| Head to the northwestern part of the Colorado | | | | just hang out in your rental home or ski chalet just |
| Rockies and rip it up on the slopes surrounding | | | | to be on the safe side. The area boasts 69 Olympic |
| Steamboat Springs. If the name alone doesn't get | | | | athletes, not bad for an authentic ranching town |
| you, it's reputation for training Olympic athletes | | | | which still embraces it's "cowboy country" look and |
| should. Dust off those gold medals, find a great | | | | feel. Still the modern day ski resort offers 18 lifts, |
| Steamboat Springs condo, villa or home and start | | | | including a Gondola and a high speed method called |
| packing for one snowy good time. Steamboat | | | | the Christie Peak Express. There are 165 trails |
| Springs is a small town with two adjacent ski areas. | | | | providing choice and challenge for all levels of skiers. |
| Your best bet is to settle into a Rocky Mountain | | | | The secret to Steamboat Springs amazing ski |
| rental cabin or condos, making it easy and | | | | conditions are the 338 inches annually of signature |
| comfortable to get to everything you want to do | | | | Champagne Powder. The name was thought right |
| while on your getaway. Steamboat Springs luxury | | | | here and you won't find this perfectly light and dry, |
| rentals are always equipped with the necessities, like | | | | fluffy snow anywhere else. Thank you, Mother |
| fresh linens full kitchens and nice furnishings. | | | | Nature. |
| There are plenty of upscale rental homes to choose | | | | Even though you won't find any Champagne Powder |
| from as well, offering cozy fireplaces, designer decor, | | | | during the off months, you will find a lot of other |
| Wi-Fi and ski in/ski out access, even your own hot | | | | great things to do in Steamboat Springs. Hiking, |
| tub and balcony. Imagine the steam rising up around | | | | biking, fishing, golfing -maybe a trip to Strawberry |
| you as you sit amongst the bubbles of your private | | | | Park Hot Springs for some R&R before heading |
| hot tub, overlooking the Rockies, glass in hand. You | | | | to one of the many cultural offerings in this area. Do |
| might want to do some skiing and snowboarding too, | | | | something completely out of the ordinary (at least |
| if you get around to it. Check out this site for a nice | | | | for most of us) and take in the hot air balloon |
| choice in Steamboat Springs vacation homes, offered | | | | festival. By all means, make plans to visit Howelsen Hill |
| by reputable area management companies, and take | | | | on the south side of the Yampa River. Named for |
| the worry out of your highly anticipated Rocky | | | | the "flying Norseman" Carl Howelsen, you will learn |
| Mountain ski vacation. | | | | about this well-known Barnum and Bailey Circus star |
| Out on the slopes, Steamboat Springs has it all, | | | | who introduced the town to ski jumping back in 1914. |
| including its own hill for ski jumping, with several | | | | They still a little of that here today. Plan your next |
| length jumps from which to choose. If your into | | | | Rocky Mountain ski vacation in Steamboat Springs. |
| jumping high into the air on rail thin pieces of | | | | You may not snow ski or snowboard like an |
| fiberglass and then trying to land on solidly-packed | | | | Olympian, but who cares? A great Steamboat |
| snow. Maybe you should just watch the trained | | | | Springs vacation rental home, condo or cabin will help |
| professionals from a distance instead. Maybe even | | | | take the sting out of not really owning any medals. |