Delightful December
‘Tis the season to be joyful!
Annual Employee Christmas Party
Our annual party will be held on December 17. We will be closed at 5 PM on Dec 17 and will open up at 9:30 AM on Dec 18.
10-Punch Pass December Sale
We are running a sale on our 10-punch pool pass during December 2025. Currently, the price is $125. They will be on sale for $110! These are very popular during this sale, and many give them as holiday gifts. Please feel free to call us today for more information or to purchase. This offer is only valid during December – December 31, 2025.
January Sesquicentennial 25% off lodging Sale
In 2026, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence—our nation’s semiquincentennial. At the same time, Colorado will mark the 150th anniversary of our entrance into the Union—our state’s sesquicentennial. As the Centennial State, Colorado is the only one who will observe twin anniversaries—our Sesquisemiquincentennial.
In honor of this, we are offering 25% off all lodging during the month of January 2026. Call us today to book!
Details: To receive the discount, your stay must be for any date within January 2026.
Holiday Dinners
Christmas Eve Menu – $18
Soup Bar with Choice of Soup
Side Salad
Bread
Christmas Day Menu – $22
Beef Roast with Gravy
Roasted Vegetables
Spinach Salad
Dinner Roll
New Year’s Eve Menu – $32
Surf and Turf
Steak Medallions
Andouille Sausage and Shrimp Skewers
Crab Cakes
Party Potatoes
New Year’s Eve soaking:
- $10 to soak past close, until 12:30 AM
- Finger foods
- Champagne
- Day soak not included
New Years Day – $18
Chinese
Beef and Broccoli
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Gochujang Mushrooms
Vegetable Stir Fried Rice
Egg Rolls
Local Events:
A Winter’s Eve Concert with David Arkenstone & Friends in Salida, Colorado, on December 3, 2025
December 5:
Celebration of Lights: Festivities at City Hall in Alamosa, featuring live music, hot chocolate, and the lighting ceremony. Starts at 5:00 pm.
SLV Makers Market: A local market at Milagros Coffee House from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
“Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big SLV Show!”: Adams State Theatre program performance at the SLV Federal Bank Main Stage Theatre.
December 6:
Chocolate Walk (during BV’s Hometown Holiday).
Tu Casa “Walk Thru” Gingerbread Festival: A festive event at 9:00 am.
Monte Vista Chamber Holiday Bazaar: Runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
December 7:
Monte Vista Chamber Holiday Bazaar: Continues from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
“Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big SLV Show!”: Another performance by Adams State Theatre.
STEAMPLANT Films: It’s a Wonderful Life: December 11. A screening of the classic holiday film.
December 12
Arts & Crafts Night.
Backcountry Film Festival: A screening from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
Tom Munch and Don Richmond Holiday Concert: A holiday concert from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
December 15:
Free Candlelight Concert: A free concert at Calvary Blanca Church in Blanca from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
December 18:
Jon Chandler and Trio Holiday Show: Jon Chandler performs a Christmas and holiday-themed show at Society Hall starting at 7:00 pm.
December 20:1st Annual Bakery Crawl: A Bakery Crawl event hosted by The Ruby Rose starting at 9:30 am at the Colorado Welcome Center.
Alamosa Christmas Light Parade: The annual parade takes place downtown starting at 6:00 pm.
December 21:
Community Christmas Party: Come visit Santa at the La Puente Shelter from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
December 22:
Sing-A-Long with Don Richmond: A holiday sing-along at Milagros Coffee House from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
Guest Therapist – Avery Runner
** Group Session**:
December 27, 2025 at 11 – 12 PM in the Event Center.
Donation Based – Q & A Session after.
Individual Sessions:
Coming to us on December 28 & December 30. Avery specializes in vibrational therapy. He offers soothing and relaxing sessions, utilizing tuning forks, singing bowls, rattles, and sound healing tools gathered from diverse cultures and modalities.
Avery provides complete tune-up services and therapy to balance your electromagnetic field. (Electromagnetic fields combine invisible electric and magnetic fields of force. They are generated by natural phenomena like the Earth’s magnetic field, but also by human activities, mainly through the use of electricity.)
Aura Tune integrates many masterful modalities, including:
- Biofield Tuning of Eileen Day McKusick
- Planetary Frequencies of Hans Cousto
- Human Tuning of John Beaulieu
- Tao of Sound of Fabian Maman
- Various sound healing techniques from Pythagoras, Australian Aboriginals, Alchemists, Hazrat Inayat Khan, and dozens of well-established teachers and traditional sound healing systems.
Please call us today to book a 45-minute aura tune session for $100.
Dark Sky Dates
Below, we have included a list of dates you may wish to observe for dark sky viewing.
- December 4 – Full moon / Supermoon
- December 13 & 14 – Geminids meteor shower
- December 20 – New moon
There’s nothing like the wonder of a constellation-filled sky, with celestial bodies lighting up the night. And when it comes to stargazing, that’s the only type of light you want to see. Areas with little to no light pollution are sought for clear viewing opportunities. Special steps include adding shielding units to outdoor lights so that light is being directed down and not up, minimizing blue lights, and limiting the luminance levels from area signage, to name a few. DarkSky identifies places with high-quality nighttime environments and advocates for conservation and managing outdoor lighting to help protect these areas and keep them enjoyable for stargazing.
Click here for a list of Dark Sky places in Colorado from the Dark Sky Colorado website.
Joyful Blog
Joyful has also taken some time to write a great blog post about safe soaking! Please click here to read her post.
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