October 13 Blog Best of Week 16: Closing out the Season You know it's been an unforgettable summer season when it ends with a bang! Our busiest season at the ranch ended with the largest group of guests we have ever had for adult week - 32. Our diverse group included a prison guard from NY, honeymooners from Ohio, a couple of English girls who now live in Bulgaria, and some repeat guests from two years ago who brought some friends to share in the fun. It was a wild week with lots of riding hard and partying hard. It only took a few days for ...
September 7 Blog Best of Week 15: Friends, Old and New We had 24 adults join us this past week. A few were old friends, Jimmy, Michelle, Pete, Frankie and Nancy all returned to the ranch! On Monday the wranglers sported their worst shirts for the annual Wrangler Ugly Shirt Day. The guests voted for which was best (worst?) and Katharine won. The saloon was quite the party place with our first timers, Ken, Faron and Mike leading the pack. Wrangler vs Guests arena games on Friday proved to be pretty popular too. Guests won of ...
September 7 Blog Best of Week 14: Kids are Back in School We cannot believe what an amazing August it has been on the ranch! Now that summer is coming to an end and the kids are back to school, we begin to wind it all down with our last month of the season. Week 14 marked the beginning of our final four weeks of Adults at the ranch. Twenty four very enthusiastic guests were the ranch last week. It was a great time with a ton of competition and nights in the saloon! A few guests competed against one of the wranglers (who rode bareback with ...
August 31 Blog Best of Week 13: Last Family Week of the Season! This past week was our last family week of the summer season. We had 38 guests (full house!) and apart from a short sharp bit of hail and rain on Monday the weather was perfect for ridin' and ropin'. The kids were amazing and pitched in with all the activities, including washing the dishes at pack camp! Who knew kids would be so excited to help out while on vacation. We also hosted another family from the Wounded Warriors Vail Veterans program. Ryan, a former marine helicopter pilot with ...
August 30 Blog Steamboat Springs Rodeo! Yeehaw! The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo is a rockin', buckin', wild ride! During the summer season, all our guests get to experience the Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo every Friday night. What we've got up here is a very special event, as the area is rich in cowboy and cowgirl history and the rodeo is the most successful weekly rodeo in the US. It's a tradition that's been going on for over 45 years up in our ski country. Although the more organized event has been going on for 45 years, ...