January 18, 2011 One of my favorite events is coming soon. A Steamboat Classic, the annual Cowboy Downhill will hit on the slopes on January 18, 2010. If you can’t be here in person, check out this video from 2009. Cowboys Hit the Slopes Steamboat Springs has a strong tradition of cattle ranching, which of course [...]
36th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill
January 19, 2010 One of my favorite events. If you can’t be here in person, check out this video from 2008. http://my.steamboat.com/video/2284251:Video:60 It all began 36 years ago when Billy Kidd, Steamboat’s Director of Skiing, and Larry Mahan, six-time All-Around World Champion cowboy, decided to invite a few of the Pro-Rodeo stars to Steamboat for a [...]
Opening Day and Scholarship Day
November 25, 2009 Yay! Opening day is on the way! And it’s Scholarship Day. Revenues from the day’s specially priced lift tickets benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Fund. Scholarship Day has raised over $525,000 since 1991/92. This fund provides financial support for deserving local children participating in Club programs. The Steamboat Springs Winter [...]
Halloween Stroll – October 31, 2009
Come downtown for the annual safe trick or treat event sponsored by the merchants of downtown Steamboat Springs. This is a true community event in every sense of the word. View ghouls and goblins of all ages as they stroll from 5th to 11th Streets on Lincoln Ave. The costumes are especially noteworthy. Lincoln is [...]
5th Annual Steamboat Springs Wild West Airfest.
Wondering what to do in Steamboat on Labor Day weekend? Think no more! Head out to the Steamboat Springs Airport for airplane and helicopter rides, vintage and warbird static aircraft displays, classic car display, remote controlled airplane shows, kids’ activities and much more. Don’t forget to check out the hang gliders and para-gliders as they [...]
Steamboat All Arts Festival
Save the date: August 20-23, 2009 The Steamboat All Arts Festival is the newest and most collaborative event in Steamboat Springs, CO. The Steamboat All Arts Festival is a four-day event that highlights the amazing arts and culture in the Yampa Valley while featuring nationally-renowned artists. The Steamboat All Arts Festival incorporates all aspects of [...]
29th Annual Hot Air Balloon Rodeo
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 [...]
106th Annual Cowboys’ Roundup Days – July 4th
For over 100 years Steamboat has celebrated Independence Day with a rodeo. Cowboys’ Roundup Days celebrates the Western Heritage native to the Yampa Valley with events for the entire family. On Saturday July 4th, kick back in boots at several community events including, a community all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, children’s activities, concerts, the annual parade down [...]
Strings In the Mountains Music Festival
Strings Music Festival is a summer music festival, also presenting a concert series in the winter. Strings Park is located at the corner of Mt. Werner Rd and Pine Grove Rd. A nationally recognized, award-winning music festival, Strings presents over 85 performances of chamber music, jazz, rock, country, bluegrass, world rhythms, and many other genres every [...]
Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series
Summer PRCA-sanctioned pro rodeo series every Friday and Saturday night through the summer. Bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling, bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, tie-down roping, plus amateur roping and ram scramble and calf scramble for kids at the Brent Romick Arena. Click here for more info. Life is great here: another [...]
