The weather was was sunny with beautiful blue skies almost every day while I was in Steamboat. There even were a few warm days (or at least warm for wintertime in the mountains – 40’s rather than in the teens and below). And then,  the one day my aunt & I decided to walk around downtown, the skies were gray.Even so, I think these photos capture winter and the Christmas spirit in downtown Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Looking towards the ski area…

I took this one quickly while in the middle of the road, crossing the street…

Howelsen Hill behind a group of shops…

Close up of Howelsen Hill, a famous spot for ski jumping…

Looking towards Sleeping Giant (west end of town)…

My aunt in front of the Steamboat Art Company store…

A juke box and soda fountain inside Lyon’s corner drugstore…

The horse outside of F.M. Light & Sons…

Silly signs inside one of the stores downtown…

At one point, my aunt said she needed to go to the apple store. I immediately thought of a store selling apples (the fruit). Surprise! Steamboat has a little Apple Store, not an official one, but a store that sells Apple products.

Here is a close up of the store. Check out the lights. Pretty cool!

Another view of the mountain one street back from the main street.

AND downtown Steamboat at night…

I certainly can’t complain living in such a beautiful place, but I miss Steamboat. Something about that little town pulls at my heart. I miss the snow! I just don’t miss the bitter cold.

As you may notice in these photos, there is not a lot of snow in the town. My first winter back in Steamboat in years, and I was there during one of the least snowy Decembers in years.