29th Annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo
June 1, 2009
July 11 -12th is Steamboat’s most colorful summer weekend - a festival of vibrant colors. Join us for this spectacular early-morning affair with over 40 hot air balloons rising softly from the mist and drifting over the valley.
The launch field is approximately 9/10 of a mile south of Walton Creek Road on Highway 40. The physical address is: 35565 South Highway 40; and the property is better known as the Bald Eagle Lake or Water Ski Lake. There is NO PUBLIC PARKING at the event, but there is FREE TRANSPORTATION FROM THE MEADOWS PARKING LOT. Parking is FREE for the Saturday and Sunday morning balloon events. Park at the Meadows parking lot on Pine Grove Road. Transportation from the Meadows Lot to the event is also FREE.
Because of the event’s convenient location on the edge of town we encourage spectators walk, ride their bikes or take the shuttle from the hotel or lodge.
There will be vendors selling souvenirs, coffee and breakfast items on the launch field so plan to come on down and check out the balloon inflating, take pictures and watch the pilots prepare for take off!
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Pilot Check-In at the Steamboat Springs Airport (no public access)
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Pilot Sponsor BBQ at the Steamboat Springs Airport (no public access)
Saturday, July 11, 2009
6:00 a.m. Launch Field opens to the Public and transportation begins from the Meadows parking Lot
7:00 a.m. Balloon Inflation
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Hot Air Balloon Rodeo – Join us at Ed MacArthur’s Bald Eagle Lake to watch over 40 balloons take off over the Yampa Valley.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
6:00 a.m. Launch Field opens to the Public and transportation begins from the Meadows parking Lot
7:00 a.m. Balloon Inflation
7:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Hot Air Balloon Rodeo presented – Join us at Ed MacArthur’s Bald Eagle Lake to watch over 40 balloons take off over the Yampa Valley.
Life is great here: another reason to buy real estate in Steamboat Springs.
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