Skis, poles, snow and cowboy hats went flying over the gates on the sides of Stampede run at the Steamboat Ski Resort Tuesday afternoon, as 64 cowboys on skis and snowboards flew, tumbled or ran the final event of the 36th annual Cowboy Downhill.
The highlight of this spectacle is undoubtedly the final stampede, a chaotic mass event, sends every competitor down an obstacle-free hill — aside from the kicker — at the same time. Spectators yee haw and laugh histerically at the mass yard sale of cowboys and their ski equipment.
That’s the kind of carnage spectator Graham Dephoff’s three children said they hoped to see before the race. Finishing up the final weeks of a two-month visit to Steamboat from their home in Sydney, Australia, Dephoff’s 10-year-old daughter, Grace, said she hoped to see the riders “stack,” or crash. Renny, 5, and Rory, 7, hoped for lots of jumps followed by lots of falling. We hope to see you at next year's event!
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