Best of Non-Skier Activities in Steamboat Springs -A Day Off the Mountain

Steamboat Springs is known for it's excellent Champagne Powder skiing and snowboarding. However, not everyone comes to Steamboat Springs to take-on the Mountain via skis and snowboards. Some families and individuals have varied interests, with some preferring a less physically aggressive, but equally enjoyable itinerary for their trip.

Here is a sample itinerary for non-skier and non-snowboarder activities you can enjoy during your ski trip to Steamboat Springs!

1. Try Something New! Try Steamboat's African Drum and Dance class this winter. Classes take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Art Depot, and include live drumming! If you've never tried an African Drum and Dance class, your first class is free. It costs $12 to drop in on each class afterwards. This is a great way to get your heart rate going and have a lot of fun doing so! Please call Jen at 970.846.6377 to sign-up.

2. After all that exercise, you'll want to relax and pamper yourself at the Rocky Mountain Day Spa. They also have a location in ResortQuest's Trappeur's Crossing- Trappeur's Day Spa. Choose between a Hot Stone, Thai, Flower Elixir, or other specialty massage; get a body detoxifying wrap, an exclusive Eminence Organic Facial, or a unique day spa package. We guarantee you'll be feeling as good as new! Please email or call our concierge (970) 870-4287 to make your appointment.

3. Join the local art community on the first Friday of each month for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Steamboat Springs. The event begins at 5 p.m. and lasts until 8 p.m. The mission of the event is to promote the appreciation of the visual arts, and to support the local art community. With over 20 art galleries and shops participating in the event, this self-guided event promises to be part of a captivating evening. Visit www.steamboatspringsartwalk.com for more information.

4. Another fun way to get outside this winter and enjoy our lovely Steamboat Springs scenery is to try a winter horseback ride with Saddleback Ranch. This two-hour sightseeing tour will take you through a "Best Of" in the backcountry of Steamboat Springs. Some highlights include Mt. Werner, Sleeping Giant, and the Flattops to the southeast. Tours start at 8:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Please email or call our concierge (970) 870-4287 to  book or for more information, or to schedule other great activities like snowmobile tours or dinner sleigh rides.

5. For a fun, family-bonding activity, try The Potter's Wheel. The Potter's Wheel is a paint-your-own pottery studio, perfect for a relaxing day with young and older children alike! Too cold or snowy to get up on the mountain, or have little ones that you'd like to occupy for a couple hours? This activity is perfect to let them and you get a little messy and have a lot of fun. And the best part is...you'll have a souvenir to take home with you to remember your trip to Steamboat Springs! Please call 970.879.4944 for more information.

 

6.  There are so many fun things we can't list them all here! See all of the other amazing and fun Steamboat Winter Activities- Steamboat is about more than just skiing- 

These are just a few of the many activities and local events in Steamboat Springs.

 

Book your vacation with ResortQuest Steamboat to enhance your family's Steamboat Springs experience. See our current lodging deals.  It's all about having fun so let our concierge help you plan your perfect vacation activities from restaurant reservations to sleigh rides!  We look forward to seeing you here in Steamboat Springs!

Blog was written by Katie W. who is one of ResortQuest Steamboat's reservations specialists.  Contact our team today to start booking your stay in Steamboat!

2011 Steamboat’s Free Rock the Boat Winter Concerts- Line Up Announced!

Steamboat’s annual Bud Light Rock the Boat Free Concert series is back and this spring is going to be off-the-hook with BIG name bands coming to good ol’ Steamboat. 

Ok so just think- you’ve skied incredible powder all day on the Steamboat Ski Resort, now you have a warm drink in your hands and you are headed for a free concert by one of your favorite bands- all set in the beautiful background of Steamboat!

“This is an amazing line-up of talented artists as we head into the 12th season of free music in Steamboat,” said Rob Perlman, senior vice president of sales & marketing for Steamboat Ski  Resort Corporation. “There isn’t a better way to enjoy an incredible spring outing in the mountains than by combining Champagne Powder® snow with plenty of sunshine and a free concert by some of the hottest bands around.”

2011 Bud Light Rock the Boat Concert Line up! -and it's all Free!

• February 26 – North Mississippi Allstars
• March 4 – Sam Bush
• March 19 – Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real
• March 26 – John Popper and the Duskray Troubadors
• April 2 – Los Lonely Boys
• April 10 – katchafire (opener)
• April 10 - The Wailers

Don’t miss your chance to see these big name bands in Steamboat for FREE! Book your luxury lodging with ResortQuest for a screaming deal- up to 40%! 

Steamboat Winter Fun Activities and Events for Dec. 17-23, 2010

With the Holidays right around the corner, Steamboat is lit up with holiday cheer and as usual there are tons of things to do from live music to holiday caroling and festive parties- see our full event calendar.

photo: Steamboat Pilot

Here are the weekly events we recommend you should try to do in the coming week!  Remember ResortQuest guests will also receive insider tips about activities and events from our team of concierges.  Contact them today to book the perfect activities while you are on vacation!

Friday Dec. 17, 2010

• DJ Harry — Ghost Ranch Saloon, 9 p.m. Free event.
  Join longtime electronic DJ Harry for the launch party for a new website, www.steamboattonight.com. Harry has played on stages such as Bonnaroo, sharing the bill with artists including Moby, Spearhead and Widespread Panic.  56 Seventh St.

Saturday Dec. 18, 2010 

• Ski Season’s Greetings — Ski Time Square, 3 to 5 p.m.
  Activities include holiday caroling, a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, live reindeer, cowboys and horses, photos, free refreshments, tree decorating, a torchlight parade and the lighting of the Mountain Village tree. Donations of household items for LIFT-UP of Routt County are accepted. Children are encouraged to bring an ornament to hang on the tree. Steamboat Ski Area base.  
• Something Underground — The Tugboat Grill & Pub, 9:30 p.m. $5 at the door
  Seth and Josh Larson and Trevor Mari­otti, of Denver power trio Something Underground, don’t let genre titles define the music they make. Soul, pop, rock, funk, blues and songs about zombies are up for grabs. Tickets are $5 at the door. 1860 Ski Time Square Drive.

Sunday Dec. 19, 2010

• The Home Ranch Cookbook signing — The Homesteader, 3 to 6 p.m.
  Celebrate the release of a new cookbook featuring recipes from The Home Ranch, Colorado’s only Relais & Chateaux resort. Featuring hors d’oeuvres and chefs Clyde Nelson and Craig Singer. Call 970-879-1980. 817 Lincoln Ave.

Tuesday Dec. 21, 2010

• RED Contemporary gallery opening — noon to 4:30 p.m.
  The gallery in the Sheraton Steamboat Resort opens for the winter season with sculptures by Steamboat resident John Robert Mingo, Ridgeway resident Pokey Park and several painters new to the gallery. 2200 Village Inn Court.  
• Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul — Strings Music Pavilion, 7 p.m.
  Enjoy a special Strings Music Festival off-season performance with fiddler Eileen Ivers. A Grammy Award-winning musician and star of Riverdance, she delivers a mix of traditional and original Irish airs, jigs, reels, grooves, songs and stories. Tickets are $40 for adults and $25 for children ages 6 to 17. Call 970-879-5056. Mount Werner and Pine Grove roads.

Wednesday Dec. 22, 2010

• Strings holiday family concert with Peter Davison — Strings Music Pavilion, 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Award-winning artist Peter Davison returns to the Strings Music Pavilion with the premiere of his new winter holiday show. This mix of zany antics, virtuoso juggling, dance and audience participation is a sure hit for all ages. With a special guest appearance by the Sugar Plum Fairy. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Call 970-879-5056. Mount Werner and Pine Grove roads.

Thursday Dec. 23, 2010

• Todd Musselman — Sweetwater Grill, 6 p.m.
  Local acoustic rock entertainment. FREE. Call 970-879-9500. Eighth and Yampa streets.
•  Rock on Ice — Howelsen Ice Arena, 7 to 9 p.m.
  Rock on Ice is an ice-skating event geared toward teens but open to everyone. Skate under disco lights to music from 7 to 9 p.m. The $6 cost includes skate rentals. 285 Howelsen Parkway.

Need a winter getaway?  Come to Steamboat for the month of December and receive 40% off lodging! This is a seriously good deal! View our luxurious lodging options and book now!~ 

Try Airboarding & Live Your Olympic Luge Dreams in Steamboat!

Over the past few weeks we have been talking about the many ways you can Live your Winter Olympic Dreams in Steamboat Springs, Colo., (more fondly known as Ski Town USA). Armed with ResortQuest's FREE $200 gift certificate (which you get when you book your Olympic Lodging Package),  we've suggested donning skates at the Steamboat Olympic Ice Arena to live your figure skating dreams or trying a Pipe and Park lesson at the Steamboat Ski Resort to see if you've got what it takes to be a Freestyle Skier. We had also suggested tubing at Saddleback Ranch to feel the exhileration of the Luge.

But today we have an even better idea to experience the Luge!

Welcome to Airboarding!

Airboarding was created by a gentleman by the name of Joe Steiner of Switzerland. After being hurt snowboarding, Joe still wanted to ride the Swiss Alps he had been shredding for years on his snowboard. After ten years of experimentation, he introduced the world’s first snow bodyboard and redefined sledding.

Not like your average sled, the Airboard can actually carve turns down a slope. With molded runners on the bottom curve, one can actually learn to drive these boards by shifting bodyweight. The faster you go; the better control you will have. Seriously! This looks like SOOOOOO much fun!

So where can you try Airboarding in Steamboat Springs?

A local Steamboat company, Boardom Bound is offering two kinds of trips to experience this new board sport. They can take you to play on the local spots here in the city limits or we can venture into the backcountry. In the backcountry we will have unlimited amounts of hills to play on and powder to enjoy. We can even pack your snowboard or skis and get a few classic turns in that way.

“Sledding and tubing, those are fun, but who knows what path you’re going to take?” said Danny Tebbenkamp who runs Boardom Bound. “When I was a kid, and we went sledding, it was about hanging on as long as you could before you plowed into something that would hurt you. With this, you can steer right around those things. You might be able to steer a sled, but this has much quicker response.” \

There aren’t any trees on his runs to get in the way, and a “fall” isn’t tough because even after flying off the lip of a jump, riders are never more than about two feet off the ground.

A three-hour session with Boardom Bound includes the sleds, helmets, transportation and rides on snowmobiles to ferry boarders from the bottom of the slopes to the top.

Half Day of Airboarding in the Backcountry

• 3 hours plus transportation/max on trip is 4 people
• $60 per person for 4
• $75 per person for 3
• $100 per person for 2

Half Day of Airboarding on Private Land

• 3 hours plus transportation
• $60 per person up to 10 people
• $50 per person for 11 up to 20 people

So, if you want to Live your Olympic Dreams and have a go at Airboarding, contact ResortQuest today to book your Steamboat lodging!

Winter Carnival is Back in Steamboat Springs, CO Feb.3-7th

It’s time for the 97^th annual Winter Carnival and there will be no shortage of excitement. Ma, Pa and the Youngin’s, grab your cowboy hats and skiis and get ready for the next five days that are full to the brim with thrills, spills, street events (horses pulling kids on skiis!), racing, ski jumping, snowboard jams, soda pop slaloms, Olympian send off party, tubing party, pancake breakfasts and of course the Night Extravaganza with the Lighted Man.

One of the fabulous things about this carnival is that most events are designed for the spectators to become participators! See bottom of the article.

This is one of the West’s longest running winter carnivals and every year Steamboat makes it bigger and better. The festival began in 1914 as a way for the people to break up the long, cold and sometimes lengthy winters. They said good bye cold and hello fun! And the tradition of the Winter Carnival happening the second week of February every year regardless of the weather is continuing on!

Also remember to buy your $7 Winter Carnival Button that raises money for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. These are the people that support our children in winter sports and who have helped train Steamboat’s Winter Olympians!

Winter Carnival Schedule of events you don’t want to miss!

Wednesday Feb.3^rd: The Opening Ceremonies! Behold the Winter Carnival Queen and her court of attendants of Little Princesses and Grand Marshals. Location: Olympian Hall, 5:30 pm

Thursday, Feb. 4^th: From 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Howelson Hill, see the Dual Slalom Bicycle Race, these guys just can’t stay on their bikes, Ski Jumping from kids 11 and up and the Snowboarding Jam Session. You can try all these events! Sign up the night of! See bottom of article for sign up info!

Friday, Feb. 5^th: Catch the Nordic Jumping Jamboree as these guys fly high of the big ski jumps! 4:00 – 5:30pm at Howelson Hill.

And at 6:30-7:40 pm send our Olympians to Vancouver in style with an incredible Olympic Send-off Party! Watch the lighting of the Steamboat Olympic Torch, firework display and get close to 15 Olympians!!! Location: Courthouse Lawn.

Saturday, Feb. 6^th: 9:00am- Noon, Chaos will be ensuing on Main Street as the Street Events will be underway with the kid’s street slalom ski joring, ring and spear, donkey jump and the famous adult shovel race. The horse events are for childrenages 6-14, while there are also non-horse events for infants to 14-year-olds. Pre-registration required at the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association 970-879-0880.

6:30pm is the Night Extravaganza! See a brilliant fireworks, torchlight descent and the Lighted Man!

Sunday, Feb.7^th: 9:00am-11am More Street Events will be taking place with wild horses pulling brave skiers, doggies pulling the little ones in sleds and more chaos!

Don’t miss out on this Winter Carnival fun! Come to Steamboat and get great lodging deals from ResortQuest Steamboat.

See the SSWSC for a full schedule of events, and for a full schedule of the Street Events see the Steamboat Chamber.

See a Video of Steamboat’s Winter Carnvial Weekend Highlight from Good Morning America (2009).