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Steamboat's Peter Hall designs new stand-up paddleboarding gear
Steamboat local Peter Hall quit his full-time job and committed himself fully to designing and building stand-up paddleboarding gear. Hala Gear isn’t even a year old and most of its first run of products is still being manufactured. So far, so good.
Boaters intent on savoring every drop of Yampa River this season
It works out. That’s the lesson Barry Smith said he’s learned after decades spent watching the Yampa River’s rise and fall in Steamboat Springs.
Fun, comfort define tempting new outdoors gear
Not everything is easier, and not everything is more fun. All the products in the newest wave of summer supplies now holding down the shelves of local outdoors stores manage to fall into at least one of the categories, however.
Season’s bikes offer plenty of new
The Class of 2012 won’t go down as the most innovative of mountain bike classes, Orange Peel Bicycle Service’s Brock Webster explained. There are some new ideas, but he said the most significant changes have come for road bikes.
Several trails on Emerald Mountain cleared to ride
The openings of the lower trails on the front side and several on the back side of Emerald Mountain join a number of already available Routt County trails.
Crews help Steamboat Ski Area survive to Closing Day
If the winter of 2011-12 has taught the slope maintenance crews at Steamboat Ski Area anything, it’s that nothing can be taken for granted.
Spring skiing, riding means learning to surf the slush
For many, there’s an ongoing love-hate relationship with spring skiing. Learning how to make the best of the conditions can help the first runs be as sweet as the last.
Joel Reichenberger: Steamboat rubs off
There’s never any shortage of tourists in Steamboat Springs, of course, especially during ski season. The middle weeks of March, though, usually signal spring break for the Midwest states, where I grew up.
Big Air event set for Sunday in Steamboat
The snow may be melting fast, but skiers and snowboarders looking to show off their best tricks have a few opportunities remaining this season, starting with Sunday’s Howelsen Hill Big Air event.
Ice fishing a lazy way to pass a winter day
Fishing by nature is low key, but even by fishing standards, ice fishing is laid back. “Ice fishing is just low stress,” said Kent Baucke of Steamboat Great Outdoors. “It’s just a good time, and it’s even great for families."