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Steamboat is full of activities this Holiday Weekend.  We hope you enjoy the warm sun, the beautiful scenery and the friendly people that will be all around town.  Stop by the Victoria any day this weekend during one of the open houses or call us for a personalized tour of Steamboat's nicest downtown living opportunity.  Here is a schedule of events...

THURSDAY, JULY 1

12:15 - 1:00PM Music on the Green~ Meridian Quartet at Yampa River Botanic Park, Strings Music Festival (free admission)

8:00 PM  - Jesse Cook at Strings Music Pavilion, Strings Music Festival

FRIDAY JULY 2

10:00AM - 4:00PM Art on the Mountain in Gondola Square

12:00 - 1:00PM Brown Bag Lecture Series, Tread of Pioneers Museum

1:00 - 4:30PM Cow Town Ranch Tour, Community Agriculture Alliance

5:00 - 8:00PM First Friday Artwalk, downtown Steamboat Springs starting at 13th and Lincoln

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Spring is here and Steamboat is going through some changes.  Steamboat City Council approved up to $2.5million for base area improvement at the ski area to start this summer.  It was a unanimous decision and will provide many jobs and much desired activity at the base area this summer.  If you're up near the ski area, make sure you stop in at The Powder Room which is open through mud-season.  Also, take a tour of One Steamboat Place - but make sure you have a guide because it is easy to get lost. 
There is quite a bit of pine tree removal going on near Thunderhead high speed lift.  Some walking and riding trails may be closed and the disc-golf course will not be returning there this year. 
Due to crazy spring weather (or maybe just normal Rocky Mountain spring weather) construction on Highway 40 through downtown is behind ...

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In case you missed this weeks’ edition of Barron’s, the cover story written by Karen Hube is germane to Steamboat Springs and all of Colorado’s resort markets.  The gist of the article is this: 
• The luxury resort market has taken a hit, as much as 20-30%.
• The luxury summer-home market has held up better than the total market for luxury homes.
• The time is now to start shopping…waiting for a bottom is dangerous in that the top-tier market is apt to snap back quickly.
• There is much pent-up demand for high-end real estate and that will drive the market as confidence returns.
• Sales in the upper level of the the second-home market tend to be less cyclical than the rest of the real estate market  because high end real estate is viewed as an investment asset class.
• Most sales and price reductions are not a function of ...

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Hey, in case you didn't already know it, Steamboat Springs is a place with "great bones." This is according to the article in Forbes.com written by Everett Potter on December 8, 2008. If you want to read the article, here is the link. Otherwise, I'll hit the highpoints.

Intrawest plans to invest as much as $1 billion in Steamboat Springs in the next 5 years....yes, you read that right...and this article was published recently! This classic western town has a great mix of mom-and-pop places, galleries, sushi bars, and boutiques.
It's snowing as I type, and last year we had a "four wire" winter, referring to the height of the snow on the barbed-wire fences surrounding the local ranch land. The term "champagne powder" was coined here and we are on our way to having an abundance of it! Some of the best tree ...

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SKI & RIDE FREE IN STEAMBOAT FROM OPENING DAY TO CHRISTMAS DAY

Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A.®  is scheduled to open Wednesday, November 26th and Mother Nature and Old Man Winter have joined forces once again!  The snow has been falling in Steamboat Springs for days now with nearly a foot of snow in the past 48-hours!  Steamboat is rolling out a red carpet for visitors unlike any other--FREE lift tickets from Opening Day through Christmas Day.

"Steamboat is world-renowned for its western hospitality and kicking off the 2008/2009 season with free skiing is the perfect way to say ‘thanks and welcome back' to our friends who ski and ride at Steamboat," said Rob Perlman, vice president of sales & marketing for Steamboat. "This season more than ever, people are looking for great values and Steamboat has stepped up in an unbelievable way with free lift tickets. Nothing puts a bigger ...

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Back in 1914, you could make it here by train. Today, you make it to Steamboat by lunch and with current airfares on Continental still have plenty of money left over. With the 2008/2009 season just weeks away and temperatures and snow falling; so are winter airfares into Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A. "With snow already falling on the slopes combined with amazing vacation packages; and now, unheard of airfares on Continental; it's shaping up to be a season you don't want to miss," said Rob Perlman, vice president of sales & marketing for the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. "With so much going on the in the world today, it's never been more important to reconnect, rejuvenate and reinvigorate with your family and friends."

Available only on the daily nonstop flights from Houston, Continental ...

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