Three hours from a large city, 331 inches of average annual snow fall, 59 annual average frost-free days and less than 11,000 people ... these are the first reasons Steamboat Springs, CO is an ideal place to live, now let me give you a few more. I will try to be brief, but keep in mind where this is happening! First of all, the community is actually a community first, and the second is a world-class ski resort. Ask anyone who lives here, and they will gladly tell you that at Steamboat Springs you have friends and neighbors who care for you and are watching you. Are there moose in your way? Be sure one of your neighbors will call and tell you. Ask any second homeowner or visitor about Steamboat Springs, and one of the first things they will say is that people in our city are so friendly. Just this fact made Steamboat Springs, CO a great place to call home and, no doubt, the perfect place to raise a family - let me say this one last time before moving on, “people are nice, and people here care about you.
Well, so everything is fine, but they ask me: “What do you do when you are 3 hours from a big city, and it’s cold and snowing so many days in a year?” Well, let's start with summer, when it’s not cold and snowy and people come to this city of ski resorts and without a trace of champagne on the ground, which they spend here a week and decided to stay. Summertime in Steamboat Springs, Colorado shows free concerts at the foot of the Hauelsen Hill, boating fishing in the Yampa and Elk rivers, hiking and cycling along the trails for each level and surrounded by the beauty of Rocky Mountain, playing golf on public or private courses, a weekend rodeo, which excites both places and visitors, and, of course, a pipe down the Yampa River for those who like to beat the heat in cold, fresh mountain water. Summertime also means the annual July 4th parade, the Art-in-Park festival, the Balloon festival, the racing on bicycle and cross-country Steamboat series ... and after all this event, margarita on the Rio deck, brick oven pizza, sitting on Rex, or an ice cream cone from the window of Johnny B. Good & # 39; s, who pulled into place. Locals in Steamboat Springs take full advantage of the short but very sweet summer season - we know that winter is just around the corner.
And now for the winter ... how do we, the locals of the Steamboat, coexist with thousands of skiers and snowboarders who come from year to year for our champagne and western hospitality? Good for starters, you will most likely see mostly locals on the gondola line at 7:45, because we heard the snow report at 5:00 in the morning and know that 14 inches of powder on the Storm Peak to ski, before you go to work a little later than usual, but fully updated and activated during the day! But we are not just skiing here in the US Ski City, when you live here and in the winter, you take your children to the Winter Sports Club, you swim in the hot spring pools in the Old City, you snowshoes in the moonlight in the perfect place to sit and drinking the wine that was in your backpack all night, and you hit the early bird, especially the house of Orr, where a hissing steak and a huge salad bar await. Local winter events, which even we, the locals, wait every year, include the Winter Carnival, where the older school group "marches" down Lincoln Avenue on skis, there are races, where (if you are brave) you are a horse, sitting on a shovel, and then you will go to Howlsen Hill to spend the evening watching the fireworks, where the lighted person sits on a hill, shooting fireworks from several places of the body ... some things that you just need to believe.
So now, when we hit the two main Steamboat Springs; seasons, I would like to share with you the everyday comforts that we have here, which do not take 45 minutes in an hour’s movement to receive - for example, the LEED-Silver ID, registered by LEED-Silver, located on the banks of the Yampa River and the house is not only for an extensive collection of books and magazines, but also for publicly available computers, a lively children's department, a local historical room, public conference rooms and some of the best views (with comfortable chairs) of the Yampa River. Where there is a modern public library, you may think that education is also very important, and you will be right ... from the three local elementary schools of Steamboat Springs that eat at Steamboat Springs Secondary and high schools in our private schools where Lowell Whiteman attracts students from the international database of applicants every year. On top of that, at the Colorado College of Mines, a college that just started offering around 4 years old, and you can see that we have a fairly solid education system here in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
High-speed Internet provides those lucky enough to find neutral jobs in the field to work in our Rocky Mountain Paradise compared to a corporate high-rise home office in the suburbs. And high-speed Internet helps local companies, such as SmartWool, Moots and Big Agnes, compete around the world. I'm distracted, back to the facilities that do not take 45 minutes (well, honestly, an hour) to get to ... here is a short list: ice skating rink, modern tennis center, equestrian centers, strings. musical pavilion, Nordic ski centers, cinemas, bowling and fabulous local restaurants. One of the last areas to which we turn, because although we like to think that we are the embodiment of health and fitness here in Steamboat Springs, we fight and we get injured and also correct us and feed us with health. Medical the Yampa Valley Center is staffed by some of the best doctors and specialists in the country, and it is supported by numerous private medical practices that deal with any possible illness ... from the knee of the buy that will be needed for a replacement at some point Giving some restructuring.
So, you have it ... and, of course, there is. We would not want to live so much if every wonderful thing about Steamboat could be captured in a 4-paragraph blog. You just need to come and enjoy our Northwest Colorado area with us in all four seasons to truly appreciate what Steamboat offers. But remember that the most important thing is the wonderful people you meet here. We want to know where you come from, what brings you here, and then we want to share with you our favorite stylish reception, as well as our favorite restaurant. And if you get stuck on a rabbit ears path in January, we are probably good enough to stop and help you put chains on your tires. We must run, it's morning powder ... or it will be in 4 months!
