Steamboat Springs Travel Guide

Steamboat Springs Colorado

Ski Town USA, Steamboat has had a jumping arena since 1913, a downhill ski area since the mid 1960s, and has trained more Olympians than any other town in the US.  Champagne PowderTM is certainly its specialty, and the town proudly broke its record snowfall in the 07-08 season with 489" of snow before its closing on April 6th.  But snow is not the only draw to Steamboat Springs, Colorado. 

Steamboat has also been well known for its healing hot springs since its foundation in the late 1880s, and gets its name after the bubbling geiser that sounded like the Mississippi river boats which was unfortunately destroyed when the railroad tracks were laid in the early 1900s. 

Steamboat is no stranger to the ranching life as well; a regular stop of the Pro Rodeo Circuit, the town is surrounded with generations of experience in rangling, farming, and cow and sheep ranching. 

Visitors can enjoy the gamot of outdoor experiences here, from wildflower and waterfall hikes in the spring, ATVing and flyfishing in the summer, hunting the enormous elk in the fall, snowmobiling, skiing, and dogsledding in the winter, and hot-air ballooning all year round Steamboat is a mecca of wilderness adventure.

Visit the Steamboat Chamber ( www.steamboat-chamber.com) and the Steamboat Ski Area websites ( www.steamboat.com) for more information on lodging, dining, recreation, and history of this much overlooked part of northwestern Colorado.

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Andrea Jehn Kennedy writes for the Steamboat.com website's daily Straight Talk Report during Ski Season, and is co-owner of an adventure travel company for people with disabilities with her husband Craig: www.accessanything.net