Steamboat ski area celebrates 50 years with events that include music, food, parades, and much, much more. Give us an excuse to celebrate and we do a pretty good job of it.
At 8:30 am The Yampa Valley Boys play at Gondola Square. There will be events for the kids, events for the adults, merchandise to buy, and lots of cake to eat throughout the day.
Starting at 5:15pm, the Lighting of the 50th Anniversary Cauldron and Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Display begins. This fireworks display will be the biggest yet for Steamboat ski area so it is sure to please all ages.
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A Must Have in Steamboat Springs: A GREAT Snowblower
Snow, it’s what Steamboat Springs, Colorado is all about in the winter. With many years of over 400-inches of snow in Steamboat, you will soon learn that a good snow blower is as important as a good coat. We love snow here but you need to be prepared. In my opinion, the two most important things about choosing a snow blower is size and power. Yes size matters.
SIZE. Snow blowers come in numerous widths. The larger the better. Typically a a 24″ to 30″ wide snowblower will get ‘er done.
POWER. Again, size does matter. Sometimes you don’t have a choice where you need the snow to end up so being able to throw your snow 50-feet away can be necessary.
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Incredible Steamboat Springs Vacation Property For Sale
What makes for a “perfect vacation?” Better yet, what are the makings of great ski vacation, a fantastic long-term investment, and incredible monthly income when your not in Steamboat? Well, 2660 Aplenglow Way, at the Steamboat ski area is the answer. Imagine a vacation home in Steamboat Springs that can accommodate the entire family or large groups and make you a great income when you not here on vacation.
2660 Alpenglow Way
2660 Alpenglow Way has it all. It’s 5,277 square feet with five bedrooms, game rooms, fire places, endless views, heated floors, vaulted ceilings, spaces to gather and spaces to get away. And did I mention it’s easy? Yep, with a heated driveway, smart wiring, incredibly energy efficient, and virtually new – it is the perfect vacation property – for any season.
The perfect ski vacation home in Steamboat
Great Steamboat rental
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The forecast calls for SNOW. With a slow start, the Steamboat Ski Area got off to a slow start primarily relying on man-made snow. Now I applaud the Steamboat and Howelsen hill ski areas for we were skiing on schedule albeit just a few runs. But now, Old Man Winter has been hanging around Steamboat Springs, Colorado for the last two weeks and that’s making everyone happy. Snow is just a good thing.
With this added natural snow, Storm Peak opened today. I’m sure there’s some powder turns being cut today. At least for first track skiers. Now this snow is not only vital for skiing in Steamboat, but the reservoirs in Colorado are low from a dry season last year. So we all need this snow for the health of our rivers like the Yampa river and the Elk river here in Steamboat Springs.
If Steamboat Springs didn’t have snow making, we’d be doing a lot more fishing. With little snow making, my old stomping grounds Crystal Mountain in Washington State is getting dumped on with 28 inches over the last 2 days, here in Steamboat Springs, we’re all still doing “the snow dance.”
Snow making is the lifeline to skiing for many Colorado ski resorts this year. Across Colorado, these high pressure weather systems are keeping us out of the trees so far an on groomed runs kept alive by snow making. So far, Steamboat’s is off to a slow start this winter. But things will get better. Now skiing on man made snow isn’t much different. Snow making combines water and cold air to produce snow. Here’s a great video on how snow making works.
While here in Steamboat Springs we’re not skiing the “champagne powder” Steamboat is known for yet, but soon enough. The skiing is decent and snow is on the way for Steamboat. In the meantime, keep on dancing and praying for snow.
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According to an article published in the Steamboat Today yesterday, December 4, 2012, Intrawest sells shares in Whistler Blackcomb to KSL Capital Partners of Denver, Intrawest ULC, the parent company of Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., has reached an agreement with an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners, the Denver-based owner of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski areas in California, to sell all of Intrawest’s remaining stock in the Whistler Blackcomb resort in Canada.
A news release issued by KSL and Whistler Blackcomb Holdings on Monday acknowledges that Whistler Blackcomb “understands that the Intrawest disposition is being made in conjunction with an Intrawest refinancing.”
It wasn’t immediately clear what impact, if any, the sale of Intrawest shares in Whistler Blackcomb would have on Steamboat Ski Area. Intrawest purchased Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. for $265 million in March 2007. Since its purchase of the Steamboat resort, Intrawest has sold off a number of its resort interests, including Copper Mountain, two French resorts, Panorama Mountain Resort in British Columbia, a golf and beach resort in Florida and real estate holdings in Squaw Valley.
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Good morning and happy Friday to all of my fellow Steamboaters (and the rest of you too)! In coming to the end of yet another week, as well as another November, this unseasonably warm weather has me scratching my head. We’re stepping on the heels of December and instead of the snow covered landscape that’s typical for this time of year, there’s still plenty of grass, some of it even still green, to be seen all over town. What’s the deal, Mother Nature? Well, whatever the reason for the bee in her bonnet, Mother Nature’s sour attitude hasn’t gone unnoticed by those who live outside the ‘Boat either.
According to a recent article in the Steamboat Today, Lack of natural snow hurts lodging reservations in Steamboat Springs, the lodging barometer, published every Wednesday by the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association to guide its members in staffing levels, anticipates 2,600 visitors will spend the night here Saturday compared to the forecast for Dec. 3, 2011, that projected 3,700 people in town. The actual visitation numbers for the second week of ski season last year climbed to 4,400 with late arrivals.
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The remaining Wildhorse Meadows and Trailhead Lodge condos will go up for auction next month in Steamboat. A second and hopefully last auction for the remaining Luxury Condos at Trailhead Lodge in Wild Horse Meadows will take place December 15, 2012. It will be held in Steamboat Springs. The last auction, which was held back in May, was well received and now they are looking to sell the remaining units in the auction currently scheduled for next month.
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Ski for almost free in Steamboat Springs. You typically “get what you pay for.” But a seasons pass at Steamboats Howelsen Hill, you get more than what you pay for. It’s a deal.
One of Steamboat Springs best deals in town is a ski pass at Howelsen Hill. It’s a small area but if you’re just looking to take a few runs during a work break, or after work, head to Howelsen Hill in Downtown Steamboat Springs.
See information on Howelsen Hill here.
Season passes to Howelsen Hill Ski Area will be on sale from 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 27 to 30 at the Howelsen Hill Concession Stand and during normal operating hours throughout the season. The ski area is scheduled to open with limited terrain Dec. 1.
Snowmaking at Steamboat-Photograph by John F. Russell
With a little bit of snow on the ground and Scholarship Day at the Steamboat Ski Area less than two weeks away, thoughts of the upcoming ski season and, after a winter like last year, snow levels have begun to consume the brains of many of us who have chosen to make our homes here in Steamboat Springs. I even got excited and wrote a blog about our first expected snow of the season back in early October. An article published this morning in the Steamboat Today titled Uncertainty in short-term, long-term forecasts for Steamboat Springs attempts to bring some answers.
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