Steamboat Ski Resort - Ski Town U.S.A.
Steamboat Ski Resort is the cool jewel of the Old West, located in the heart of cattle country in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Ski Town U.S.A.
Steamboat Ski Resort is so famous for skiing, in many parts of the world it is known simply as Ski Town, U.S.A. The mountain at Steamboat Ski Resort has six peaks: Mt. Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, Thunderhead Peak, Pioneer Ridge, and Christie Peak.
The longest run, Why Not, just keeps going for more than three miles. The mountains at Steamboat Ski Resort have 164 trails, almost 3,000 acres, and the longest super pipe in North America.
One way Steamboat Ski Resort keeps its enduring appeal is by constantly improving itself. Current renovations illustrate this philosophy of self improvement. More than $16 million has gone into projects that include improvement in snowmaking technology, a re-grading of the beginner slope, and the construction of the Christie Peak Express, a new, six-passenger high speed chairlift.
Kids at Steamboat Ski Resort Ski Free And Fly Free
Steamboat Ski Resort's family friendly attitude means vacation savings for you and your loved ones. Children 12 years old and under can fly free to Steamboat Springs with a qualifying parent ticket purchase, and once they get to Steamboat, they get to ski free the whole time they are there.
Kids who start skiing when they're young ski with confidence when they're older, so bring your children to Steamboat Ski Resort to get them off to a good start with a fun, positive skiing experience.
Land Of The Olympic Superstars
That skier who just passed you on Storm Peak North might just be an Olympic medalist. Steamboat Ski Resort is famous for producing 69 athletes in the Winter Olympics - more than any other North American town, with 20 athletes in the 2006 Olympics alone.
Steamboat Ski Resort weaves its Olympic heritage into its culture. Mt. Werner, one of Steamboat's six peaks, was named for Buddy Werner, a Steamboat Olympian who was killed in an avalanche in Switzerland in 1964.
Deb Armstrong, 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist, is Alpine Technical Director of the Steamboat Ski & Snowboard School.
The Olympians of Steamboat Ski Resort also compete in other international events, meaning that Steamboat Springs has more than its share of World Cup Champions, U.S. Champions, and Goodwill Games medalists on the slopes and pipes. The newest of these is Steamboat's own Bill Demong, who recently won a silver medal at the World Championships in Sapporo, Japan.
