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You love the great outdoors, you love wildlife, you love Steamboat! The other day was just one of those incredible fall days with crispy leaves beneath your wheels; brilliant orange,yellow,red and green set against the backdrop of a bluebird sky. Myself and a few friends were enjoying the day on ...

After many months of meetings, research and diligent work, the Steamboat Springs Green Building Program was finally presented to Routt County Commissioners and City Council last night. No vote was taken, but Council members and commissioners were supportive of the program. The program would call ...

I love everything about camping except the camping part. What I mean to say is that the whole idea of sleeping in a tent just doesn’t intrigue me. All summer, I’m surrounding by fantastic stories of amazing adventures ~ and I am all about that. But the actually sleeping part is my hang up. Thus m...

Oh yeah, folks. The little Weather Bug cricket in my icon tray just started squeeking, notifying me of a weather alert. Ready your party hats!HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAYEvent Start: 6:00PM MDT, Thursday Mar 13, 2008Event End: 6:00PM MDT, Friday Mar 14, 2...

The all-time record for snowfall was set during the winter of 1996-97, when 447.75 inches of snow were recorded at mid-mountain. Steamboat needs just 11.25 inches to tie the record. The community has inhaled...and is now holding its breath. The ski area's  fast approaching closing date of April 6...

If you haven't skied Steamboat this year, you have missed one special season. Only the 6th time since the 1979/1980 season that we've broken the 400-inch mark. The largest benchmark of this ski season? Folks, we had 100 inches of Champagne powder fall three months in a row! The powder riding has ...

This is amazing. The United Kingdom will reportedly announce this week a call for all future non-domestic buildings to be "net-zero carbon" (100% neutralized carbon emissions). Buildings ranging from schools to hotels to light manufacturing plants will be required to eliminate carbon dioxide emis...

While I work with clients buying and selling all Steamboat Springs real estate, clearly my passion is for sustainable building practices. Excitedly I'd like to tell you that times... they are a-changing! We've got several projects coming on line in town that will be built embracing eco-building p...

Ah, what beautiful weather this week! After weeks of amazing Champagne powder snowfall ~ nearly 30 feet of it ~ the sun has been peeking out! We've had 3 afternoons that turned into true "bluebirds" with sunscreen required on the slopes. The groomers are delightful...the snow is soft and trails a...

 We've been really progressing with the formation of our Yampa Valley Sustainability Council. What difficult yet rewarding work its been. We now have working copies of bylaws, a business plan, and our mission statement. We've filed our articles with the state and are in discussions with other org...