Tag: Steamboat Springs
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30″ possible at Colorado resort over next 5 days
Big snow is set to continue in Colorado into the weekend, with the central mountain region and northern peaks likely to be hit the hardest. One popular ski area, in particular, is expected to see their season accumulation increase by 200 percent over the next five days. According to the OpenSnow five-day resort-by-resort forecast, Steamboat…
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Colorado ski resort expected to get 24″ of snow over next five days
Significant snow is finally hitting Colorado, with double-digit totals expected to accumulate around a large swath of the state following a multi-day stretch of significant snow that started Tuesday night. It’s likely that all this snowfall will greatly benefit many of the state’s resorts, as might be expected, with predictions from OpenSnow showing these double-digit…
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Splurging, exploring and enjoying: 48 hours in Steamboat Springs
For the truest sense of Steamboat Springs, you might want to mark your calendar for early February. That’s the scheduled return of Winter Carnival, the weeklong celebration of ski jumping, parading, dancing, s’mores-eating and more. “It’s our Super Bowl,” an organizer once told us. It’s a fun-filled embodiment of how Steamboat moved from one era…
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Colorado resort expected to get foot of snow over next 5 days
Amid a dry season thus far, Colorado’s skiers and snowboarders are getting desperate. That said, this weekend should bring some decent snow totals to a few spots around the state. According to the high-end National Weather Service snowfall forecast, some high-elevation areas could get about 18 to 24 inches of snow through Monday morning, particularly…
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Colorado ski area set to offer free skiing on Sundays all season long
Often described as one of the affordable places to ski and snowboard in Colorado, the historic Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs has long been a great place to learn the skills before headed to bigger resorts. First opening in 1915, Howelsen Hill takes pride in having produced close to 100 Winter Olympians throughout its existence,…
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As market cools, Colorado home prices finally level out
Home prices in Colorado are finally behaving the way that market economics would predict they should, following two years of flat-to-declining real estate sales. They’ve leveled out. That’s according to the newest Market Trends report by the Colorado Association of Realtors. The report shows the median price of a single-family home in the state dropped…
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Colorado search and rescue team has already saved 8 lives this year
In the latest newsletter from Routt County Search and Rescue, the team highlighted the scale of their effort over the first 10 months of 2025. Year-to-date, the team reports responding to 52 calls for service, 1,485 hours spent on rescue missions, and 2,161 hours spent training. Most impactful, however, was that a reported eight lives…
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Colorado statewide housing market shows price drop for condos
After months of stubborn price increases that had driven away buyers, Colorado’s housing market is now seeing some modest price reductions — with the trend being more evident for condos and townhomes than for single-family homes. Following a report last week of declining prices in metro Denver, the Colorado Association of Realtors is tracking a similar…
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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called “the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in history” by one city councilor. After more than a decade of debate that underscored the broader tug-and-pull…
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Statewide housing report shows swelling inventory, but prices still hold
Real estate markets around the state are reporting what’s becoming a familiar pattern this year: the supply of homes on the market keeps increasing, but without any enthusiasm from homebuyers aimed at absorbing all of that inventory. And despite the added stock of homes available, prices are holding close to their previous levels, according to…