Steamboat Blog

I hope everyone enjoyed their St. Patty’s Day. I had some delicious corn beef and cabbage and can’t wait to make some amazing Reuben’s with the leftovers!! Looking at the paper I am very excited to see the temperatures going up all the way into the 50’s. I heard some birds chirping this morning, the

The mountain is getting blasted with snow and so is the entire town of Steamboat Springs. With constant snow all of Wednesday and snow forecasted for the rest of the week this is a winter wonderland like no other. Check out Steamboat Weather for more updates on the changing weather up in the Yampa

Want to get some great exercise this weekend and also take a stand on a very important issue? If so, the 7th Annual Colorado Ski for Women is an event you cannot miss. Presented by the Advocates Against Battering and Abuse and the Steamboat Ski Touring Center, this non-competitive event is a great

With friends in town this weekend, I was busy enjoying all of Steamboat’s fresh new powder. Saturday I spend hiking up the Spring Creek Trail and doing a snowshoe loop just outside of Whistler Park followed by a trip up to Strawberry Park Hot Springs. It was snowing Saturday night, so the trip up to

With the Steamboat Ski Area and Howelsen Hill already open for skiers and snowboarders for the 2007-2008 season, the opening of Tubing Steamboat at Howelsen Hill early next week will add to the areas snow activities. Snow Tubing, a favorite wintertime activity for Steamboat locals and visitors alike

There is a first time for everything, right?

Yesterday I experienced two “firsts” here in the Yampa Valley. I rode on a snowmobile for the first time and I went into the Routt National Forrest and took part in my first Christmas tree cutting. Growing up in the city, I am accustomed to buying a tree

With the holiday’s right around the corner, this time of year in Steamboat Springs is perfect for two things; playing in the snow and holiday shopping. Everyday more and more, Steamboat is looking like the winter wonderland that we all know and love. The trees limbs are covered with snow and

After all the anticipation, the delays and the worrying if it will ever snow this winter in Steamboat; the snow is here! Whether you call it the white stuff, powder or just snow, it has arrived and just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. The Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation reported nine

What a Monday. Thanksgiving week is here the warm weather is still with us. This morning I was on a photo shoot with the Colorado Official State Vacation Guide, a publication of the Colorado Tourism Office who is profiling a local Steamboat athlete for their 2008 issue. We were all over town this

Days like yesterday remind me of why I am living in the mountains. I had an early morning meeting scheduled at the Lake Catamount Lake House about fifteen minutes from town. My morning drive is never as beautiful as it was driving to this meeting. It is very peaceful driving out in the country. All