We’re excited to bring back our holiday gift guide for you this year to hopefully provide a little inspiration for those outdoor enthusiasts, foodies, and western lifestyle aficionados on your lists. This year, we compiled our favorite ranch vendors from years past as well as local small businesses from around Clark and Steamboat Springs that are making, and doing, really cool things around our neck of the woods.
Horseplay Western Wear
Made by Lori Neff, mom to one of our former staffers, these wool cowls have become a huge winter staple around the ranch, from wranglers to ranch hands to our office staff. They’re cozy, fashionable, and downright beautiful. Custom orders are accepted, and inquiries can be made via Instagram or email.
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Tender Belly Bacon
How could we not include Tender Belly Bacon? It has been included in every holiday gift guide since the guide’s inception in 2017, and for good reason. It’s the bacon we serve at the ranch and it’s the bacon all our guests can’t get enough of.
Seam of Life
This new Steamboat outdoor apparel company makes hemp and merino wool active lifestyle apparel that’s hand-dyed with plant dyes—how cool! Morgan Kurz, the designer and founder, cooks down raw plants to extract color to dye the fabric and works with customers to create unique designs to suit that person’s individual style. She can make mountain bike jerseys, pullovers, and more.
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Ranch Organics
Not only do we love the name, and love the gal who started this great company, but we love the products! Offering goat milk soap, lotions, shampoo, conditioner, and more, Ranch Organics started in Steamboat and has since gone nationwide due to the success of their products. If you want the same scent you enjoyed with our amenities, look for Sweet Grass.
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Bar-U-Eat
Perfect for stocking stuffers or gift baskets, these unique snack bars are good for both you and the planet. Bar-U-Eat is a Routt County-based company that curates delicious bars to power you through all your adventures. Their products are packaged in resealable and compostable pouches to reduce waste. This company also donates one percent of proceeds to environmental non-profits!
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Town Hall Outdoor Co.
A former executive at Smartwool, Robin Hall decided there was no way she was moving her family from this great town when the brand moved out of Steamboat. With her background in the outdoor industry and a passion for sustainability, she launched Town Hall Outdoor Company. Offering sustainable, purpose-built, community-made outerwear for kids, their products are perfect for throwing kids into the snow and letting them have fun!
Orvis Fly Rod
Vista Verde is now an Orvis authorized dealer! If you’re looking to purchase some fishing gear for the fisherman (or woman) on your list, shoot Jake an email at [email protected], to see how Orvis can meet your needs.
Travis Tweed
Handcrafted right here in Clark, Colorado by Barb Lynn (former employee Charlie Cammer’s wife), these Travis Tweed accent pillows, cushions, and covers/shams are beautiful. The tweed cloth is hand woven by Barb in her Loom Room, with a view of the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness, in very small amounts, and the herringbone or plaid designs stand alone, not to be repeated.
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Steamboat Hatter
If you’re looking for a real special gift for the cowboy or cowgirl on your list, why not gift a custom-made western hat. Located in Downtown Steamboat, Steamboat Hatter has a collection of custom-made cowboy hats to choose from, or you can work with a designer to make one unique to you. And don’t worry about it slipping off your head–they’ll make sure the dimensions of your hat fit snuggly to your head.
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Give the Gift of a Stay
If you’re not really into materialistic goods this year, why not give the gift of an experience? And what better experience than a ranch stay, right here with us?
