Happy Holidays from Trout Central!

Hard to believe but we even have to take care of our finned animals here at the ranch...and since most of the trout were pretty good this season we are giving some of them a new home! Late this fall we tried to drain the Safari Pond and relocate the trout to the SFR Ponds by the River Cabin. Unfortunately winter set in early, and ice beat us to moving the fish into their new home. The Safari Pond has a leak in the bottom which requires a new liner to be installed and the pond to be rehabbed. This will do a couple of great things for the ranch: It will offer us the ability to change some of the Safari Pond structure to make it a little more "fishy", give us a good idea of the fish numbers in the pond and allow us to both increase the fish numbers in the SFR Ponds and start a whole new trout class in Safari Pond. Everyone is looking forward to the fishy changes both at the Safari Pond and around the ranch. Looking forward to making your time on the water even more enjoyable!

Happy Holidays Everyone,

Rob Dumford
Lead Guide

Join the party on the pavilion this summer!

Smith Fork is announcing two new family-style dining events! Join us this summer to experience "SFR Fiesta Night" and "Tour of Italy Night" on our romantic pavilion!

"SFR Fiesta Night" will be a lively atmosphere featuring gourmet Spanish cuisine, mariachi music, and custom-blended margaritas. What about the kids? Well, what's a fiesta without a pinata? Bring the camera for some after-dinner candy-smashing fun!

Dine in the Venetian-style ambience of our "Tour of Italy" night! Enjoy specialty homemade pastas and sauces from secret family recipes never-before-seen outside of Italy. Of course, our amazing wine cellar has been updated with a number of incredible Italian wine selections for a truly cosmopolitan experience.

Snow Notes from Levi!

Total snow fall at the Ranch this season is about 30- 34 inches. Only about 4-6 inches in the yards right now- a little more in the shady spots. Up the road (Mendicant Ridge, Virginia Creek Rd, Slide Down Mtn) have been receiving a substantial amount more due to daily snowfall over the past three weeks. On days off, I'm grooming x/c ski and snowshoe trails on and near the ranch. Hoping for 6- 8 km of trails. Ciara and I skied Grand Mesa last weekend and there was almost 4 ft of snow- it has received quite a bit more since then. Happy Trails!

(note from Ciara: Levi built a cross-country ski groomer this week from old random parts to tow behind the snowmobile and pack trail. What a handyman! A new direction for SFR?)

Happy Holidays!

Christmas is coming! We have perked up the Dinner Bell with a beautiful fir tree, and are enjoying the snow every day. Levi and Ciara are blazing new ski trails daily, and plan to fire up the snowmobiles next week! Christmas is a beautiful time to be in Colorado.