The highlight has long been Montagna, maybe the best fine dining restaurant at any U.S. ski hotel.

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New Yorkers Vincent and Christine Montagna had a baby, Christian, last August.

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Inside the Five-Star Little Nell in the mountains of Aspen, the elegant Montagna restaurant offers a signature eggs Benedict for breakfast and weekend brunch.

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The average shoppping trip to DG takes 10 minutes, says Montagna, so there is virtually no additional gas used to pull in and out on the way home.

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The one problem with Montagna was that it was too good, too special occasion, and they found that guests, many staying for a week at a time, would only go for the multi-course, multi-hour dinner experience once.

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