Carl's Tavern

Dashing good looks and a cool foreign accent. Oh, and he could fly too! The adventurous spirit of carl howelsen is our inspiration and carls tavern is a place for adventurous spirits to call home. The hospitality is genuine. The beer is cold. And the food is made from scratch. So raise a glass to the man who turned winter into a playground, and skis into wings. Then go ahead - raise another...

Named after Karl Hovelsen, the Norwegian ski jumper who brought the sport to Colorado in the early 1900s and who also lent his name to Steamboat's Howelsen Hill, this modern tavern serves updated takes on comfort food, with an emphasis on locally sourced ingredients and as many items produced in-house as possible. Local favorites include chicken-fried steak, three-cheese mac, and lemon icebox...

Carl's Tavern, Steamboat Springs. 1.7K likes. A place for the hungry. The thirsty. The legendary.

If you are an avid skier, then the name Carl will definitely ring a bell. Borrowing its name from the town's famous one-time resident and skiing stalwart, Carl Howelsen, this tavern has been a perennial hangout for the locals as well as the tourists who visit Steamboat Springs. People indulge in friendly conversations and sharing of adventure tales with the strangers, all the while relishing on...

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