Located just 10 minutes from our private resort within the Park Range of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, Steamboat Ski Area is comprised of six peaks: Mt. Werner, Sunshine Peak, Storm Peak, Thunderhead Peak, Christie Peak and Pioneer Ridge®. 2,965 acres/1,200 hectares of terrain offer a diversity of trails for all ability levels. Gladed areas of Pioneer Ridge, Sunshine and Storm Peak are Steamboat’s particular claim to fame, with Champagne Powder® snow in the trees for the most avid powder hounds. Remember, the term Champagne Powder was coined in Steamboat and this is the only place you’ll find it!

Bella Vista’s private shuttle will drop your ski group off at the gondola for door to door service from our private resort to the ski area base.

Ski Season Dates
Full Season: November 24, 2010 – April 10, 2011
Scholarship Day: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 – All lift ticket sales benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Elevations: Downtown Steamboat……………6,695 feet/2,040 meters
Ski Area Base…………………………………………6,900 feet/2,103 meters
Bella Vista Estate…………………………………… 7,250 feet/ 2210 meters
Christie Peak Summit……………………………..8,015 feet./ 2,444 meters
Thunderhead/Mid-Mountain…………………. 9,080 feet/2,768 meters
Summit/Mt. Werner………………………………10,568 feet/3,221 meters

Trail System
Permitted Acres: 2,965 acres/1,200 hectares
Trails: 165 named trails
Trail Classification: 14% Beginner | 42% Intermediate | 44% Advanced
Longest Run: Why Not – over 3 miles/4.8km
Uphill Capacity: 32,158 per hour
Snowmaking: 375 acres/152 hectares
Annual Snowfall: 331″ – annually
Steamboat Ski Area Map (pdf)

Kids Ski Free in Steamboat Springs!

Steamboat’s Kids Ski Free™ and Grandkids Ski Free programs enable children 12 years of age and under to ski free the same number of days as their parents/grandparents when parents/grandparents purchase a 5-or-more day adult lift ticket at regular prices.

Children participating in the Kids Ski Free™ lift ticket program will also receive free ski rentals and Teen Ticket participants will receive discounted ski rentals at Steamboat Ski Rentals® and Steamboat Ski & Sport® when parents rent skis for five days or more.

Contact your Bella Vista property manager for advance lift ticket purchase.

Champagne Powder snow is registered trademark of the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. Local legend says rancher Joe McElroy coined the phrase before the ski area opened. Out skiing one sunny day in the early fifties on what eventually would be the ski area, he turned to a few friends and said the stuff looked like champagne…champagne powder. No other ski resort has its snow trademarked.

2009/2010 Steamboat Ski Resort Improvements
Intrawest has spent $2.5+ million on improvements for this ski season at Steamboat Ski Resort, including improvements on snowmaking, grooming equipment, a new First Aid facility, expansion of the Meadows Parking Lot, and opening a new Steamboat Ski & Sport ticketing office location in downtown Steamboat Springs.

Mavericks Superpipe and Terrain Park
Skiers and riders agree Steamboat has the pipe and park to reckon with. Steamboat’s terrain park, serviced exclusively by its own chairlift, offers 11.8 acres of terrain for all ability levels. This terrain park, adjacent to Mavericks superpipe, features an outdoor sound system and a variety of rails: kinked, sliders, rainbows, “S’s”, mailboxes, and double barrels. Mini-Mav, a miniature version of the superpipe with five-foot walls, is perfect for novice riders.