Cowboys & Powder!

SNOW: 0" (24 hrs); 10"(48 hrs); Base: 63"; Total: 272"
CONDITIONS: Powder/Packed Powder
LIFTS: 16/18
TRAILS: 163/163
TEMP: 24/5 F.

The snow just keeps on comin'! Yesterday was another epic powder day in Steamboat Springs with 10 inches falling overnight, 9 of which fell after the ski resort closed. We have had a mixture of snow and sunshine for days. Another perfect week in paridise.

Unfortuntely, I was not out in the sunshine and on the Steamboat Ski Resort this morning, so I turn to Steamboat's straighttalker, Andy for feedback: "...the cord this morning was like butter, two inches deep and as carvy as carvy can be. The snow in the trees off of the left side of Fawn was still up to our knees and clean in spots, so we got the best of both worlds on that one."

Just in case you missed it, you should check-out the photos from our infamous Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday. The Steamboat Pilot has a fantastic movie of this year's stampede. Check-out the Cowboy Stampede... People travel the world for this event: "Tim Kitching and Bruce Hill were so taken by the Cowboy Downhill last year that they went out of their way to see it again.

“We’re in Breckenridge (on vacation) this year, so we hired a car and came up for the 34th Cowboy Downhill,” said Kitching, of London. “Seven thousand miles for the Champagne Powder and the Cowboy Downhill — and the Fat Tire.” ...Read complete Steamboat Pilot News Article
Need more cowboy action? Check-out the photos at: Steamboat Cowboy Downhill photo gallery...