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“Marabou Ranch Barn – 2010 Summer in Steamboat”

In the summer, Steamboat has endless beautiful weather, activities and events for everyone. The weather is warm and sunshine is never ending, with all the wild flowers blooming and the community biking on all the many trails Steamboat has to offer you know it’s summertime. You and your family have a wonderful opportunity to fully enjoy the Steamboat summers at Marabou right outside of town.

Marabou is a cozy and traditional western feel that allows you to experience not only the land and resources, but part of a lifestyle many seek. Located right outside of town , the 1800-acre landscape has been established with the care focused on the preservation and protection of the ranch itself. With just 62 homes established, the remaining 1300 acres are yours to explore. Experience ranching lifestyle as you live and have the opportunity to work on an active ranch. Enjoy miles of private trails and fishing waters with the help of personal Master Guides. Design your own residency while maintaining access to the River House Lodge, Downstream Spa and much more.

Marabou Ranch allows you not to simply become a homeowner, but presents the opportunity for you to become a rancher as well. Through embracing both the land and the resources, you become not only members of a community, but part of a lifestyle while living in Steamboat. If you have any questions about Marabou or the hiking and biking trails in Steamboat, feel free to send us an email at JonW@thesteamboatgroup.com or call us at 970-879-0879.

As you wake-up, stretch, and glance out the window you won’t be able to hide a smile. The beauty that surrounds you, the beauty you are a part of. You watch as a heard of elk stumble by or as a flock of sparrows gracefully skim the top of water.  Looking out across the acres of your ranch or perhaps onto the shallow tail-waters that grace the view from your bedroom window, it is sure to be a motivating factor that wakes you each morning.

And this is all taken in getting out of bed. Imagine the rest of the day. Countless hours can be spent just watching the grass grow, and it is sure to still be considered a productive day.

A few places that are particularly notable for this type of lifestyle are listed below. If this lifestyle sounds like it would suit you well, feel free to contact me. I would love the opportunity to discuss some of the beautiful areas that surround Steamboat Springs.

Marabou Ranch – Beautiful, rolling ranch located less than 5 miles away from beautiful downtown, the 1800-acre landscape has been established with the care focused on the preservation and protection of the ranch itself. With just 62 homes established, the remaining 1,300 acres are yours to explore.

Storm Mountain Ranch – With only 14 homes on 1,100-acre development, the rest of the land is yours to explore. Featuring miles of single-track trails, Storm Mountain Ranch is designed to get you back in touch with nature while living in your own luxury home. With gorgeous homes often featuring multiple ponds, cascading waterfalls and stunning views. But the design is often left up to you, to construct your dream residence.

Catamount Ranch & Club – With homes around the golf course ranging from 6-8 acres and others upwards of 70 acres, this is a great place for those looking to be close to amenities with their own luxury lifestyles. The properties around the lake are approximately 35-75 acres. The rolling, lush green hillsides that surround the 530-acre Catamount Lake are just some of the views you have the potential of waking to every morning. Your day could begin with an early morning ride or hike on the miles of Catamount’s hiking trails, continue with a canoe journey, and culminate the evening on a fly-fishing adventure with your children.8

For more information on Living in Steamboat please feel free to contact us at 970-879-0879/JonW@TheSteamboatGroup.com or browse through our easy Land & Homes search.

It’s remarkable that so many people share a first impression of Steamboat Springs. The feeling is one of recognition. You sense, not that you’ve been here before, but that you’ll want to come again and always—home to the old mountain town and the Yampa Valley. Investment and innovation are taking place with an expanded Yampa Valley Regional Airport, ski area improvements, base renewal and many redevelopment projects in historic downtown. There’s a future awaiting you here.

You take a closer look. You discover authenticity in the town, grandeur in its setting. Life fills four seasons here at the base of one of North America’s great ski mountains, with everything from skiing to fly fishing, and all four seasons bring weather that inspires you to make the most of your recreational opportunities. You can enjoy living in Steamboat in anything from a condo to Storm Mountain Ranch, with only 14 homes on 1100-acre development, the land is yours to explore. Featuring miles of single-track trails, Storm Mountain Ranch is designed to get you back in touch with nature while living in your own luxury home. With gorgeous homes often featuring multiple ponds, cascading waterfalls and stunning views.

The first town challenge went off today at Marabou! A weekly mountain bike race series that travels to different trails around town, this was the third year in a row that the series has opened up at Marabou. Traditionally closed to the public, Marabou gracefully opens their trails up a week leading up to the race and for race day. This year over 200 participants hoped on their bikes and challenged each other and the rolling terrain of the course. A course that is flatter than the majority of the trails in town, the Marabou race is a great way to ease back into racing after a great winter on the mountain. The top riders rode the outer loop of the course, finishing the 12 mile loop in just over 50 minutes.
Marabou offers Master guides to help owners and guests best take advantage of their time in Steamboat. Providing master guides to help with mountain biking, fly fishing, nordic skiing and other activities, Marabou Ranch not only has the facilities and terrain available so that you can participate in these activities right out your front door, but also pairs you and your family up with some of the best athletes and guides in the world to help you learn the sport and best enjoy it.

For more pictures of the Marabou trail system or information on any properties in the Marabou Ranch, feel free to shoot me an email at jonw@thesteamboatgroup.com or give me a call at 970.879.0879.

Whether you’re enjoying the expert–lead adventures of Marabou’s Master Guides, pushing yourself in your own sport, or enjoying time spent with those close to you, there is never a lack of excitement at Marabou. Cheering during parades, taking in the views as you hike, and participating in many other activities will keep you fulfilled and active all year long. Find out what exciting Marabou Homes and Land you will find yourself living in with a really simple one touch button search.

Marabou is also opening their trails to the public starting June 2nd – June 8th 9am-7pm Only! Don’t miss this great opportunity to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Marabou this weekend on your bike. If you don’t have a bike Steamboat has many wonderful rental shops – a great recommendation is Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare or call them at 970-879-9144. You must check in at Outfitter’s Cabin to sign a waiver.

Surrounded by nearly 1,717 acres of picturesque ranch land and open space, just 62 homesteads will grace the Marabou landscape. Carefully chosen in prime locations, each homestead is its own private refuge, nestled among vegetation and valleys to maximize privacy and seclusion.

Every homestead, blessed with its own distinct design opportunity, cherishes and welcomes the outdoors as a part of home itself. The Marabou Design Guidelines have been created to establish the principles for designing homes at Marabou. The objective is to maintain, preserve and enhance the natural and ranch landscape of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Visit the Marabou Homes or the Marabou Land with a really easy search.

Finding yourself in a western town with friendly small town charm is Steamboat Springs, Colorado! Nestled on the western slope of the Continental Divide, Steamboat Springs sits in the lush, open expanse of the Yampa Valley. Regarded as Colorado’s most authentic Western town and Ski Town USA, Steamboat is a unique combination of ski mystique and cowboy culture. A place where not a lot has changed in the last hundred years. It’s just that now, mixed in with the Stetson hats and cowboy boots, is a world–class ski resort.

With over 70 restaurants and 250 specialty shops and boutiques, Steamboat has it all. Whether your children aspire to be Olympic athletes or it’s the quiet respite from city life that brings you here, you will never be disappointed that you became a part of the friendliest community in the West.

Now in Steamboat Springs, Colorado there is a golf membership at a competitive price for sale created for new members of the Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, it is a new Flex Option Membership. Robert Trent Jones II, designed this Golf Course in the summer of 1974. “In 2008, a $2.2 million renovation was completed on the championship caliber course, restoring its distinct characteristics back to the designer’s original intent.”

This is the first time Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club has offered such a great deal now with their new Flex Option Membership here in Steamboat. The new membership that Rollingstone is offering to new members; if purchased before April 15, 2011 will then enjoy of owning their new membership with their own name, and will have the ability to attach it to property inside the boundary at a later time.

The other benefit of this new Rollingstone membership is that you will receive a family pass for the 2010 season priced at $4,100, but there are limited numbers of new memberships available at an initiation fee of $45,000 between Jun 15, 2010 and April 15, 2011.

A New Flex Membership at Rollingstone Ranch Gold Club includes value-added benefits that include:

“No monthly dues, no food or beverage minimums, member pricing on daily green fees, annual pass options for green fees with additional benefits, preferred pricing in the golf shop and restaurant, 60-day advance tee time booking, troon advantage membership with discounted golf at Troon Golf facilities worldwide.” What a deal!

For more information on Steamboat Springs Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, feel free to contact me with any questions or thoughts Jon Wade at 970-819-6930 or jon@mybrokers.com.

Whether you are looking to relocate in Steamboat Springs, purchase a Colorado vacation home or simply upgrade from the space you are in, Steamboat offers many options for help with your real estate needs. The major industries for Steamboat and the Yampa Valley are tourism, mining, agriculture and location-neutral businesses, which includes those folks who work from home. With a population estimated at about 12,000 people, Steamboat is the 38th largest municipality in Colorado – which means we’re still a small, friendly rural town with a deep affection for open landscapes and local agriculture not to mention very fun and heart-welcoming.

Steamboat has so much to offer to the community and to it’s people that visit. There are many inspiring places to visit, to make and call it your own, and simple to luxury homes in the gorgeous Valley and Mountain Areas of Steamboat! While deciding where to search and look for these perfect dream homes you may have in mind or just in the beginning of your search, there are easy ways to find exactly what you’re looking for online before making a life-changing decision.

Eagle Ridge is one of the most desirable locations on the mountain. You’ll have the convenience of front desk check in, a seasonal shuttle, outdoor heated pool and hot tub, fitness facilities, a day spa, and concierge.

If you are looking to live lavishly, affordable, just two blocks from the Steamboat Gondola, you’re in luck, with luxurious amenities, Trappeur’s Crossing units range greatly in the style and design. Each lodge, differs in size and design. But no matter which lodge you choose, at the end of the day, you will be ready to return, with each lodge featuring a gas fireplace, a balcony, spacious living and dining rooms and a fully-equipped kitchen.

If you are looking into Steamboat to play and live your dreams, we are here to help you succeed. Searching for homes in Steamboat sometimes can be a challenge in many, the Steamboat Group is to help you find what you are looking for and learn more about Steamboat. When you are ready, we are here to discuss your goals then guide you in making the best decisions for you and your family.

Feel free to look around and if you’re curious, just call, send us an email or search for Real Estate in Steamboat Springs. We take a low-key approach and would love the opportunity to discuss your goals, give you the insights you need and share some of the things we love about Steamboat.

The Porches of Steamboat have seen positive sales in their community over the last half-year. Over this time frame ‘the Porches has made six sales; three fractional interests in the Private Residence Club and three whole ownership units, one of those being a pre-construction purchase.’ Similar to the success of One Steamboat Place, the Porches describes their success as a result of the quality of their development. Bruce Shugart, the developer of the Porches states, ‘We have remained true to our vision, emphasizing three core tenants: quality craftsmanship, exceptional service and attention to detail. Delivering on this promise has enabled us to remain viable.’

The Porches has been developed with the idea of creating ‘a genuine neighborhood perfect for multi-generational family gatherings.’ True to their name, each residency in the Porches has a large, exterior deck for gathering in the morning for coffee or in the evening to regale your day. With their success, the Porches is continuing their building of new residencies into 2010, for more information on specific floor-plans and designs contact me at or 970-819-6930.

Selling a lifestyle along with each ranch, Marabou helps each owner the chance to experience a ranchers way of life. Located just 5 min from downtown Steamboat, Marabou is developed on 1,717 acres of open land, with 77% of this remaining open as shared space. Each of the 62 properites rests of 5+ acres of land overlooking the Yampa Valley. The developers were interested in creating both a community and a getaway for owners where “each homestead is its own private refuge, nestled among vegetation and valleys to maximize privacy and seclusion.”

While the homes are isolated from one another, The River House Lodge is a beautiful meeting place and lodge located in the center of the Marabou complex. Overlooking the Elk River with an expansive stone patio, the River House Lodge provides a location for gatherings and interaction with your neighbors. With more than 20 miles of trails, 10 acres of stocked ponds, and 15 ranch horses, at Marabou you will never be bored. To lead you on your journey Marabou has Master Guides in sports ranging from fly-fishing to mountain biking. They are there to help you develop your skills and better enjoy your time spent in the outdoors.

For more information on the updates within the Marabou community see: Marabou Ranch Information.

With only 63 homes available within the 1,216 acre ranch, Alpine Mountain will remain a secluded destination located just outside downtown Steamboat. Integrated with the natural features of the area, the Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club is located within a 900 acre nature preserve, an area that is home to over 250 mature elk. With a pool and fitness center, guest cabins, and miles of trails to explore, the Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club provides beautiful facilities to help accentuate the secluded community. One unique amenity that Alpine Mountain Ranch & Club features is the Hermitage Cabin. This cabin allows you to escape even Steamboat, and enjoy a simple, uncomplicated retreat.