Seven thousand feet up in the Colorado Rockies, nestled quietly below one of the largest ski mountains in North America, sits a small ranching community that serves as a constant reminder that the Old West is alive and well. Never far from its ranching roots, Steamboat remains firmly linked to a Western tradition that sets it apart from every other ski resort in the world.

Steamboat is known around the globe simply as Ski Town, U.S.A.┬« and has produced more winter Olympians than any other town in North America, now a record 69 and counting. Including the 20 Steamboat athletes competing at the 2006 Games, Steamboat’s Olympians have represented five different countries, and made 120 Olympic appearances during 16 Winter Games.Steamboat Life – Official Steamboat Ski & Resort Website

Check out the Aerial View and 3D View of the Ski Resort using Microsoft Virtual Earth by clicking either image.