Steamboat
Ski resort · Colorado, United States
Steamboat is a ski resort in Colorado (United States) with 122 km of runs and 20 lifts. You can ski between 2,101 m and 3,219 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,118 m. Its longest run is Edge of the World (2.3 km) and the steepest, The Gully, reaches 91% on its toughest stretch.
See Steamboat on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 122 km
- Lifts
- 20
- Elevation
- 2,101–3,219 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,118 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue27 km
- Red40 km
- Black50 km
- Expert black3.9 km
The steepest runs at Steamboat
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- The Gully Expert black91% · 42°
- Chute 2 Expert black88% · 41°
- Chute 1 Expert black87% · 41°
- North St Pats Expert black81% · 39°
- Chute 3 Expert black74% · 37°
The longest runs
- Edge of the World Black2.3 km
- Spur Run Blue2.3 km
- Why Not Lower Blue2.2 km
- Broadway Blue2.1 km
- Why Not Upper Blue2.1 km
Lifts
15 chairlifts · 4 gondolas · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Steamboat
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,687 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,660 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Steamboat
- Howelson Hill Ski Area6 km · 6.6 km of runs
- Three Forks Ranch65 km · 18 km of runs
- Green Mountain77 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Granby Ranch88 km · 24 km of runs
- Beaver Creek97 km · 167 km of runs
- Vail101 km · 215 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Steamboat?
- In Colorado, United States. The nearest resort is Howelson Hill Ski Area, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Steamboat have?
- 122 km: 27 km of blue runs, 40 km of red runs, 50 km of black runs, 3.9 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Steamboat?
- You can ski between 2,101 m and 3,219 m: a vertical drop of 1,118 m.
- How many lifts does Steamboat have?
- 20: 15 chairlifts, 4 gondolas, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Steamboat?
- The Gully (expert black), at 91% (42°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Steamboat?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Steamboat?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.