Passports, Visas and Consideration for Minors
Passports, Visas and Consideration for Minors
You are required to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes your identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States. In the case of minors, when traveling with your children, but without your spouse or partner, please have a notarized letter from the non-present parent authorizing the child’s travel. If not, the child may be held at security and unable to travel. This letter is highly recommended for any international destination (airlines include Hawaii in this case), and suggested for travel within the continental United States.
Annual Average Temperatures
Annual Average High: 50; Annual Average Low: 22
Altitude Sickness
As a person climbs to higher elevations the air becomes thinner. In Aspen the amount of oxygen in the air is 30 percent less than that of sea level; humidity is 50 percent less. Most visitors can expect some degree of change in their bodies. Symptoms range from restlessness, to shortness of breath, coughing, dizziness, headaches and increases in heart rate. To avoid the symptoms make sure you are well rested prior to arriving. On arrival in the valley, rest appropriately and don’t overexert yourself. Avoid alcohol and caffeine and increase your water intake by 50 percent more than you would drink at sea level.
Time Zone
Steamboat Springs is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and practices Daylight Saving Time.
Tipping Guide
Ski Guides: $50 to $100 for a full day
Golf Club Cleaning: $3 to $5 per bag
In Home Chef: 18 to 20 percent if gratuity is excluded from your final bill
Restaurants: 18 to 20 percent of your final bill
Bars and Lounges: $1 to $2 per drink
Spa Treatments: 18 to 20 percent if excluded from your final bill
Tours: 10 to 15 percent of the total
Housekeeping: $10 to $15 per day
Destination Host: at your discretion, based upon your experience
Traveling with Prescription Medicine
If you are traveling with prescription medicines, carry them in their original containers and bring a copy of your prescription. If you buy medications abroad, be aware that they may not be FDA-approved or allowed into the United States. For more information on customs rules and regulations, please contact 202.354.1000 or visit www.cbp.gov.
