First Chair

At 278 Hanson Ranch Road steps from Vail Mountain's gondola, First Chair keeps it refreshingly simple: modern grab-and-go breakfast and lunch burritos designed to eat on the chairlift, paired with craft cocktails and local beers for apres. The kitchen runs a tight menu of portable burritos with thoughtful, satisfying fillings — skiers fuel up at the window before first chair and return for cocktails and free house-made chocolate chip cookies during apres. No fuss, no pretense, and no wait once you know the routine. Open daily from 8am through the evening apres hour.