Moving your Family to a Mountain Town

The Mountain Jobs Blog has a nice post about making the move to the mountains. In my experience the key is deciding to do it and it is amazing how quickly you can figure out how to make it work. I know I am not unique in this regard since I have so many friends here in Steamboat that have done the same thing.

"Weigh your options, plan carefully …don’t say can’t, never say never and don’t ever give up on your dreams."

There is also an excellent post from a family that moved to Bend, Oregon that hits on several points well.

I look at it like this, basically there are lot of transitions that come our way in modern life so why take the default path everyone expects when you could make a little bigger transition and achieve so many goals at once for you and your family. It doesn't get any easier over time unless you see a windfall coming because of the number of people that will be competing for limited housing in communities nearing capacity. We have seen how communities get less attainable over time due to tight supply and increasing demand so take the chance now to plan out how you can make your move, set specific goals and work towards them. Wishing and dreaming is fun but it gets very few people here. If you can't move now for some big reason get your foot in the door in a intelligent manner as soon as possible. You will not regret it, moving here is the best decision I have ever made outside of family and spending time in the mountains.

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Yampa Tailwaters Preserve

Our group was out at the Tailwaters Ranch below Lake Catamount today on snowmobiles checking out the property as we explore our options to proceed. There were ducks on the river, I saw a trout surface, elk tracks every where and I can’t even express how gorgeous it was. We rode around some more for fun feeling lucky to be one of the few that will ever ride there. Then most of the guys left but the trailer wasn’t back yet so I stayed so my friend wouldn’t be hanging out alone since he couldn't risk getting stuck in the deep snow just before dark.

We went back into the back bowl of the ranch and it got even more beautiful as the sun was setting and the Alpenglow hit with the fog coming off of the river and the face shots from 3 feet of fresh champagne powder reflected all on the light. Truly amazing. All this and nearly 2 miles of singular Tailwaters fly-fishing on the Yampa River all year long since this section doesn't freeze.

If you would like to know the inside scoop on Yampa Tailwaters Preserve just give me a call at 970-819-6930 anytime. I know the property in and it's status well.

Nov 2009 Update - Change is afoot with the Yampa Tailwaters Preserve. If you have interest in the property give me a call.

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Snow fell at the ski resort on 26 of December’s 31 days

All in all a great month in Steamboat for snow. In typical Steamboat fashion the snow reports on the mountain were very conservative a tradition that I am glad to see continue with Intrawest given the "optimism" expressed in the snow reports at Copper Mountain.

There were 6 thigh to waist deep days in the trees over the last 2weeks on snow reports that ranged from 9-17 inches. Not only the people are real here but the snow reports are too. Clearly a local conspiracy to let the crowds stay along I-70 :)

From the Steamboat Pilot "The December 2007 snow that people in Steamboat Springs have battled and reveled in has earned a top-four ranking based on 99 years of records.

Last month’s snowfall totaled 74.2 inches in town. That number has been surpassed just three times according to records that go back to 1908, he added.

Kent Kirkpatrick of Steam­boat Ski & Resort Corp. reported 9 inches of new snow at the ski area on Monday morning, with another inch falling after 9 a.m. as the skies began to clear. Those 10 inches gave the ski area its third-highest December snowfall: 126 inches.

Snow fell at the ski resort on 26 of December’s 31 days. Ski area spokeswoman Heidi Thomsen cited ski area records that show 165.5 inches of snow fell at mid-mountain in December 1983 and 133.5 inches fell in December 1990. The average December snowfall at mid-mountain is 66.8 inches."

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