Snowboarding in Steamboat

All of Steamboat's terrain is open to riders and offers excellent conditions including trees, meadows, groomed trails, a terrain park, one halfpipe and, of course, Steamboat's legendary Champagne Powder. Whether you are a freerider or just looking to carve, Steamboat has a good reputation as a top destination to ride. The resort has created terrain with advice from local snowboard. The Dude Ranch, which contains the state's largest FIS competition half-pipe, continues to be a popular attraction featuring 11' walls, 52' wide and over 450' in length. Weekly grooming by the resort's pipe-dragon grooming machine ensures the pipe is keep in top quality shape throughout the season. The Bashor Lift, a double chair, services the Dude Ranch and Bashor Bowl Area eliminating the walk all together except for those who want the exercise. The Beehive, a terrain park just for kids on Giggle Gulch--is back by popular demand and offers something for the smaller boarders. Other on-mountain features include benches, available at the top of all major lifts, a snowboard trail guide , "The Ride Guide" let's you know where to go and what to know, and a snowboard specific teaching area is located at the at the base of the mountain. Additionally, the Silver Bullet gondola is outfitted with racks to accommodate snowboards. Tool Rack Stations are also available and located in all terrain parks and at the top of several lifts. For first timers The Perfect Turn Learning Center offers a Beginner's 'Learn To ride' Guarantee. Beginners will be able to ride from the top of Steamboat's beginner's area in a controlled manner by the end of the Level/Phase #1 beginners clinic, or the next clinic is free. Steamboat Ski Rentals along with Steamboat Ski and Sport are ideally located at the base of the lifts and apply the latest technology to the rental and storage process, assembling all necessary services under one roof. The shops have top-of-the-line equipment and offers a huge selection of the latest equipment. Free overnight storage is available with each rental. Finally, Steamboat's reputation for producing the most Olympic skiing successes for the US extends into snowboarding. Shannon Dunn, a 25 year old Steamboat local, became the first American female to win an Olympic medal in snowboarding (a bronze in the halfpipe) at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. She started off as a skier in Illinois and continued skiing when she moved to Steamboat Springs.