists Cloud Nine open December 12, 2026 to April 11, 2027, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the Highlands season.

**What time is the Cloud Nine champagne après?**  
Aspen Snowmass lists the après seating at 1:45 p.m., with lunch seatings at 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. Après is 21 and over, with valid ID checked.

**Where is Cloud Nine?**  
At the top of the Cloud Nine lift on Aspen Highlands, at about 10,750 feet. It is ski-in, ski-out with limited foot traffic.

**Can non-skiers go to Cloud Nine?**  
Aspen Snowmass offers a snowmobile experience for non-skiers to reach après, as a limited-time offer, and evening snowcat dinners.

**Can Aspen Privé book Cloud Nine for us?**  
Yes. We book the seating on Tock when it opens for your dates, and arrange rentals, the morning car and the ride home. Availability is never guaranteed.

## What Aspen Privé can arrange for this

Skis at the house, a car each way and dinner later.

- [A day out, planned](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=day-out): Reservations, timing, a driver and a picnic for Maroon Bells or a day in the valley, arranged around your group.
- [Ski rental delivered](https://aspenprive.com/ski-rental-delivery-aspen/): Fitted at the residence, not in a shop queue.
- [A driver for the evening](https://aspenprive.com/contact.html?service=evening-driver) (From $210 per hour): A car and driver on call for dinner and the night out, so nobody hunts for a taxi at midnight.
- [Private ski instructor](https://aspenprive.com/private-ski-instructor-aspen/): A private lesson matched to the skier and the mountain.

## Sources (checked November 8, 2026)

- [Aspen Snowmass: Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro](https://aspensnowmass.com/visit/dining/aspen-highlands/cloud-nine-alpine-bistro)
- [Aspen Snowmass: Snowcat dinners](https://www.aspensnowmass.com/visit/activities/winter/snowcat-dinners)
- [Aspen One: 2026–27 season dates (Sept. 9, 2026)](https://aspen.com/articles/winter-season-dates-pass-deadlines/)

## Related

- [On-mountain dining](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-on-mountain-dining/): Every mountain, every lodge.
- [Après-ski in Aspen](https://aspenprive.com/apres-ski-aspen/): Mountain by mountain.
- [Aspen Highlands](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-highlands/): The Bowl and the locals' mountain.
- [Snowcat dinners](https://aspenprive.com/aspen-snowcat-dinner/): Cloud Nine after dark.

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