1. Community, we are proud of our western heritage and welcoming community spirit.

2. Champagne Powder® earned Steamboat Ski Resort its worldwide reputation as Ski Town USA®. The resort is consistently voted as one of the top family friendly ski resorts in North America.

3. Howelsen Hill, the oldest ski resort in North America, takes pride of its place in the heart of downtown Steamboat. This local treasure has been the training ground for over 89 Olympians.

4. As the bumper sticker says: “I came for the winter and stayed for the summer”. Beneath winter’s snowy blanket is a plethora of hiking and world-class biking trails, mountain lakes, forests and wildflower meadows.

5. The Yampa, the last free-flowing river in the seven state Colorado River Basin, winds through the Yampa Valley and lures fisherman, tubers, paddleboarders and kayakers to its water.

6. Perry Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp is the oldest, continuously running art camp in North America. Steamboat earned a Creative District Designation in 2017 and boasts its own orchestra, museums, Strings Music Festival, monthly art walks and artisan food festivals.

7. An abundance of natural mineral springs has added to Steamboat’s folklore and gives residents and visitors renowned soaking opportunities.

8. Steamboat School District is one of the highest performing school districts in Colorado. Since 2010, it has consistently been ‘Accredited with Distinction’.

9. The town boasts more accolades than any of its mountain town neighbors. Aside from being Ski Town USA®, Steamboat is proud to live up to its widespread reputations as Bike Town USA® and Dog Town USA®.

10. Steamboat was voted as one of the top three places in Colorado to start a business by consumer finance website NerdWallet. Unemployment rates currently hover around 2% and 1,600 businesses are based here. Year-round airline service and a strong economic support network foster a growing location neutral business community.