For the past 25 years, the Tennessee Pass Cookhouse has stood for hospitality in the backcountry. The trail will lead you just over a mile through the San Isabel forest to a candlelit, multi-course meal. The solar-powered yurt offers mountain views and a gourmet dining experience. The fire will be roaring in the 10th Mountain Division potbelly stove from Camp Hale, a piece of history. All food, water, and alcohol is snowmobiled up from the Nordic Center, through snowstorms and high altitude conditions. Our service and integrity sets us apart.

The wine list is exclusively organic, biodynamic, and sustainable. The elk, bison, and wild boar sausage come from Durham Ranch in Wyoming, a multi-generational family business started in 1930 by the Flocchini family. Our chefs believe in timing, temperature, and instinct when it comes to preparing meat. Each meal we make is a creative, handmade process. The menu changes with the seasons. Come for dinner, leave with a lifelong memory.

Dinner at the Cookhouse is by reservation only.
Please call (719) 486-8114 to reserve your table.

Dinner is 4 courses and includes:

Appetizer

Salad

Entree (guest’s choice)

& Dessert

Apps, Salad and Dessert are curated by the Chef to showcase local products and seasonally fresh dishes.

Dinner is timed at 3 hours from check in to check out. We intentionally avoid providing a fast-food experience. The goal of our meals at the Cookhouse is for you to linger and enjoy your multi course meal in an unhurried environment. 

ALLERGEN LIST – Can be adjusted to accommodate most allergies

*Gluten *Sesame *Nuts & Seeds *Soy *Eggs *Dairy

Choice of Entrée: WINTER 2025 – 2026 

*Grilled Elk Rack

(may sub elk for grilled colorado trout)

wild blueberry sauce | long grain wild rice

roasted thyme mushrooms from Gourmet Kingdom Leadville

*Grilled Bison Tenderloin

french onion potato pancake | warm gruyere sauce | steamed lemon green beans

Duck Leg Confit

 mashed sweet potato | pomegranate barbeque sauce | steamed lemon green beans

*Phesant & Elk Andoullie Sausage Gumbo

long grain wild rice | pickled okra

Vegan Eggplant Paprikash

roasted red pepper and tomato stew | long grain wild rice | tofu sour cream

MEALS CAN BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE MOST DIETARY RESTRICTIONS AND ALLERGIES.

Please notify us of any allergies or dietary restrictions before your visit.

Tennessee Pass Staff will not administer EPI pens to any customer. If a customer allergy is serious enough to potentially need an EPI Pen, the customer is solely responsible for providing that. We will have Benadryl on hand at all times for minor allergies.

 *Consuming raw or undercooked meats can increase your risk of food borne illnesses. 

Allergy Warning: Menu items may contain or come into contact with wheat, eggs, nuts and milk.

Ask our staff for more information

Call (719) 486-8114 to make reservations and submit your entrée selections.

Dinner at the Cookhouse is $135.00 per guest

**(Excluding alcohol, tax, & gratuity. Parties of 10 or more will be charged a 20% service fee / gratuity)**

Guests should arrive at the Nordic Center at 5pm (no later than 5:30pm) ready to hike or ski to dinner.

The trail to the Cookhouse is slightly over 1 mile, which should be considered in your arrival time.

Dinner is served at 6:00pm at the Cookhouse.

Skis, snowshoes, and headlamps are provided upon arrival & included in the price of dinner.