At 7,000 Feet, Altitude Sickness is Real
By Charlie Dresen, Steamboat Springs, CO e-Pro
(The Group, Inc)
At 7,000 Feet, Altitude Sickness is Real Steamboat Springs, Colorado is at 6,728 ft. elevation and the top of the ski area is 10,568 ft.. Although this is not terribly high, it is still not sea level. If you are visiting Steamboat Springs, Colorado from sea level, you may experience some symptoms of “Altitude Sickness “ or “ Acute Mountain Sickness." Acute altitude sickness usually presents above 8,000 ft. so we are a little safer here. But everyone is different and you may be more susceptible to the change in altitude than someone else. Steamboat Springs CO As you climb in altitude, the air becomes thinner, the humidity decreases, and the air gets colder - which is why the smmer is so great here. Lack of atmospheric pressure is the true cause of altitude sickness. The amount of oxyge...
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