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Steamboat Ski Resort ski resort

The short answer

Steamboat Ski Resort has about 122 km of mapped runs and 20 lifts, with skiing from about 2,101 m up to 3,219 m (10,561 ft), a vertical drop of 1,118 m. By mapped runs it is number 7 of the 131 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yampa Valley (HDN), about 38 km away in a straight line.

Steamboat Ski Resort: runs from 2,101 m to 3,219 m, a vertical drop of 1,118 m2,2502,5002,7503,000Top of the highest mapped run: 3,219 m (10,561 ft)Top 3,219 m · 10,561 ftBase 2,101 m · 6,893 ft1,118 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,219 m10,561 ft
Vertical drop
1,118 m3,668 ft
Mapped runs
122 km199 runs
Lifts
20mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 22% (26.7 km), Intermediate 33% (40.4 km), Advanced 41% (50 km), Expert 3% (3.9 km)Easy: 26.7 km, 35 runs (22%)22%EasyIntermediate: 40.4 km, 76 runs (33%)33%IntermediateAdvanced: 50 km, 80 runs (41%)41%AdvancedExpert: 3.9 km, 8 runs (3%)

About 22% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 33% intermediate and 45% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy3526.7 km
Intermediate7640.4 km
Advanced8050 km
Expert83.9 km

Lifts

20 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts15
Gondolas4
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Yampa Valley (HDN)Hayden38 km
Eagle County Regional (EGE)Eagle92 km
Laramie Regional (LAR)Laramie132 km
Denver (DEN)Denver191 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Steamboat Ski Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,219 m (10,561 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,101 m (6,893 ft), a vertical of 1,118 m (3,668 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Steamboat Ski Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 122 km of downhill runs and 20 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Steamboat Ski Resort?

Yampa Valley (HDN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 38 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Steamboat Ski Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.