Par Fore the Mountains

"Par Fore the Mountains: How A Ski Town Became A Golf Oasis" by Martin Lamansky takes the reader on a historical journey that tells the story of how this ski town, through hard work, dedication, and perseverance, created a community that features multiple golf courses to play in those precious non-winter months. Through the use of newspaper accounts, meeting notes, and first person interviews the book documents the history of golf in Steamboat Springs from the founding of the town in...
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"Par Fore the Mountains: How A Ski Town Became A Golf Oasis" by Martin Lamansky takes the reader on a historical journey that tells the story of how this ski town, through hard work, dedication, and perseverance, created a community that features multiple golf courses to play in those precious non-winter months. Through the use of newspaper accounts, meeting notes, and first person interviews the book documents the history of golf in Steamboat Springs from the founding of the town in the late 19th century up until today. Along the way readers are introduced to the various golf devotees who advocated for the sport, built the facilities, and kept the sport going despite many economic, social, and environmental challenges.

The journey includes all the challenges of creating functioning courses, the public battles, and the business failures and successes that led to the creation of today's courses. Included are biographies of key individuals who helped to build the courses and golf community of the area. Par Fore the Mountains tells some of the little-known stories that explain some to the unique and sometimes quirky aspects of the courses that residents and visitors enjoy during the limited golf season of April through early October of every year.