Inside Steamboat’s Best Swimming Holes!
Want to cool off? As well as hitting the lap pool at Old Town Hot Springs, when the water’s low (i.e. when the tubing hatch is out) but the river is still open, plunge...
Buddy’s Hobby Hut
Enough with all these hard guy (and gal) outdoor sports…how about something a little more sedentary (where you can Swill and Chill)? Try Buddy’s Hobby Hut, where you can try your hand at an...
GRVL Gallop
Draft horses
Let’s just go ahead and call it a sufferfest. What else would you call racing 142 miles, 100 of them on gravel, with 9,400 feet of climbing? But some people like pain and...
Best Jacket-fitting Sandwiches!
We all know those do-it-yourselfers who lug their own meals around on the mountain, pulling a sandwich out of a vest pocket or a frozen, jaw-breaking PowerBar from their bib on the chair. And...
Change it Up with a Dog Sled Tour
Mush!!
Tired of the slopes? Let something with four legs do all the work, with Snow Buddy Dog Sled Tours. The company was started by locals Dan and Sarah Piano in 2011, “with a lot...
Tubing Tips
Don't be this guy—the doofus who does everything wrong on the river, from strewing trash to being rude (and sporting a mullet). Respect others and the river, which is having a tough year. For...
Confessions of a Lodge Caretaker
A lot of jobs have their perks. Maybe free coffee, half-price burgers, or even a lenient powder clause. But perhaps none are as good as being a caretaker for the ski area’s lodges up...
Bluegrass Boating
Float to a Music Festival!
Looking for a unique way to fill the dog days of summer? Try floating into a music festival—i.e. the Yarmony Music Festival, a three-day, hippie-filled, Hula-hooping bluegrass concert on the...
Bluebird Hut Trip
Having trouble booking a backcountry hut this winter? Eschew those always-booked 10th Mountain Division huts and reserved-before-you-know-it squares on rec.gov and try Bluebird Backcountry on the other side of Rabbit Ears Pass, a new...
Yippee Kiyay…Rodeo Back Kicking!
While it will still have some capacity and distancing restrictions in place, rodeo is back and kicking in Steamboat this summer, after a hiatus last season. Complete with clowns, concessions (BBQ and a Budweiser,...