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Steamboat Ski Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Steamboat Ski Resort is a ski area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States with 122 km of mapped downhill runs and 20 lifts, between 2,101 m and 3,212 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
122 km
Lifts
20
Top elevation
3,212 m
Vertical drop
1,111 m
Nearest airport
HDN · 38 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy27 km
  • Other0.7 km
  • Expert3.9 km
  • Advanced50 km
  • Intermediate40 km

204 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 15 Chairlifts
  • 4 Gondolas
  • 1 Magic carpets

Steamboat Ski Resort is a ski area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, the United States. Its 204 mapped downhill runs add up to 122 km, which ranks it #7 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 1.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 596 m long.

Slopes at Steamboat Ski Resort

About 22% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 33% intermediate and 44% advanced or expert, which makes Steamboat Ski Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 20 lifts: 15 chairlifts, 4 gondolas, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,101 m up to 3,212 m, a vertical drop of 1,111 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Steamboat Ski Resort

The nearest airport is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), about 38 km away in a straight line — roughly 49 minutes by car; Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is 92 km away. Nearby ski areas include Howelson Hill Ski Area (6.6 km), Bowes Ski Hill, Three Forks Ranch (17.5 km) and Green Mountain (8.7 km), which together add 57 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Steamboat Ski Resort

  1. 1
    Yampa Valley Airport Flag of United StatesHayden, United States Airports in United States
    HDN38 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Eagle County Regional Airport Flag of United StatesEagle, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    EGE92 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Laramie Regional Airport Flag of United StatesLaramie, United States Airports in United States
    LAR132 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) Flag of United StatesAspen, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ASE138 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Steamboat Ski Resort have?

122 km of downhill runs (204 runs): 27 km easy, 0.7 km other, 3.9 km expert, 50 km advanced, 40 km intermediate. It is #7 in United States by piste length.

How high is Steamboat Ski Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 3,212 m (10,538 ft); the lowest point is 2,101 m, a vertical drop of 1,111 m.

What is the nearest airport to Steamboat Ski Resort?

Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), about 38 km away in a straight line; Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) is 92 km away.

How many ski lifts does Steamboat Ski Resort have?

20 lifts: 15 chairlifts, 4 gondolas, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.