I was a leader among staff pushing for employer-based child care at Steamboat Ski Resort during a time when new parents faced a deficit of infant, toddler and preschool child care access. Thanks to our collaborative efforts, Steamboat Ski Resort opened the Steamboat Child Care Center in Dec. 2021 and now serve more than 35 children of SSRC employees, as well as community members.

I was noted in the NBC News story that highlighted the critical housing situation in Steamboat. “Houses used to be for employees and hotels for guests. Now houses are for guests and hotels are for employee housing,” said Loryn Duke, director of communications for the Steamboat ski resort. “We have a lot of great staff who are early in their careers or have young families, but they just aren’t able to put down those roots.”

Recipient of the 2017 Twenty Under 40 award, only the second year of awarding.
“Loryn’s dedication to tie community spreads across many different areas,” says Steamboat Springs Resort Chamber Association CEO Kara Stoller. “She’s an incredible asset to our community.”

Loryn Duke, a familiar face in Steamboat Springs, is stepping into the city’s political arena with a bid for a Steamboat Springs City Council at-large seat.

Having recently ended an 18-year tenure in the communications department at Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp., Duke is running with a platform focused on the intertwined challenges of housing, transportation, child care and environmental protection.

In this August issue, we feature the Dukes. Three generations deep, ranging from nearly being a NY Yankee to the ski industry, from modeling to entrepreneurship, with deep involvement in Steamboat's Non-Profit and Charities community in the mix, this crew has a vibrant Steamboat story