Dorothy Hamill at Dobson Ice Arena
Image: Ryan Dearth
The valley’s most well-known golden girls might be Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, but the other gold medal-winning athlete who calls this valley home? 1970s figure-skating superstar Dorothy Hamill. You can attempt her famed sit spin, the “Hamill Camel,” at the Beaver Creek Ice Rink (12 to 9 p.m. daily, $15 per adult, $10 per child with rentals), or head to one of the two outdoor rinks in Vail. The rink at Solaris (11 a.m.–9 p.m. daily; $20 per adult, $15 per child with rentals) has a slight club vibe thanks to Vail Brewing Company’s outdoor speakers and onlookers sipping cocktails from the patio of Bol. Most picturesque (and Facebook friendly): the oval of ice in Arrabelle Square, the crown jewel of Lionshead’s Disney-esque imagineered enchanted Bavarian Village (3 to 9 p.m., $20 per adult, $15 per child with rentals).
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Vail’s indoor rink, Dobson Ice Arena, is situated between Lionshead and Vail Village, and offers private skating lessons (starting at $90 per hour, vailrec.com). But if you’d rather spectate after a long day on the hill, try attending a Yeti Hockey Game (vailyetihockey.com)—Vail’s own semi-professional team—where locals down pints of Gore Creek IPA from Vail Brewing Company while they hoot and holler at regional rivals like Breckenridge and Jackson Hole.
Published in the 15 Bucket List Adventures issue of Vailmag.
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