Sunday, January 10, 2010

Apres Ski Party - enjoy the spirit of the Rockies

Even if you've never skiied a day in your whole life, you can still throw an apres-ski themed party to break up the doledroms of winter. The idea is to invite your friends over for a night of winter-themed fun. If you really want to get into the theme, have your friends dress in classic ski-attire or snowflake sweaters and fuzzy boots...you get the idea.  Seeing as I live in the south and a "snow storm" often brings a full inch of snow, it is fun to bring the ski theme to us, even if we cannot make it out west to ski every ski season.

Send out festive invitations that will clearly convey the apres ski theme and set the wintery tone for your party.  I love the Winter Mountains invite by Monica Maslack  and the adorable Ski Hat invitation by Cross-My-Heart at Fine Stationery.com. 

Make hot toddies like mulled cider or snugglers (peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate) and serve festive apres-ski food for everyone to munch on (think fondue or warm appetizers, hearty desserts).  While the apres-ski theme could be toned down and turned into a winter dinner party without all of the costumes, I think it would be fun to give everyone a chance to get creative and come up with their own interpretation of the theme by dressing up in apres-ski attire.     

For a nice touch of ambiance, turn on your favorite Warren Miller ski film or an 80 or 90s classic ski movie like Aspen Extreme or if you have Comcast cable, turn on your yule log On Demand.
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