Luxury Dude Ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Most mornings in the winter you’ll see our Bombardier MP+ out grooming the ski trails, piloted by Charlie Cammer. Although we don’t get Charlie out on skis much, he fully understands what makes a ski trail ideal and takes great pride in laying down the perfect courderoy for our cross-country skiers. On mornings like today,…
Our friends at Top50Ranches posted this on their blog, and we thought it would be helpful for all our guests getting ready for a horseback riding holiday at Vista Verde this summer! Horseback riding seems like such an elegant sport that it can easily fool people into thinking that getting on a horse’s back…
It only takes being around Chef Rob Citto for a little while to know that he is from New York, Staten Island to be exact. No cowboy twang and Stetson hat for this chef! Rob graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park and from there spent his time working as a chef…
Obviously this blog is usually about what is going on at Vista Verde Ranch. But today, I felt compelled to send a little shout out to Steamboat Springs, or what we affectionately call “the Big City”. You can’t miss the energy and the excitement of the upcoming Olympic Games here in. I’m not sure of…
Spring has spring in full force here in Colorado. We are busy getting ready to open for the dude ranch season on June 3. Between foals being born, grass sprouting, aspens starting to bud and flowers peeking out here and there, it definitely feels like spring is in the air. The snow is melting off…
Colorado is a great place for romantic getaways, whether it’s a honeymoon, anniversary celebration or just a getaway with your sweetheart. Some like to come in the summer, when the weather is mild, and the outdoors are so accessible. At Vista Verde, September is a great month for romantic getaways, when the ranch is adults…
A while ago, a couple of our guests suggested that I highlight some of our staff on the blog. I’ve been gathering info on the key players to get the Spotlight series started. I was going to take bribes on who I showcased first, but after getting some fabulous pictures of Kelli recently, I couldn’t…
As the summer dude ranch season is only a month away, we are spending a lot of time putting the finishing touches on our preparations for our family dude ranch times. It makes me think about what makes a great summer family vacation. 1) Unplugging- part of what makes a family vacation at Vista Verde,…
Every Thursday during the winter ranch season, we go out to the Homestead cabin for lunch. It’s a pretty low key lunch, but it’s just fun to be out there in that beautiful setting, and an adventure to get out to the cabin. Today we had guests walk , snowshoe, ski , snowmobile and even…
I’m getting so many calls these days from people looking for great dude ranches for families. This is not a new concept, as families have been traveling to dude ranches for generations. But, it’s especially valuable in today’s fast-paced world and families going several different directions at once. Why is a dude ranch so great…