Long overdue and much anticipated is the launch of our new website which will happen sometime in late November. Familiar visitors to our website will probably liken this experience to time when your local supermarket decides to rearrange the store layout, but we hope that the new features will overcome any early frustrations. Features will include: We look forward to your feedback! 
Friday, October 31, 2008
Sneak Peak : New Website
Moving to Steamboat
We asked our two new reservations staff, Jeff and Melissa, who both moved here in the last year, to reflect on their first few months here and share a little of their experiences of life in Steamboat... Both Jeff and Melissa agreed on a common theme - Steamboat is a great place to live because it has such a great climate. "Moving to a ski town like Steamboat makes you appreciate the simple pleasures of wonderful weather and great outdoor opportunities to do just about anything you would like to experience. With an average of 250 sunny days per year it makes Steamboat that much more enjoyable than the climate we left behind in the Mid-West." Jeff moved from Flagstaff, AZ where it only snows around 150 inches a year, to Steamboat where this past year was a record snowfall of 489 inches. It was quite an adjustment. Of course in a ski town there can never be "too much snow", but having to scrape off 2 - 6 inches of snow daily from the car took some getting used to. "I quickly learned to appreciate having a remote car starter and the finer points of what defines a good snow scraper!" Jeff is no stranger to change and acted on instinct to pursue a dream of living in the mountains. "I was raised just outside Tahoe until I turned 12 when we moved to St. Louis for my High School years. Moving to Steamboat from Flagstaff, where I had just graduated college, was blind luck. With less than $2,000 to my name, a van full of belongings and a quest for powder I hoped for the best winter of my life. Looking back over the last nine months, Steamboat has given me the great experience that I was looking for. If you ever have a chance to do the same, take advantage of it and experience life in the mountains." Melissa grew up in Madison, Wisconsin where "activities" included eating out, going downtown, shopping at the many malls Madison had to offer; it was fun, but she needed a change. "Steamboat has offered me many things in the few months I've been here. It has already exceeded all expectations. Yes, Steamboat is a small town, but what separates it from other small towns is that it's such an active town. There's so much to do here that I was never really interested in or able to do back home: hiking, snowshoeing, biking, etc. Something about this town has made me explore my options, test out new horizons." "I've visited Steamboat many times on vacations and loved it, but I wasn't sure if I could handle living here. Now I wonder what I was worried about. It already feels like home and the new norms of my life in the mountains are healthier and helping me to appreciate everything about living in Ski Town USA." Overall, they are both very excited for the upcoming winter. "Moving Mountains incorporates hard work with fun in the work place and we are looking forwards to meeting the many guests whose vacations we have been planning. Steamboat is a very special place and we hope when you do visit that you try and experience as much as you can while you are here."
Be a Fan on Facebook!
Another place that you can keep updated with goings on with Moving Mountains is through our Facebook page.
Here you can get the latest updates on our news feed, you can write and read reviews from past guests and sahre pictures and video.
Most important of all you join our "community" by becoming a Fan of Moving Mountains!
New Moving Mountains Office
October 2008 ushered in a new era as we moved to a new office suite in the Fish Creek Building at the base of the ski mountain area.
This new location provides a front desk area where we can check in and meet arriving guests. We also now have a small guest lounge area where you can relax before check in, check your email or plan any additional activities for your stay.
Our new address is:
PO Box 880346,
Fish Creek Building: First Floor
155 Anglers Drive,
Steamboat Springs,
CO 80488
Fish Creek Building: First Floor
155 Anglers Drive,
Steamboat Springs,
CO 80488
Website: www.MovingMountains.com
Email : info@movingmountains.com
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Winter is coming!
The days are counting down to another epic ski season in Steamboat. Last winter was a record setter with 489" of champagne powder falling before closing day. We were reminded yesterday morning of what is to come when we woke up to the first snowstorm signalling that fall is over and we are heading into winter.
This is the time of year that we put the skis in for a service and wax and shop for ski gear. We also have to pull out the snow tires, find our snow shovels, winterize irrigation systems and make the last check in the back yard for anything we might need before spring.
Ski season has already started in Colorado. Loveland at 10,600' opened on October 14th and is currently reporting an 18" base. Steamboat is less than 40 days from opening day and the mountain is turning white as snow-making operations roll into action and mother nature is helping out already.
We are pleased to report that despite the economic turmoil and the distractions of t
he election it seems that few people are willing to give up on their ski vacation plans. Our bookings are keeping pace with last year and since our feature in SKI magazine last year many more people are realizing that our full-service catered package is the way to go. So the message here is - don't wait until the last minute - because we are starting to fill up on busy weeks.
With some new properties just coming on line, a new website due to be launched in the next month, new staff members in our office and chalets teams and changes all around us in Steamboat, there is much more to bring to you. So keep coming back and we'll keep you in the loop!
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