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Steamboat Springs — Sipping martinis while watching the sun set is among the many ways to enjoy the summer at Mount Werner.

The Hazie's Sunset Martini Bar at Thunderhead might be the ideal destination after hiking or mountain biking some of the 50 miles of trails on the ski mountain.

The martini bar opens at 5:30 p.m. Fridays beginning June 8. Adults pay $12 for their first drink and a trip up the gondola.

After cocktails, visitors may sit down to a three-course meal at Hazie's restaurant. Seatings for the Saturday dinners are between 6 and 9 p.m. from June 22 to Sept. 1. Dinner prices are $49 for adults, $35 for teenagers and $16 for youths.

Hazie's also offers a lunch buffet on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. from June 23 to Aug. 25.

The Oasis Sundeck at Thunderhead, open from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, offers more casual meals. The grill is open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Perhaps the most famous dining experience on Mount Werner is brunch with a New Orleans-inspired buffet on the mountain, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday in the Champagne Powder Room at Thunderhead from June 10 to Sept. 2. The meal is $39 for adults, $33.50 for teenagers and $20.50 for youths.

To work up an appetite, visitors can enjoy well-marked hiking and mountain-bike trails.

Bike rentals are available at the main ticket office, and bikes can be picked up at Ride Sports in Gondola Square. The store also carries Digglers or all-mountain scooters. Mountain-biking passes are $8, and a gondola ticket must be purchased.

Gondola tickets are good for the day and are $18 for adults, $13 for teenagers and $8 for children ages 6 to 12.

The gondola will open for the weekend June 8 to 10. Daily operations will begin June 15 and run through Aug. 26.

Labor Day Weekend operations will be Aug. 31 through Sept. 3.

After Labor Day Weekend, the gondola will be open weekends only, on Saturday and Sunday, through Sept. 23.

The hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Gondola tickets are valid all day, weather permitting. Tickets are available at the Main Ticket Office or Ride Sports.

The Gondola Square Adventure Zone will return this summer with the sling shot bungee jump, climbing wall, nature den, a children's mini bounce and the 18-hole Giggle Gulch mini golf course.

The Summer Shoot and Splash is a basketball game that dumps water on the loser. Activity tickets are $3. Each activity requires a certain number of tickets.

The Adventure Zone is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. It also may be rented for private parties.

For more information on summer activities, go to www.steamboat.com or call 1-877-237-2628.