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There is more to Steamboat than great skiing, snowboarding, golfing, hiking and biking. There’s a long list of signature events throughout the year that make Steamboat a year round destination for the entire family. With so many events and activities throughout the year, there never really is a "quiet season" in Steamboat.
Looking for more? Click here for a complete calendar of area events. Or browse our summer and winter activities guides.
Opening Day and Thanksgiving
November 23, 2005
Official opening day for the 2005/06 Season.
Nordic Combined World Cup B Event
December 10 & 11, 2005
See the up and coming athletes from around the globe compete in the Nordic Combined World Cup-B event at Howelsen Hill in downtown Steamboat Springs. Howelsen, the oldest continuously operating ski area in Colorado--dating back to the early 1900s, is the birthplace of Nordic jumping in Colorado. Nordic Combined mixes the explosiveness of ski jumping with the strength and endurance of cross-country skiing. Competitions will consist of the K90/15km Individual and K120/7.5km Sprint events.
US Freestyle Team Olympic Trials
December 30 & 31, 2005
 The Freestyle Skiing U.S. Olympic Team Trials is essentially a wild-card opportunity for athletes to make the Olympic Team, as two winners (male and female) from each freestyle discipline (aerials and moguls) will be named to the 2006 U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team. Three reigning world champions, two defending World Cup champions and three reigning Olympic medalists are just part of the unprecedented depth on the 38-member U.S. Freestyle Ski Team who are expected to compete for an early Olympic Team spot. Among the top competitors will be reigning season-long World Cup champions Jeret ‘Speedy’ Peterson and Jeremy Bloom , along with World Champions Nate Roberts, Hannah Kearney, and Toby Dawson.
7th Annual MusicFest at Steamboat
January 4 - 9, 2006
Steamboat MusicFest--the ONLY festival that brings the finest Texas and Americana music to the snow swept Colorado Rockies for a full week of sport and song from January 4-9, 2006. Eighteen bands will perform over the six days in the heart of the Rocky Mountains featuring free après-ski concerts, evening concerts and special engagements throughout the week including over 40 live performances, from an increasingly diverse line up of artists with styles ranging from country to rock, blues to bluegrass, folk and western swing, and everything in between. Six days, 18 bands & one really big tent-don’t miss it!
32nd Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill
January 17, 2006
 It all began 32 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 ProRodeo stars to Steamboat for a day of skiing. The cowboys had such a great time that the Downhill has become the most popular event of the season with over 100 of the best professional rodeo cowboys competing in the most unique ski rodeo in the country. Sponsored by Bud Light, the Cowboy Downhill is always scheduled to coincide with the National Western Stock Show in Denver. Don't miss the Charlie Daniels Band concert that night!
Steamboat Olympian Send Off Celebration
January 28, 2005
Steamboat has produced 56 winter Olympians and counting, more than any other town in North America, let alone the world! It is not just one company or entity that has helped Steamboat reach its status as Ski Town USA, it’s the entire community. That’s why it’s only appropriate that the entire town will host a community-wide send off for all of the Olympians going to the 2006 Games in Italy. The event will feature a video presentation of past and present Steamboat Olympians, big screen TV, fireworks, live music and the lighting of the town’s own 15-foot tall community Winter Games Caldron, which will burn on the lawn of the downtown Courthouse throughout the Olympics. Join thousands, including numerous past Olympians, as the community celebrates a 73-year Olympic heritage that spans skiing disciplines and help send off Steamboat’s next generation of Winter Olympians.
93rd Annual Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival
February 8 - 12, 2006
 The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, one of the largest and oldest winter sports clubs in the U.S., hosts the 93rd Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival, the oldest continuing Winter Carnival west of the Mississippi. For several days, the entire town is given over to racing, ski jumping, chariot racing, a parade featuring Steamboat’s skiing high school band (the only one in the United States), the famous ski jöring events down Lincoln Avenue, and the spectacular night show featuring the legendary Lighted Man & fireworks display.
NCAA Ski Championships
March 8 - 11, 2006
The University of Colorado will host the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Skiing Championships in Steamboat-Ski Town USA, March 8-11, 2006. The event will return to Colorado for the first time since 1993, which was also hosted by CU in Steamboat and features the best collegiate skiing athletes in the country. Classical and Freestyle Nordic races as well as Slalom will be decided on Howelsen Hill and the Giant Slalom will take place on Mount Werner.
Rock Slope
March 29 - April 2, 2006
If Spring Break on the beach sounds a bit toasty, try chillin' in the Rockies with outrageous ski slopes and cool bands like Sister Hazel & Cowboy Mouth. From March 29-April 2, Rock Slope offers a luxurious, yet adventurous long weekend getaway.
Snowball
April 8, 2006
Snowball, now in its 24th year, was established as a way to celebrate the winter season and benefit a local charitable organization. Snowball has earned the recipient as much as $38,000 through auction items, dinner tickets, and direct contributions. Some past beneficiaries include Steamboat Mental Health, Yampatika, Steamboat Arts Council, Perry Mansfield, Grand Futures Coalition, Lift-Up, Partners in Routt County, and Advocates Against Battering & Abuse.
Closing Day
April 9, 2006
Steamboat closes out the 2005/06 season on Sunday, April 9th.
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