Santa for Christmas in Downtown Steamboat

I was fortunate to have the chance to sponsor half of the cost to bring Santa to downtown Steamboat Springs for 5 different events this holiday season. The dates and times are in the picture above. I thought it was a great chance to give back and help make Christmas special to the kids after a successful year in a tough environment.

If you haven't had a chance to make it to Downtown Steamboat over the holiday season these events are a great chance to have fun, share some holiday cheer and see a lot of friends all at once. I hope to see you down there.


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Steamboat is ready for your next visit

I just wanted you to know that we have been working hard here in Steamboat to prepare for your visit over the holidays. We are now open top to bottom but will benefit from the next couple of storms to fill things in and be fully ready. I personally spent some quality time making an intense effort to stabilize the snow pack using my experience to find that vulnerable untouched powder no matter where it may be. We have gotten about 2.5 ft since Thanksgiving day so the trend is going our way. It looks like they are starting to get resolution on this week’s weather and so far it looks good. The next storm is expected Monday through Thursday followed by one more Sunday according to the National Weather service. A Winter Weather Advisory has already been posted for Monday night so let's hope that gets upgraded :) For more click back to the Steamboat Springs blog main page.

Steamboat Christmas Trees

In Steamboat we have an abundance of perfect Christmas trees conveniently located in my favorite ski runs. Mother Nature has been kind enough to decorate them perfectly for us. Want to celebrate the holidays with us this year?

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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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Merry Christmas from Steamboat Springs

I want to take a moment to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season. I trust that whether you celebrate Christmas or a different holiday that you will have a wonderful time with the people that are special to you.

We had a wonderful day here with our family seeing Alden and Neve enjoy the wonders of the holiday. It was really cool to see Alden so very excited while at the same time making sure that his little sister Neve always had a present to open or felt welcome to sit on his new mini excavator. Kids bring the purest form of joy to special occasions and daily life so I feel lucky to get to share it with them on a daily basis. They can be quite a challenge but anything from the slightest smile, a run to greet you with a hug to "You are the best Daddy in the whole world and my best friend too" can instantly transcend even the sore leg or dirty diapers we so often wake to at 3am.

Parenthood has been the best Christmas present of all for me and I feel like I get something better than Chrismas everyday from Alden, Neve and my wonderful wife Wendy. She talked me into all of this and does her best to make our lives special everyday. I am blessed in more ways than I can count.

The other highlight of my day was the chance to work at and contribute to the Steamboat Community Christmas dinner. This is a great chance to spend time with the great people that live in Steamboat and give people a place to come for a full on Christmas dinner. This is probably my favorite event all year and I need to make time to do more of this all year long.

I hope that Santa brings all of you more trips to ski deeper powder and time to experience summer here in Steamboat. HO HO HO, Merry Christmas from Steamboat!!! Back to the Steamboat Springs blog main page for more.