Golfers who appreciate the beauty of their favorite courses as much as the challenge of the game know that mountain golfing is often unsurpassed in providing both — the crisp high-elevation air, the soaring hawks, the stunning peaks — and Steamboat Springs seems to have it all.

The 18-hole Sheraton Steamboat Resort and Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, named one of Colorado’s “Best Resort Courses” for 2011 by Colorado Avid Golfer magazine, is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Robert Trent Jones II designed the course, incorporating bentgrass/poa annua greens and bluegrass/ryegrass fairways and roughs, 66 sand bunkers and dramatic tee shots — all with Flat Top Mountain Views.

The resort invites you to experience Colorado mountain golfing at its finest this summer with three special golf packages. Here’s a taste of what it has to offer:

• The “Golf the Boat” package starts at $299 per person, double occupancy, per night, offers access to two of the Yampa Valley’s finest courses, and includes: resort accommodations, greens fees for up to 18 holes for two players at the Sheraton’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Course, greens fees for up to 18 holes for two players at Haymaker Golf Course, golf cart included and 4 p.m. late checkout.

• The “Unlimited Steamboat Golf” package starts at $149 per person, double occupancy, per night and includes: resort accommodations, unlimited golf for two players at Sheraton’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Course (cart included), driving range privileges on day of play, 10 percent off all merchandise at Sheraton’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Pro-Shop and 4 p.m. late checkout.

• The “Steamboat Stay & Play” Package starts at $129 per person, double occupancy, per night, and includes: resort accommodations, greens fees for up to 18 holes of golf for two players at Sheraton’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Course (cart included), driving range privileges on day of play, 10 percent off all merchandise at Sheraton’s Rollingstone Ranch Golf Pro-Shop and 4 p.m. late checkout.

The Rocky Mountain Day Spa at the Sheraton Steamboat Resort also offers a full menu of relaxing spa treatments, including massage, body cocoons and facials.

IF YOU GO

To book your golf getaway to the Sheraton Steamboat Resort and Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club, call 1-866-716-8134 or visit www .sheratonsteamboatresort.com. All packages are based on availability; the “Golf the Boat” offer requires a two-night minimum stay.

For information about Rollingstone Ranch, please visit www.rollingstoneranchgolf.com or call 1-970-879-1391.

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Sheraton Steamboat Resort contributed to this article