Ouray Meat & Cheese Market

07/14/2026

You can't ask for anything nicer than our 45 day dry-aged PRIME Porterhouse and T-bone steaks. Come and get them while they last. Delicious 😋

07/08/2026

The response to our recent post has been absolutely incredible. ❤️

Because of your overwhelming support, we worked as quickly as possible to launch a new website where you can purchase gift cards to help support **Ouray Meat & Cheese** during this challenging time.

👉 We are also working hard to add many of your favorite products to our online store, so stay tuned!

To everyone who has shared our post, stopped by the store, left an encouraging comment, or simply reached out to check on us—THANK YOU!!! Your kindness means more than you know.

Many people have asked how the fire is affecting businesses. For us, it's much bigger than losing a couple of weeks of summer traffic.

Like many seasonal businesses in Ouray, we rely on our busy summer months to carry us through the slow winter. This past winter was already one of the most difficult we've experienced, with very little skiing or ice climbing bringing visitors to town. We invested nearly everything we had left preparing for what looked like a strong summer season.

Then the fire happened.

Every week we lose during our short summer season has a ripple effect that extends into the winter. It impacts our ability to keep employees working, continue purchasing from suppliers, and remain strong for the community we love.

This isn't just about one business. Every restaurant, retailer, hotel, tour company, and local service provider depends on visitors. Those visitors also generate the sales tax and lodging tax that help fund city services. The effects reach every resident in one way or another.

Our employees are incredible, and we're doing everything we can to keep them working. We know many other local businesses are doing the same.

If you've been thinking about supporting Ouray, now is the time.

❤️ Buy a gift card.
❤️ Shop local.
❤️ Visit when you safely can.
❤️ Share our businesses with your friends and family.

Together, we can help keep Ouray's small businesses—and our community—strong.

From all of us at **Ouray Meat & Cheese**, thank you for standing with us. We aren't giving up, and with your support, we'll keep working to keep Ouray strong. 💙

Gift Cards are now available on our new website at

Ouray Meat & Cheese Market

07/06/2026

Ok, I've been quiet on the Ouray fire issue. Until now, because so many people including residents think this is a hiccup for local businesses. I've even seen several post say that if we can't afford to lose a couple weeks we wouldn't make it anyways. I don't think people are considering the trickle down affect this will have to every resident here. I can't speak for every business but I will speak from mine and give you some insight to it. Ouray Meat and Cheese came into summer from the worst businesses winter ever. There was no skiing or ice climbing which meant, very little business. Then we took almost every remaining dollar to buy and make a huge investment for summer. Summer started great and when the fire hit. It cut our usual numbers by about 70%. Realize we depend on our summer months to carry the business through winter. We make money June through September. Break even October through December, and then hemorrhage out money January through May. So every week that we lose money in summer is winter that we can't afford employee's. Ive been seeing so many employee's of businesses in town celebrating that town is slow and they like having their town back. They're going to realize really quick this town is dependant on tourism. If we don't have tourist, their hours this summer are going drop significantly and winter hours will be almost 0. The city of Ouray is going to realize they lost the majority of sales tax revenue along with there lodging taxes. When that is realized. They will cut employees and services to our residents. With our city already being in a deficit, when will they realize to maybe have our board of tourism promote our city instead of shut it down and be mute. I have the best employees around and I hate to cut there hours but they realize the strain this is having on us all. Please support local businesses which in return supports everyone.

06/21/2026

What does dad want for father's day? I'll tell ya! Some Domestic A7 Wagyu Ribeye, cut to your specs. Come see us every day from 10-6. 😋

06/13/2026

Busy day in our smoke house. 200lbs of summer sausage, 100lbs of blueberry jalapeño snack sticks and 12 slabs of bacon.

05/14/2026

02/03/2026

We know not many people are watching the Superbowl game this year for the game. Since it's all about the snacks and commercials. We have the meat for you. Chicken wings $2.49lb while they last!

01/20/2026

Due to it being off season we are taking a day a week to take a break. We will be closed on Tuesday’s for our winter season.

12/29/2025

We just cut up some 45 day Dry Age Porterhouse and T-Bone. Come get you one or a bunch 😋.

12/24/2025

An oldie but goodie. Christmas Eve 2020, handing out Hams at the Ouray Silver Mine.