Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival Begins Tomorrow, February 3rd.Winter Carnival, a week long celebration was started by the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club over 100 years ago.The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club describes the annual event:"When the Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival was first established, it was a celebration born out of the residents’ need to forget the hardships of winter, chase away the shorter days, and bring happiness back to a valley plagued by snow. Today, this 5 day long carni... read more

You probably know Sun Valley created the world's first chairlift to get alpine skiers to the top of the mountain and that Sun Valley Resort has invested millions in some of the fastest quad lifts anywhere. In fact, we have a capacity of a staggering 21,580 skiers per hour, but average only 3,500 skiers per day. Result: no lift lines with the highest per person uphill lift capacity of any resort anywhere. But you may not know how big cross country skiing has become. Between groomed golf course tracks ... read more

Our Distinctive Angels had the opportunity to volunteer with STARS (Steamboat Adaptive Recreational Sports) this Saturday, January 23rd and Monday, January 25th for their annual STARS and Stripes Heroes Camp. The STARS and Stripes Heroes Camp is for recently injured veterans or "Wounded Warriors" who have sustained some type of permanent physical disability after September 11, 2001. After a morning of nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding or snow biking the camp participants came to the STARS office where ou... read more

Sun Valley and the Wood River Valley are known for great adventure and entertainment, and with that goes great food. Local favorites and long time staples like Perry's, the Kneadery and the Sawtooth Club are joined by newer restaurants Cornerstone Bar & Grill,  Enoteca and the Warfield Distillery. The following article from Only in Your State has 14 of their picks of the best in Idaho and 4 of them are here--well, 4 1/2, since Chandler's started here before moving to Boise. So whether you're... read more

CATHERINE LYKKEN OF COLDWELL BANKER DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS NAMED REGIONAL PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL ON AGINGColdwell Banker Distinctive Properties agent, Catherine Lykken, was recently elected President of the Regional Council on Aging. The RCOA includes five counties- Routt, Moffat, Garfield, Rio Blanco and Mesa.   RCOA is an organization that provides resources and information to seniors in the region so that they can make decisions on their health, living situations and personal care ... read more