In the high mountains of northwest Colorado sits the town known by those who are intimate with it as Ski Town, USA, and to everyone else as Steamboat Springs. While Steamboat is one of the best places in the world to ski, in the summertime, the mountains and valleys shine.
Lodging in Steamboat runs the gamut from the palatial Aspen Lodge at Trappeurs Crossing to the more affordable and still beautiful Alpiner Lodge Downtown. There are so many places to stay and enjoy in Steamboat, there is something for every budget.
Dining in Steamboat has many options that aptly retain the natural high country setting. Try a bite with Ragnar’s Sleigh Ride Dinners or breakfast, lunch, or brunch at the top of the gondola at the Thunderhead.
Shopping in Steamboat stretches and varies throughout the downtown mountain area and stretches down the long valley. Be careful, even if you’re from the East Coast, you might find yourself with a strange urge to buy a cowboy hat. And the cowboy culture is not fake. Steamboat Horseback riding is available with Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch and the Saddleback Ranch. There is not much that can compare with trotting through a high meadow or grove of Colorado aspens.
When all that winter snow melts, it has to go somewhere, right? It becomes the home for thousands of Colorado trout! Steamboat fishing is world reknowned, so anglers would be crazy not to cast a line or two! Cross Mountain Adventures or Yampa Outfitters are at your service.
The lift and gondola run in the summer, so mountain biking in Steamboat and hiking in Steamboat will have you traversing high alpine meadows and beautiful Rocky Mountain Forest. You can cover miles of high country after a quick ride up the hill. And if you’re planning a Colorado wedding, make sure to talk with the folks at Steamboat. The resort itself or ranches nearby will bend over backwards for those about to be betrothed.
Steamboat offers it all in the winter and summer, and has the true mountain feel to boot!
Jason Palat
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