Beaver Creek Sweet Shop
Beaver Creek Sweet Shop
Beaver Creek Sweet Shop
FROM
THE TOP
MOUNTAIN
Life
Customize
your own sundae
at the
Ice Cream
Parlour
HOW
SWEET
IT IS
Beaver Creek’s
W H I L E M OST P EO PL E
recall scenes from the movie
renditions of “Willy Wonka &
the Chocolate Factory,” Nina
charming on- Hinnendael actually lived
it; her grandfather, Harold
mountain options Seigle, became the president
for sweet treats of Sunmark Candy Company
include the Ice (later named the Willy Wonka
Cream Parlour and Candy Company), in St. Louis,
Missouri, from the early
Candy Cabin 1970s to 1988. Hinnendael
remembers her first tour of
the candy factory vividly:
REIMAGING WONKA
IN BEAVER CREEK
It’s as if Hinnendael was
born to merge sweets with
mountain memories: Before
her grandfather worked At Candy
Cabin, kids
for the candy company, he can dish up
became president of Head treats with
a little bit of
Ski Company in Timonium, nostalgia.
Maryland, so both skiing
and confections surrounded
Hinnendael at an early age.
Hinnendael grew up in New “KIDS AND ADULTS ALIKE ARE EXCITED THE
Hampshire buying candy for
10 cents at a local country MOMENT THEY WALK THROUGH THE DOORS
store as often as she could. OF THE CANDY CABIN.”
So, when it came time to open
Candy Cabin in Beaver Creek,
she designed the custom- felt from that photo made me adults) can fill bags with truffles, fudge, sour worms,
built log cabin — made from instantly want to bring this an assortment of treats. Jelly Bellies, M&Ms,
the region’s blue-hued pine to life here at Beaver Creek.” “Kids and adults alike are old-fashioned lollipops,
beetle kill wood and huge logs The Candy Cabin debuted excited the moment they homemade turtles and
— around the look and feel in December 2014, with walk through the doors of the sea salt caramels, frozen
of the New England country a cozy cabin and outdoor Candy Cabin,” she says. “For bananas, cheesecake,
store she loved visiting. deck. Situated at 9,840 feet adults, they are so excited to chocolate-covered Twinkies
Her initial inspiration for in elevation at the top of show their kids the candies and even sugar-free options,
creating Beaver Creek’s Candy two chairlifts, picnic tables that they remember from like almond bark, butter
Cabin came in a flash when overlook sweeping views their childhood. Kids just crunch, peanut clusters
she saw an ad for a ski resort of the Rocky Mountains. think it’s the best thing ever and pecan caramel patties.
showing a kid in a candy store. The Candy Cabin echoes — (they’re) literally ‘like The cabin also sells classic
“The ad had nothing to old candy stores with a kid in a candy store.’” Pepsi products, made
do with candy. It actually nostalgic sweets like Bit- In addition to barreled- with real cane sugar and
was all about skiing and O-Honeys, Necco Wafers, candy, the store sells striped presented in a cold cooler.
grooming,” she says. “But the Root Beer Barrels and candy gum, cow tails, chocolate Hinnendael’s sons, Jake and
boy in the photo reminded necklaces. Wooden barrels in the form of snowflakes, Finn, play an important role
me of my son, Finn, and the and baskets hold candies snowmen and snow boots in the types of candies she
emotions and excitement I sold by weight, so kids (and from a local chocolatier, selects: They’ve spent hours
candy
cabin
WHERE:
Top of Strawberry Park
Express Lift and Upper Beaver
Creek Mountain Express Lift
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily
during ski season