FIND YOUR NEXT HOME by... History of Steamboat Springs When
people think of Steamboat Springs, they might conjure up
thoughts of 'Ski Town USA', or world-famous tree skiing through
Champagne Powder snow at the Steamboat Ski Resort. Or they might
think of a genuine community with a generations-old ranching
heritage and abundant year-round outdoor activities. Some might
remember the people of Steamboat Springs and how they go out of
their way to say hello, or a quick smile and wave from a friend
or acquaintance on the street. None of these people would be
wrong - Steamboat Springs is all these things, and more. The Ute
Indians were the first to inhabit the Yampa Valley, hundreds of
years before fur trappers came to Steamboat in the early 1800's.
They were likely here for the lush valley in the summertime and
the abundant hunting opportunities throughout the region. At
some point the trappers thought they heard the chugging sound of
a steamboat steam engine, but it was actually a bubbling mineral
spring that sou