COLORADO SKI AREAS · STEAMBOAT & NORTHWEST

Steamboat Resort

Six peaks, 3,741 acres and 3,668 feet of vertical, known for tree skiing and "Champagne Powder" snow.

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Steamboat spreads across six peaks in the Park Range, Mount Werner, Sunshine, Storm, Thunderhead, Christie and Pioneer Ridge, with 3,741 acres and 182 named trails. Its base is at 6,900 feet and Mount Werner's summit at 10,568 feet, a 3,668-foot vertical. The resort's 2025-26 press kit reports 289 inches of snow in the 10-year average.

The terrain is classified 13% easier, 44% more difficult and 49% most difficult. Steamboat is known for tree skiing in Pioneer Ridge, Sunshine and Storm Peak, and for "Champagne Powder," a term the resort says it coined. The longest run, Why Not, is more than three miles, and the resort has three terrain parks, two halfpipes and night skiing on five trails.

Steamboat opened on January 12, 1963. It has been owned by Alterra Mountain Company since 2017 and is on the Ikon Pass. Check current Steamboat ski conditions before you go.

Stats from Steamboat Resort (official press kit), as of Oct 2026. (source) Conditions and pass partners change by season — confirm with the area before you go.

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Showing 196 mapped runs and 19 lifts. Open the full Steamboat trail map, with every run and lift listed → Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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