Steamboat Powder Meet Steamboat Powder Cats- Video of the Week

On this brilliant bluebird sky, super cold day in Steamboat it's time for all those powder hounds to get amped for the next storm!  Check out these videos from the Steamboat Powder Cats who host back-country ski tours.  Let our concierge help you book the perfect tour with the Powder Cats!

And now please wipe the drool off your chin- don't worry the next storm is on its way! And you should make sure you have lodging with us at ResortQuest Steamboat so you can play all day and have a super comfy condo to return to for your beauty sleep!  See our current lodging deals!

Steamboat Local's Appreciation Day! Early Lifts and Perfect Groomers

The Steamboat Ski Resort has started a Local's Appreciation week that hosts a wide variety of discounts, apres parties and even a day with the Gondola opening early for all season pass holders!  

Pressing Glass: So in celebration of the incredible ski season to come, ResortQuest Steamboat staff met up this early Tuesday ski morning (Gondola opened 1/2 hour early at 8am!) with hopes of powder day.  Alas there was no new snow but the super soft well groomed runs made for some bombing runs with high speed pursuits and lots of fun!

Snow Report:  There is a great base on Steamboat right now (38" inches) with only a few spots that need some extra cover.  The snow making machines and mother nature have combined forces to create incredibly soft runs with perfect corduroy and blue bird skies!

We highly suggest getting to Steamboat for the month of December! If you stay with us at ResortQuest you'll receive 40% off for December! Book by the 17th and you'll get your powder too!

Steamboat Powder Video of the Week- So Much Snow!

I just felt I needed to remind everyone of how much incredible snow Steamboat has!  This video is from a couple weeks ago when we surpassed the 100" of snow mark and we are seeing more snow in our immediate future! 

Book your powder ski trip to Steamboat now and save a ton of money!  See our lodging deals that you won't want to miss out on!

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100” Inches of Snow Steamboat’s Epic Early Season Ski Conditions – Come Get Some Powder!

It’s Official! Steamboat has hit the 100” inches mark of incredible fluffy epic snow! Steamboat is seriously rocking some fabulous early season ski conditions that is making the skiing and riding feel like mid-winter conditions.

“The 2010/11 season is shaping up to be remembered as the best start in more than a decade and already a legendary snow year, and, we’re less than a month into the season,” continued Rob Perlman, senior vice president of sales & marketing for the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. “With the snowiest November on record in the books, Mother Nature’s attention is squarely focused on Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A. and powderhounds couldn’t be happier!”

Monday morning (11/29/2010) we awoke to 13” inches of powder that had fallen the afternoon and night before making for some incredible powder! And another 8 inches fell at the summit overnight last night!

Current conditions for Steamboat Ski Resort Report:

• 9”inches in the last 24hrs
• 20” inches in the last 48hrs
• 47” base
• And drum-roll please- Steamboat has hit the 100” mark and its not even December!!! A total of 111” of pure white snow has fallen already this year! Will Steamboat hit the 500”? We can all hope and do a few extra powder dances! See the current weather conditions.

So what to do with all this snow? Get to Steamboat to play in it of course! Book your lodging now and get free nights plus cash back to spend on a perfect Steamboat adventure!

Steamboat Pre-Opening Day! Best Conditions in a Decade!

Steamboat Ski Resort and everyone who is searching for some powder need to look no further! Steamboat is opening tomorrow- Nov. 24th for Scholarship Day with some of the best opening day conditions the mountain has seen in over a decade!
Read more about the terrain openings, running lifts and more!

Get to Steamboat for this opening weekend! You'll receive a FREE night of lodging when you book 3 or more nights and 20% off your lift tickets!



Check out our other great lodging deals that give you cash to spend while in Steamboat!

Steamboat Ski Resort 2010 Best Opening in Years!

The Steamboat Ski Resort will be opening Nov. 24, 2010 with 5 lifts, 66 trails, 926 acres of top to bottom skiing equaling 3,000 vertical feet and 74 inches of snow!!!

WOW! This opening day or scholarship day is going to mark the best early season conditions in almost a decade said Chris Diamond, president and chief operating officer of the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. Scholarship day allows the mountain to open with specially prices $30 lift tickets and $20 lower mountain lift tickets that benefit the Steamboat Winter Sports Club Scholarship Fund!

The resort anticipates opening 5 lifts-Christie Peak Express, Gondola, Storm Peak Express, Burgess Creek and 4 Points. This includes much of the resort’s legendary tree skiing areas including the upper portions of Shadows and Closets, Flying Z, Twilight, Triangle 3 and more. Remember trails and lifts are subject to change without notice as conditions change.

The early season storms have come in strong and left nearly 4 1/2 feet of powder in November so far- Steamboat will be opening with a 38 inch base at mid-mountain and 52-inch base at the summit! These are the largest base amounts ever seen on opening day!

So what are you waiting for- skiing will be epic this year so book your ski vacation lodging now! The earlier you book the more you save and if you buy now we can still order you discounted lift tickets!

Photo credit: Larry Pierce- Steamboat's Billy the Kidd testing out the powder yesterday in Steamboat!

Early Steamboat Powder- Hike if the Lifts Aren't Open!

ResortQuest Steamboat employee Will Stone, and friends could not wait for the lifts to open in Steamboat(Opening Day is Nov. 25th, 2010)

Its understandable as Steamboat has received 61"of snow over a week of winter storms making it a 32" base! So in the name of powder and a few leg burning hours of hiking they finally got some powder.... See the Current Weather. See a map of the Steamboat Ski Resort.

(Written by Will Stone) "My friends and I took a journey up to the Gondola. We all drove up the Thunderhead lift and started up “Why Not”. This is a nice run to hike because of the gradient. We switched backed and forth till we got to Vagabond. We took a rest and shed some clothing layers even though the snow was already falling- its a steep hike! We had 3 more steep pitches to climb before we got to the top. I was using my skins and everyone else was using snow shoes. We arrived after 2 hours of hiking. The snow was falling hard and we were amped to head down. We started skiing down Heavenly Daze hugging the skiers right where the cat had not passed through. Snow was deep and endless. We then got Ted’s Ridge where we debated for about 3 seconds on where to go next. It was unanimous Ted’s ridge it was. We all surfed down Ted’s-it was awesome. Fresh lines all the way down. We got back to Thunderhead lift and so much snow had fallen since we left that my truck was covered. Wow what a great way to open up the Steamboat Ski Season! And the snow is still falling!"

It's true the snow is still falling and the opening day of Steamboat is going to be an incredible one! Don't miss epic powder in the very beginning of the season so book your lodging now and receive lodging deals for early season and if you are coming later in the season you can get lodging discounts plus cash back to create your perfect Steamboat adventure!

Skiing Tip: Plant your Poles Video with Billy the Kidd

With all the incredible snow that is falling before the Steamboat Ski Resort Opens (Nov. 25th, 2010) take the chance to catch up on a few skiing tips from Steamboat's own Billy the Kidd! This Steamboat Olympian is a fabulous skier and created this skiing tip video to remind us to plant our poles!



Get to Steamboat this winter to practice planting your poles and you'll save on lodging plus you'll get cash back to spend on the perfect Steamboat adventure! Book online now!

6 Days Straight of Snow in Steamboat Springs

It's just 10 days till Opening Day in Steamboat and old man winter has blanketed the town and trails in big, fat, fluffy white flakes for the past 6 days.

Steamboat Ski Area was reporting a 2-foot base and 46 inches of total snowfall Sunday, after a weekend of precipitation in Steamboat Springs. Steamboat looks more like mid-season already with 17 inches of snow falling over the weekend. The resort has a 28-inch mid-mountain base and 42-inch base at the summit.

A meteorologist at the Grand Junction office of the National Weather Service said snowfall was expected to pick up again this morning and continue through Tuesday.

“Over the next about 24 to 36 hours, we’re expecting another 6 to 12 inches in the mountains … and in town, maybe in the 2- to 5-inch range over the next 36 hours,” meteorologist Jeff Colton said Sunday afternoon.

“It’s definitely going to keep snowing.”

All weekend the Steamboat locals have been trekking around the surrounding mountains to find their secret stash, whether skinning up the ski area on their skis, hiking up Mt Werner with their board on their back, cross-country skiing on Rabbit Ears Pass, snowmobiling on Buffalo pass, or snowshoeing anywhere and everywhere in between. The verdict is unanimous: it's deep! There's lots of snow and it's the powder that Steamboat is famous for. Opening Day is going to be EPIC!

Get the Freshest Tracks for 33% Off!

Thanksgiving and Opening weekend are all rolled in to one in Steamboat. There's no guilt stuffing your belly with too much turkey after a day carving up the slopes. Book your Steamboat thanksgiving lodging with ResortQuest and save 33% off lodging - plus lift ticket deals!

Steamboat Resort Ranks #14 in 2010 Ski Resort Rankings

Steamboat Ski Resort has been ranked number #14 out of 30 ski resorts ranked by Ski Magazine for the 2010 ski year! So what is so fabulous about Steamboat?

According to Ski Magazine's readers, "After all, Steamboat continues to endear itself to readers who hail it as the “best all-around resort for families” and “my favorite resort anywhere.” The positive comments tend to be unanimous: “Plenty of terrain for skiers who are not beginners but aren’t the best either. Happy people. Western town that can’t be matched.” Complaints focus on the lack of tough terrain and an unkempt base area—though that is also part of its charm."

Read the full article about what makes Steamboat fabulous!

And make sure you are getting the best savings on your vacation to Steamboat! Book by Nov. 1, 2010 and save up to 30% on your supreme steamboat lodging with us at ResortQuest!

Snowing in Steamboat Oct. 23, 2010

Last night Steamboat got their first in town snow! It was beautiful to wake up to a snow covered landscape with the remaining fall colors poking through. And it just in time for Halloween- classic mountain Halloween where every costume has to be big enough to fit your winter parka underneath!

Check out the photos and don't forget to book your Steamboat Winter Vacation- see our best winter deal and book by Oct. 30, 2010 to get up to 30% off lodging and 20% off lift tickets!

Get Fit! Strength Training with Ted Ligety for Skiing

It's important to be in good physical condition when you decide to hit the slopes this winter in Steamboat Springs. Here are some work out tips from pro skier Ted Ligety and Ski Magazine.

Working out to tone those skiing muscles will not only prevent some types of injury but it will also make your day on the Steamboat Ski Resort much more fun- no leg cramps!

While you are physically preparing for winter, have you booked your ski vacation yet? Steamboat is offering up to 30% off your lodging and discounted lift tickets if you book by Oct. 30, 2010- get on it!