Three hours from a major city, 331 inches of average annual snow fall, 59 annual average frost free days, and significantly less than 11,000 people...those are the first explanations why Steamboat Springs, CO may be the ideal place to live, now let me give you a few more. I'll play the role of brief, but keep in mind, there's more where that is coming from! First and foremost, the community is in fact, a residential area first, and a world-class ski resort second. Ask anyone who lives here and they're going to be happy to let you know that in Steamboat Springs you have friends and neighbors who care about you and watch out for you. There is a moose in your drive-way? Rest assured, among your neighbors will call and inform you. Ask any second house owner or visitor about Steamboat Springs, and something of the initial things they'll say is that the people in our town are so friendly. This fact alone would make Steamboat Springs, CO an ideal place to call home and without a doubt the ideal spot to raise a family - i want to say it one last time before moving on, "individuals are nice and the people here value you."

OK so everyone's nice, but I get asked, "What do you do when you're 3+ hours from a major city, and it's really cold and snowy so many days of the year?" Well let's focus on summer if it is not cold and snowy and people arrived at this ski resort town and with out a trace of champagne powder on the floor they spend weekly here and decide to stay. Summertime in Steamboat Springs, CO brings the free concerts at the base of Howelsen Hill, fly-fishing in the Yampa and Elk Rivers, hiking and biking on trails for every level and surrounded by Rocky Mountain beauty, golfing at public or private courses, the weekend rodeo that thrills both locals and visitors, not to mention tubing down the Yampa River for many who like to beat the heat in chilly, fresh mountain water. Summertime does mean the annual July 4th parade, Art-in-the-Park, HEAT balloon festival, Steamboat Running & Bike Series races...and after all this activity, a margarita on the Rio deck, a brick oven pizza sitting on Rex's back patio, or an ice cream cone from Johnny B. Good's take-out window hit the spot. Attractions In Steamboat Springs in Steamboat Springs take full advantage of the short, but very sweet summer season - we realize winter is right around the corner.

And now for winter...just how do we Steamboat locals co-exist with the a large number of skiers and snowboarders who come year-after-year for the champagne powder and western hospitality? Well to begin with, you might see mostly locals in the gondola line at 7:45am because we've listened to the 5:00am snow report and know there's 14 inches of powder on Storm Peak that need to be skied before heading into work a little later than normal, but totally refreshed and energized for your day! But we don't just ski here in Ski Town USA, when you live here and it's wintertime, you take your kids to Winter Sports Club, you take a dip in the Old Town Hot Springs pools, you snowshoe in the moonlight to an ideal spot for sitting and drinking some wine that was in your backpack all night, and you hit the first bird special at the Orr House where a sizzling steak and huge salad bar await. Local winter events that even us locals await every year include the Winter Carnival where the senior high school band "marches" down Lincoln Avenue on skis, there are races where (if you're brave) you're pulled by way of a horse while sitting on a shovel, and you trek over to Howelsen Hill to invest an evening watching fireworks where the lighted man skis down the hill, shooting fireworks from multiple body locations...some things you merely have to see to trust.