Complete list of 2017 Best of the Boat winners
SHOPPING
Best Art Gallery
1. Steamboat Art Museum
2. Artisans Market of Steamboat
3. Images of Nature, Pine Moon Fine Art

The historic Rehder Building, one of Steamboat’s original cultural centers, houses the Steamboat Art Museum.
Best Bike Shop
1. Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare
2. Orange Peel Bicycle Service
3. Ski Haus
Best Candy/Sweets Store
1. Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory
2. Lyon’s Corner Drug & Soda Fountain
3. Rocket Fizz
Best Consignment Store
1. Deja Vu Boutique
2. Annie’s Home Consignments
3. Moxie
Best Floral Shop
1. The Tall Tulip
2. City Market
3. Steamboat Floral & Gifts
Best Gift Shop
1. Ohana
2. Steamboat Art Company, All That
3. Lyon’s Corner Drug & Soda Fountain
Best Jewelry Store
1. Steamboat Art Company
2. The Silver Lining
3. Mary Jane’s
Best Kids Gift Store
1. In Celebration of Kids
2. Dragonflies
3. Fuzziwig’s Candy Factory
Best Liquor Store
1. Central Park Liquor
2. Arctic Liquors
3. Ski Haus Liquors
Best Marijuana Store
1. Golden Leaf
2. Rocky Mountain Remedies
3. Park Range Recreationals
Best Men’s Clothing Store
1. Allen’s Clothing
2. Urbane
3. Ski Haus
Best Pet Store
1. Paws ‘N Claws
2. Elk River Pet & Ranch
3. Outdoor K9
Best Shoe Store
1. Steamboat Shoe Market
2. Ski Haus
3. Shoe Chalet & Boutique
Best Ski Shop
1. Ski Haus
2. Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare
3. Christy Sports
Best Snowboard Shop
1. Powder Tools
2. Ski Haus

Chris and Lindsay Dillenbeck stand outside of Chrysalis in downtown Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell
3. Powder Pursuits
Best Sporting Goods Store
1. Ski Haus
2. BAP!
3. Straightline Sports
Best Thrift Store
1. LiftUp Community Thrift Store
2. Deja Vu Boutique
3. Rummagers Thrift Store
Best Women’s Clothing Store
1. Chrysalis
2. Deja Vu Boutique
3. Fringe Boutique
PROFESSIONALS
Best Accountant
1. Dana Tredway, Tredway, Henion, Palmquist & Kusy
2. Jim Nowak, Western Slope Accounting
3. Clark Davidson
Best Acupuncturist
1. Frank Turano-Cutler, Healing Path Acupuncture
2. Kelley McDaneld, Yampa Valley Acupuncture
3. Betsy Smith Acupuncture

The team at Vertical Arts.
Best Architect
1. Brandt Vanderbosch, Vertical Arts
2. Joe Patrick Robbins
3. Jeff Gerber, Gerber Berend Design Build
Best Attorney
1. Jason Lacy, Steamboat Lawyers Group
2. Geoff Petis, Petis Law
3. Larry D. Combs, LLC
Best Bike Mechanic
1. Nick “Rossi” Resignolo, Steamboat Bike Shop
2. Brock Webster, Orange Peel Bicycle Service
3. Sean Brenker, Steamboat Ski & Bike Kare
Best Car Salesperson
1. Steve Dunklin, Cook Subaru and Chevrolet
2. Stacy Rogers, Cook Subaru and Chevrolet
3. Ian “Wolf” Woelfel, Cook Subaru and Chevrolet
Best Chiropractor
1. Dr. Von Wilson, Backsmith Chiropractic
2. Dr. Timothy Rinn, Rinn Chiropractic Center
3. Dr. David Criste
Best Cleaning Service
1. Retreatia.com/A&M Services Steamboat
2. Perez Cleaning Services
3. True Spruce Cleaning
Best Dentist
1. Dr. Sunny Owens, Sunshine Dentistry
2. Dr. Andrew Jorgensen, Pine Grove Dental Arts
3. Dr. Jeffrey Piaskowy, Avant Garde Dental
Best Doctor
1. Dr. David Neidermeier, Steamboat Medical Group
2. Dr. Brian Harrington, Yampa Valley Medical Associates
3. Dr. Sheila Fountain, Pediatrics of Steamboat Springs
Best Electrician
1. Jed Gibson, Central Electric
2. Don Kuntz, Current Electric
3. Geoff Coon, Coon Custom Electric
Best Eye Doctor
1. Dr. Mark Helm, Helm Eye Center
2. Dr. Erica Musgrove, Mountain Eyeworks
3. Dr. Lewis Cutter, Mountain Eyeworks
Best Financial Advisor
1. David Lamb, Edward Jones
2. Chris Puckett, Edward Jones
3. Dan Foley, Sleeping Giant
Best Fishing Guide
1. Johnny Spillane
2. Keith Hale
3. Rob Burden, Steve Henderson

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the best hairstylist of all? Comb Goddess Kaitlyn Reed. Photo by John F. Russell
Best Fitness Instructor
1. Brady Worster, Fhysical Elements
2. Rebecca Williams
3. Sarah Coleman
Best Hair Stylist
1. Kaitlyn Reed, Comb Goddess
2. Alicia Ellson McCarthy, Brio Salon & Spa
3. Brooke Engeseth, Hair on Earth
Best Local Artist
1. Lance Whitner
2. Sandy Graves
3. Adam Morren
Best Local Photographer
1. Danielle Zimmerer
2. Kathleen Walsh Photography
3. Noah Wetzel
Best Massage Therapist
1. Pamela Peretz, Life Essentials Day Spa
2. Erica Olson, Heartfire Massage
3. Stella Globe
Best Orthopaedic Surgeon
1. Dr. Eric Verploeg, Orthopaedics of Steamboat Springs
2. Dr. Alex Meininger, Steamboat Orthopaedic Associates
3. Dr. Bryan Bomberg, Steamboat Orthopaedic Associates
Best Pediatrician
1. Dr. Sheila Fountain, Pediatrics of Steamboat Springs
2. Dr. Steven Ross, Sleeping Bear Pediatrics
3. Dr. Dana Fitzgerald, Pediatrics of Steamboat Springs
Best Personal Trainer
1. Brady Worster Fhysical Elements
2. Becky Heath, Anytime Fitness
3. Sarah Coleman, Cross Fit Steamboat
Best Physical Therapist
1. Steve Warfel, Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy
2. Erin Rosso, Forever Fit Physical Therapy
3. Ray Degli, Kinetic Energy Physical Therapy
Best School Teacher (K-12)
1. Kyle Paolontonio, Soda Creek Elementary
2. Eric Nilsson, Steamboat Springs High School
3. Clint Koehler, Steamboat Springs High School
Best Ski/Snowboard Instructor
1. Chip Shevlin
2. Abigail Slingsby
3. Phillip Kellenbeck
4. Bridget Ross

Best yoga instructor Cristen Malia. Photo by John F. Russell
Best Ski/Snowboard Patroller
1. John “Pink” Floyd
2. Kyle Lawton
3. Dominique Janku
4. Duncan Draper
Best Yoga Instructor
1. Cristen Malia
2. Ali Johnson
3. Carrie Nelson
BUSINESS & COMMUNITY
Best Auto Repair Shop
1. Downtown Conoco
2. Doc’s Auto Clinic
3. Elk Mountain Automotive
Best Bank
1. Yampa Valley Bank
2. Alpine Bank
3. Wells Fargo
Best Cellular Phone Company
1. Verizon
2. AT&T
3. Union Wireless
Best Computer Repair
1. Northwest Data Services
2. Mac Ranch
3. All Fixed Steamboat
Best Daycare
1. Discovery Learning Center
2. Young Tracks
3. Holy Name Preschool
Best Fishing Outfitter
1. Steamboat Flyfisher
2. Straightline Outdoor Sports
3. Bucking Rainbow
Best Fitness Center/Gym
1. Old Town Hot Springs
2. Anytime Fitness
3. Manic Training

The Home Ranch.
Best Golf Course
1. Haymaker Golf Course
2. Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club
3. Catamount Ranch & Club
Best Guest Ranch
1. Home Ranch
2. Saddleback Ranch
3. Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch
Best Horseback Outfitter
1. Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch
2. Saddleback Ranch
3. Hahn’s Peak Roadhouse
Best Indoor Music Venue
1. Strings Music Pavilion
2. Schmiggity’s
3. Chief Theater
Best Insurance Agency
1. Debbie Aragon, State Farm
2. Dax Mattox, State Farm
3. Steamboat Select Insurance Group
Best Kids Program
1. Boys & Girls Club of Steamboat Springs
2. Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club
3. City of Steamboat Springs Youth Programs
Best Nail Salon
1. Exclusive Nails
2. Steamboat Nails
3. Old Town Nails
Best Outdoor Activity Company (Summer)
1. Backdoor Sports
2. Bucking Rainbow
3. Steamboat Zipline Adventures
Best Outdoor Activity Company (Winter)
1. Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp.
2. Steamboat Powdercats
3. Saddleback Ranch
Best Pet Groomer
1. Powder Hounds Grooming Salon
2. Doggy Style Mobile Pet Grooming
3. Steamboat Dog Spa
Best Pet Kennel
1. Red Rover Resort
2. RK Pet Ranch
3. Rocky Mountain Pet Resort
Best Pharmacy
1. Lyon’s Corner Drug & Soda Fountain
2. Walgreens
3. City Market
Best Physical Therapy Practice
1. Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy
2. SportsMed at UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
3. Kinetic Energy
Best Place for a Haircut
1. 10th Street Barbershop
2. Hair On Earth
3. Comb Goddess
Best Printing Shop
1. PostNet of Steamboat Springs
2. Northwest Graphics
3. Element Print & Design
Best Property Management Company
1. Retreatia.com/A&M Services Steamboat
2. Resort Group
3. Resort Lodging Company
Best Radio Station
1. KBCR Big Country Radio 96.9
2. KFMU Solar Powered Radio 105.5
3. KRNC 88.5 Colorado Public Radio
Best Snow Removal Service
1. Retreatia.com/A&M Services Steamboat
2. Native Excavating
3. Schreiner, Inc.
4. Nordic Excavating
Best Spa
1. Life Essentials Day Spa
2. Rocky Mountain Day Spa, Boutique & Salon
3. Waterside Day Spa

The staff at the Steamboat Veterinary Hospital. Photo by Frances Hohl
Best Towing Service
1. American Towing & Road Service
2. Rocky Mountain Towing
3. Alpine Towing
Best Veterinary Office
1. Steamboat Veterinary Hospital
2. Pet Kare Clinic
3. Mountain Peaks Veterinary Clinic
Best Yoga/Pilates Studio
1. Steamboat Pilates, Yoga & Fitness
2. Yoga Center of Steamboat
3. Colorado Mountain College
HOME & GARDEN
Best Flooring Store
1. Carpets Plus
2. The Carpet Shoppe
3. Affordable Flooring Warehouse

Sarah Fox of Fox Construction outside Holy Name Catholic Church.
Best Furniture Store
1. Annie’s Home Consignments
2. Moxie
3. Into The West
Best General Contractor/Homebuilder
1. Fox Construction
2. Gerber Berend Design Build
3. Fair & Square Construction
Best Handyman
1. Kevin Anderson
2. Mike Hirschman
3. Leif McCole

The team at Rumor Designs. Photo by Matt Stensland.
Chris Katers
Dallas Jensen
Greg Rawlings
Bud Rogers
Best Interior Designer
1. Valerie Stafford, Rumor Designs
2. Olivia Kimmeth, Olivia’s Home Furnishings
3. Susan Wilkinson, Aesthetic Designworks
Best Landscaping Service
1. Gecko Landscape and Design
2. Kinnikinnik Lawn & Garden
3. Nature’s Design of Steamboat
Best Mortgage Broker
1. Kathryn Pedersen, Fidelity Mortgage
2. Josh Kagan, Cornerstone Mortage Co.
3. Whitney Fortna, Yampa Valley Bank
Best Nursery/Gardening Supplier
1. Windemere Garden Center
2. Gecko Landscaping
3. Snow Country Nursery
Best Painter
1. Lawton Painting Company
2. Sloop Painting
3. Good People Painting
Best Plumber
1. Perfect Slope Plumbing
2. Alpenglow Plumbing & Heating Inc.
3. Taber Plumbing & Heating
Best Real Estate Agent
1. Jon Wade, The Steamboat Group
2. Matt Eidt, Colorado Group Realty
3. Charlie Dresen, Steamboat Sotheby’s International Realty
Best Roofing Company
1. Revelation Roofing
2. Berlet Roofing
3. High Point Roofing
Best Stone Supply Company
1. Hale’s Landscaping
2. Steamboat Stone Supply
3. Stone Source Masonry Supplies
Best Title Company
1. Land Title Guarantee Company
2. Heritage Title Company
3. Title Company the Rockies

The owners, founders and staff at Moe’s Original Bar B Que. Photo by John F. Russell
FOOD SPECIALTIES
Best Asian Food
1. Noodles & More
2. YAMA
3. Sambi Canton
Best BBQ
1. Moe’s Original Bar B Que
2. Double Z Bar & Bar BQ
3. Steamboat Smokehouse
Best Burrito
1. Azteca Taqueria
2. Taco Cabo
3. Fiesta Jalisco
Best Craft Cocktail
1. Fiery Margarita, Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
2. Bee’s Knees, Cloverdale
3. Kentucky Fall, Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
Best Dessert
1. Café Diva
2. Ciao Gelato
3. Ore House at the Pine Grove
Best Hamburger
1. Back Door Grill
2. Big House Burgers
3. Rex’s American Grill
Best Hot Dog
1. Hungry Dog
2. Johnny B. Good’s Diner
3. Clark Store
Best Ice Cream/Frozen Yogurt
1. Ciao Gelato
2. Lyon’s Corner Drug & Soda Fountain
3. Coldstone Creamery
Best Italian Food
1. Mambo Italiano
2. Mazzola’s Majestic Italian Diner
3. Cugino’s
Best Locally Brewed Beer
1. Butcherknife Brewery Amputator
2. Mountain Tap Brewery Passionate Pedal
3. Butcherknife Brewery Hefeweizen
Best Margarita
1. Cadillac, Fiesta Jalisco
2. Caliente, Salt & Lime
3. Fiery Margarita, Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
Best Mexican Food
1. Fiesta Jalisco
2. Salt & Lime
3. Vaquero’s

Blue Sage Pizza.
Best Pizza
1. Blue Sage Pizza
2. Brooklynn’s Pizzeria
3. Mambo Italiano
Best Ribs
1. Double Z Bar & Bar BQ
2. Moe’s Original Bar B Que
3. Steamboat Smokehouse
Best Sandwich
1. Backcountry Delicatessen
2. Cruisers Sub Shop
3. Freshies
Best Steak
1. Ore House at the Pine Grove
2. E3 Chophouse
3. Café Diva
Best Sushi
1. YAMA
2. Sake2U
3. Noodles & More
Best Vegetarian
1. Rootz
2. Freshies
3. Café Diva

Smell That Bread’s famous Monkey Bread.
Best Wings
First Place The Tap House Sports Grill
Second Place Carl’s Tavern
Third Place Double Z Bar & Bar BQ
DINING
Best Aprés (Winter)
1. Slopeside Grill
2. T Bar
3. Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill
Best Bakery
1. Smell That Bread
2. MountainBrew
3. Winona’s

Sunpie’s riverside setting helped it earn top bar honors this year.
Best Bar
1. Sunpie’s Bistro
2. Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
3. Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill
Best Bartender
1. Jack Doyle, Harwigs
2. Tod “JJ” Johnson, Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
3. Dick “Gooch” Shine, Sunpie’s
Best Breakfast Spot
1. Creekside Café & Grill
2. Freshies
3. Winona’s
Best Brewery
1. Butcherknife Brewing Company
2. Mountain Tap Brewery
3. Storm Peak Brewing Co.
Best Catering Service
1. Drunken Onion
2. Marno’s Custom Catering
3. Steamboat Meat & Seafood

Patrick Ayers, who grew up in Steamboat Springs, poses outside his new Cloverdale Restaurant.
Best Coffee Shop
1. MountainBrew
2. Starbucks (Sundance Plaza)
3. Off the Beaten Path
Best Farm-to-Table Cuisine
1. Cloverdale Restaurant
2. Creekside Café & Grill
3. Café Diva
Best Fine Dining
1. Café Diva
2. Harwigs L’apogee
3. Laundry Kitchen & Cocktails
Best Food Truck
1. Skull Creek Greek
2. Embers Wood Fired Pizza
3. Y Not Wagon
Best Happy Hour
1. Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill
2. Aurum Food & Wine
3. E3 Chophouse
Best Kid Friendly Dining
1. Rex’s American Grill
2. Johnny B Good’s
3. Dude & Dan’s
Best Lunch Spot
1. Freshies
2. Creekside Café & Grill
3. Backcountry Delicatessen
Best Outdoor Dining
1. Aurum Food & Wine
2. E3 Chophouse
3. Creekside Café & Grill
Best Place to Watch the Game
1. Carl’s Tavern
2. The Tap House Sports Grill
3. Dude and Dan’s
Best Server
1. Daryl Newcomb, Café Diva
2. Karen Jimmerson, Mambo Italiano
3. Dusti Dunham, Creekside Café
Best Take-out Dinner
1. Drunken Onion
2. Papa Murphy’s
3. Noodles & More

Spike, the fire-breathing dragon. Photo by John F. Russell
THE LIGHTER SIDE
Best 4th of July Float
1. Dragon Art Car
2. Steamboat Rugby Club
3. Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts Camp
Best Community Event
1. Winter Carnval
2. Steamboat Free Summer Concert Series
3. 4th of July Parade
Best Community Service Organization
1. LiftUp Routt County
2. Rotary Club
3. Routt County United Way

Dancer Roddy Beall, who grew up in Steamboat Springs, works on a few moves at the Elevation Dance Studio. Photo by John F. Russell
Best Dancer
1. Roddy Beall
2. Meg Southcott, Kay Goodhand
3. Nicole Idzhal

Best Cowboy, Ray Heid
Best Local Fundraising Event
1. Mustache Ride
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. Bust of Steamboat
Best Mountain Bike Trail
1. Flash of Gold
2. Morning Gloria
3. NPR
Best Mullet
1. Will Cheesbro
2. Luke Kimmes, Jesse Kirk
3. Chris Baumann
Best Cowboy
1. Ray Heid
2. Ed Brenner, Arnie Orr
3. Treat Romick
Best Cruiser Bike
1. Pedego Electric Bikes
2. Doug Fresh
3. Tristen Hubler, Rob Peterson
Best Musician
1. Randy Kelley
2. Steve Boynton, Pat Waters
3. Jay Roemer, Eric Delaney
Best Mustache
1. Rob Peterson
2. Brando Miller
3. Kris Allen
Best New Housing Development

The Reserves at Steamboat.
1. The Reserves at Steamboat
2. Sunlight Development
3. Barn Village
Best Place to Propose
1. Top of the Gondola
2. Fish Creek Falls
3. Sunpie’s Bistro
Best Public Improvement
1. Yampa Street
2. Sidewalks on Yampa and Oak Streets

Jennifer and Lucas Sherman celebrating their nuptials at Thunderhead Lodge. Photo by Andy Barnhart.
3. Steamboat Ski Area Base
Best Ski Bum
1. Daryl Newcomb
2. Doug Fresh
3. Joe Kelly, Ed Briones
Best Sports Tournament
1. Kickball Klassic
2. Cowpie Classic
3. Steamboat Mountain Soccer Tournament
Best Steamboat Summer Pastime
1. Floating The Yampa
2. Hiking
3. Biking
Best Wedding Venue
1. Top of the Gondola
2. Lake Catamount
3. Flying Diamond Ranch

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