FALLING HARD FOR BIKING IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

I moved to Steamboat Springs three years ago for the skiing, and I ended up staying for the biking. When I first got to the majestic valley, skiing was the only sport on my mind. I was obsessed with Champagne Powder® days at the resort, skinning into the backcountry on Buffalo Pass, and even perfecting my mogul turns during my free time. And yet, as much of a ski town as Steamboat is, when the weather began to warm, people were always asking me when I was going to buy a mountain bike. Over and over again, I found myself saying, “I don’t mountain bike,” as my mind would turn to that time at middle-school summer camp when I ended up losing control, crashing, and vowing to never get on a mountain bike again. I was determined to