The Valley’s Guide to Thanksgiving

Maya at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa

1 to 8 p.m., Avon

Views of Beaver Creek from within Maya’s Mexican-inspired dining space should be plenty to give thanks to, but we’re guessing dishes off Maya’s special Thanksgiving menu—which has everything from a full turkey dinner to porchetta and Colorado beef tenderloin plus plenty of fixings—won’t hurt either. Ask for wine pairings to elevate the experience ($48 for adults, $25 for wine pairings, $20 for kids). richardsandoval.com/maya-bc/ 

Leonora at The Sebastian

12 to 8 p.m., Vail Village

Leonora’s serving a four-course Thanksgiving feast this Thursday, complete with an herb-roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy. Don’t miss the wine pairings to go along with every bite ($68 per adult, $38 for wine pairings, $30 for kids). sebastianvail.com

Mirabelle

5:30, Beaver Creek

Master Chef Daniel Joly is cooking up a full turkey dinner this Thanksgiving, with à la carte options available to anyone who can’t get enough of Mirabelle classics like Dover sole meunière and Colorado rack of lamb ($65 for adults, $30 for kids). mirabelle1.com

The Fitz at Manor Vail

3 to 10 p.m., Golden Peak

Opt for a seat at The Fitz’s slopeside locale in Manor Vail for a special Thanksgiving menu, so you can savor the food while you take in views of the downhill race course at Golden Peak ($45 for adults, $25 for kids). manorvail.com

La Tour

12-9 p.m., Vail Village

Vail Village’s La Tour is dishing up three courses of Thanksgiving goodness this Thursday (including a pecan pie tartlet topped with pumpkin ice cream and a cinnamon crème anglaise)—although, you can cut to the chase and order La Tour’s turkey entrèe à la carte for $25 and pair it with 25 percent discounts on select bottles of wine ($51 per person for three courses). latour-vail.com

Gessner at Hotel Talisa

11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Vail

Gessner‘s creekside Thanksgiving buffet at Hotel Talisa (the space formerly known as the Cascade that underwent a glitzy, $60 million makeover and opened last year) features all the traditional fare—plus, a seafood station with oysters and snow crab claws, and a mountain-sized dessert station complete with everything from pumpkin and pecan pie to root beer floats ($20 for kids, $60 for adults). hoteltalisa.com

And if you’d rather enjoy your turkey from the comforts of home …

The Four Seasons’s steakhouse Flame might already be booked for Thanksgiving night dinner service, but you can still opt for to-go servings of everything from whole roasted turkey to sweet potato souflé courtesy of Flame’s culinary team, with $35 from each order going to local nonprofit Vail Valley Salvation Army ($275 per order, serves 4 to 6 people, fourseasons.com ). 

And if you need to feel the burn before you cook the bird … 

Eagle-Vail’s annual 5k Turkey Trot (November 22, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.; youthpower365.org) is welcome to all ages (and dogs, too!), and starts and finishes at the Eagle-Vail pool. Be sure to bring a few nonperishable items to donate to the Eagle River Valley Food Bank, and arrive a little early so you can join in on the pre-run group stretch—or opt for a Bloody Mary if you plan on simply spectating ($10 per person). Eagle’s Brush Creek Elementary School will also be hosting a 5k Thanksgiving day race, which starts and finishes at the school (November 22, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., memberplanet.com), with a 1-mile option available, too ($25 per person, $65 per family).