Pros:Vast terrain, great glade skiing and off piste. Everything from steep chutes to blue cruisers and easy greens. Great slope food and good apres ski.Staff is super friendly and omnipresent. Lifts and gondolas are first rate. Cons:Absolutely hate the shuttle logistics and cost from Hayden Airport. $550 RTLift tickets are nearly $300Restaurants and everything you can imagine is uncomfortably expensive. We routinely paid $300+ tip for our dinners (4 people)And the worst part is the outrageous short term rental tax we paid ($2100)As much as I love the skiing, the costs have gotten completely out of control, for what we paid, destinations like Zermatt or Aspen is now an option. As such, we're looking elsewhere for our next family ski trip.So long Steamboat.
Otis R.
Great skiing. Snow was amazing. Couple of lifts on the backside of mountain that could be bigger but overall a great experience. There are self-serve kiosk close to the lifts so you can get your lift tickets easily. Great ski slopes, nice balance of easy, intermediate, and difficult slopes. Several eating places on the Mountain. Loved it and will be coming back.
Tina B.
Fantastic ski resort! The slopes are beautifully groomed and they have so many food options throughout the resort. The gondolas can get busy so the trick is to get in the singles line and just wait for each other up top. We stayed more to the top/middle of the ski slopes versus coming back down the the bottom. We never had to wait long on any of the lifts. There are so many great runs! The blue is not aggressive and even some of the blacks we encountered were more mild. Which just makes it enjoyable! There is the challenge but you don't feel like you are going to die! :) It was also so easy to rent equipment and they have many options to rent from right at the resort. Parking is tough and expensive! So park down below and take the shuttles. Also we found the map a little hard to read and figure out how to get to the top or to the right side...but we figured it out. We enjoyed our time!
Pari P.
My 9th year and still loving the charm of steamboat! I highly reccomend their ski school and if you get private instructor-a huge shout out to Sierra. She is patient and worked so well with our two boys! Our favorite ski destination.
Amber E.
Steamboat is one of our favorite resorts, great light and fluffy 'champagne" snow, lots of great runs, and cool lodges at the resort and base. Also, love the town - so many great restaurants and shops to explore in town. This is our third year skiing here, and look forward to returning!
Rick A.
Epic year for snow so far. Total has exceeded all of last year already. Champagne Powder galore. Excellent conditions for the 60th anniversary of the ski area and it's still snowing today.
Amanda J.
We make a weekend trip out to Steamboat every year. It's lovely! The crowds are usually less because it's not a day trip from Denver. Snow can be quite plentiful and you could be lucky enough to experience some champagne powder. There's a variety of terrain for every experience level and it's spread out well on the mountain. The base is FUN, lots of restaurants, bars, events. The resort is also nicely complimented by the town, you can shuttle in and there's plenty to do! Steamboat Grand is one of the best places to stay for ski in/ski out and the pool/hot tub area is huge.
Jen M.
Love the beauty of this place.This is our second year here. We use the ikon pass four days, we rented from fleischer sports, we took ski lessons half day.We tried a few different restaurants at the base.It is a very very very expensive area. If you know how to ski this place is amazing there are so many trails , All the member of our group are beginners and they love the trails because they are not very full.. We have a half skiing and half snowboarding. My one complaint is that after your lessons there is no where to practice. I did not Master the art of stopping and turning during my private practice. And you are not allowed to return to the practice area unless you're paying for a lesson that day. I think that's robbery. I did not learn how to get on or off the lift I am not comfortable skiing down a hill because I cannot control myself and there is nowhere that you can practice safely. So if you plan on taking multiple lessons then this is probably a great place to come as there are great teachers here but if you are a slow learner like me then this is probably not the place you want to vacation if you hope to get time on the snow. The prices are very high even higher than they were last year, but there is so much to see and do here that I would recommend coming at least once. Oh and there are many many many children learning, the teachers all seem very patient with the kids I would definitely bring my kids here to learn
Phil G.
One of my faves in CO because it gets better storms, high quality snow, has lots of terrain and the town has a great vibe (I pondered 5 stars). Very good tree skiing. A good assortment of lodges in the middle elevations. It can and does bottleneck at the base in the morning; once at the upper runs the crowd size is manageable.From Storm Peak chair, traverse to the Ridge and Chutes area and wander into the Big Meadow / Skeeter's Run. Also can be accessed from Morningside. If you're here when there's powder, it's fantastic.
R D
Breakfast stops at 10:30...not 11:00 like it says everywhere.
Pros:Vast terrain, great glade skiing and off piste. Everything from steep chutes to blue cruisers and easy greens. Great slope food and good apres ski.Staff is super friendly and omnipresent. Lifts and gondolas are first rate. Cons:Absolutely hate the shuttle logistics and cost from Hayden Airport. $550 RTLift tickets are nearly $300Restaurants and everything you can imagine is uncomfortably expensive. We routinely paid $300+ tip for our dinners (4 people)And the worst part is the outrageous short term rental tax we paid ($2100)As much as I love the skiing, the costs have gotten completely out of control, for what we paid, destinations like Zermatt or Aspen is now an option. As such, we're looking elsewhere for our next family ski trip.So long Steamboat.
Great skiing. Snow was amazing. Couple of lifts on the backside of mountain that could be bigger but overall a great experience. There are self-serve kiosk close to the lifts so you can get your lift tickets easily. Great ski slopes, nice balance of easy, intermediate, and difficult slopes. Several eating places on the Mountain. Loved it and will be coming back.
Fantastic ski resort! The slopes are beautifully groomed and they have so many food options throughout the resort. The gondolas can get busy so the trick is to get in the singles line and just wait for each other up top. We stayed more to the top/middle of the ski slopes versus coming back down the the bottom. We never had to wait long on any of the lifts. There are so many great runs! The blue is not aggressive and even some of the blacks we encountered were more mild. Which just makes it enjoyable! There is the challenge but you don't feel like you are going to die! :) It was also so easy to rent equipment and they have many options to rent from right at the resort. Parking is tough and expensive! So park down below and take the shuttles. Also we found the map a little hard to read and figure out how to get to the top or to the right side...but we figured it out. We enjoyed our time!
My 9th year and still loving the charm of steamboat! I highly reccomend their ski school and if you get private instructor-a huge shout out to Sierra. She is patient and worked so well with our two boys! Our favorite ski destination.
Steamboat is one of our favorite resorts, great light and fluffy 'champagne" snow, lots of great runs, and cool lodges at the resort and base. Also, love the town - so many great restaurants and shops to explore in town. This is our third year skiing here, and look forward to returning!
Epic year for snow so far. Total has exceeded all of last year already. Champagne Powder galore. Excellent conditions for the 60th anniversary of the ski area and it's still snowing today.
We make a weekend trip out to Steamboat every year. It's lovely! The crowds are usually less because it's not a day trip from Denver. Snow can be quite plentiful and you could be lucky enough to experience some champagne powder. There's a variety of terrain for every experience level and it's spread out well on the mountain. The base is FUN, lots of restaurants, bars, events. The resort is also nicely complimented by the town, you can shuttle in and there's plenty to do! Steamboat Grand is one of the best places to stay for ski in/ski out and the pool/hot tub area is huge.
Love the beauty of this place.This is our second year here. We use the ikon pass four days, we rented from fleischer sports, we took ski lessons half day.We tried a few different restaurants at the base.It is a very very very expensive area. If you know how to ski this place is amazing there are so many trails , All the member of our group are beginners and they love the trails because they are not very full.. We have a half skiing and half snowboarding. My one complaint is that after your lessons there is no where to practice. I did not Master the art of stopping and turning during my private practice. And you are not allowed to return to the practice area unless you're paying for a lesson that day. I think that's robbery. I did not learn how to get on or off the lift I am not comfortable skiing down a hill because I cannot control myself and there is nowhere that you can practice safely. So if you plan on taking multiple lessons then this is probably a great place to come as there are great teachers here but if you are a slow learner like me then this is probably not the place you want to vacation if you hope to get time on the snow. The prices are very high even higher than they were last year, but there is so much to see and do here that I would recommend coming at least once. Oh and there are many many many children learning, the teachers all seem very patient with the kids I would definitely bring my kids here to learn
One of my faves in CO because it gets better storms, high quality snow, has lots of terrain and the town has a great vibe (I pondered 5 stars). Very good tree skiing. A good assortment of lodges in the middle elevations. It can and does bottleneck at the base in the morning; once at the upper runs the crowd size is manageable.From Storm Peak chair, traverse to the Ridge and Chutes area and wander into the Big Meadow / Skeeter's Run. Also can be accessed from Morningside. If you're here when there's powder, it's fantastic.
Breakfast stops at 10:30...not 11:00 like it says everywhere.
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