Steve Haig was born in Newburgh New York on 11 November 1955. He lived in Cornwall New York and graduated from Cornwall Central High School in 1973. Steve moved to Salt Lake City in 1974 to enjoy the wonderful powder snow in the Wasatch Mountains. Steve was an avid and skilled downhill and telemark skier who enjoyed many back country expeditions in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons. In 1984 he married Cynthia Shay while living in Salt Lake City. The had two sons, Dan and Nick. Steve and Cynthia loved the mountain life and enjoyed many years living in Park City, Leadville, Fort Collins and ultimately Evergreen Colorado, where they settled in to bring up their two boys in 1997. Dan and Nick went to primary and high school in Evergreen. Dan now living in Washington DC and Nick living in Kittridge. Steve worked in Denver for a big retirement fund company before transitioning into a less hectic lifestyle as a bus driver for the Jefferson County School District. Based out of the Bus Barn, Steve drove local children around the many twisty tourney roads of Jefferson County for many years and was dearly loved by those children. He managed to make the rather mundane activity of a school bus drive fun with his playful antics, including monkey quizzes where everyone got the question right and earned a piece of candy. There was never a wrong answer. When the school season was in summer session, Steve would work for Open Space building and repairing hiking trails with high school students. For many years, Steve worked as a crew chief, instructing a team of teenagers on the nuances of grade, drainage and compaction. For the last two years he worked as co-supervisor with good friend Clark.
Steve passed away quietly in his sleep on Tuesday, February 25 2025. At that time, he was still an avid hiker and enjoyed many of the beautiful trails in the Jefferson County area. He is survived by his wife Cynthia, two sons Dan and Nick, and brother Trevor. Steve was cremated on Monday March 3, 2025 at a lovely, rustic-fancy facility in Evergreen Colorado surrounded by the fields and mountains he loved. It was an apt setting for the end of his life journey. There are plans to spread his ashes along one of his favourite hiking trails during the summer or Autumn of 2025. Steve, may you finally rest in peace after your good life and struggles along the way. You will be truly missed by family and friends. Your loving brother, Trevor.