| Steamboat Resort | |
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 Base of the mountain in 2008 | |
  Steamboat Resort Location in the United States  Steamboat Resort Location in Colorado | |
| Location | Routt County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Steamboat Springs |
| Coordinates | 40°27′32″N 106°48′11″W / 40.459°N 106.803°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Owner | Alterra Mountain Company |
| Vertical | 3,668 feet (1,118 m) |
| Top elevation | 10,568 feet (3,221 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,900 feet (2,103 m) |
| Skiable area | 3,741 acres (15.1 km2) |
| Trails | 170 total  - 14% beginner - 42% intermediate - 44% advanced |
| Longest run | "Why Not" ~ 3 miles (5 km) |
| Lift system | 21 total: 3 gondolas, 1 high-speed six-pack, 7 high-speed quad chairs, 4 triple chairs, 2 double chairs, 6 surface lifts |
| Terrain parks | Yes, 4 |
| Snowfall | 400 inches (33.3 ft; 10.2 m) |
| Night skiing | Yes |
| Website | steamboat.com |
Steamboat Resort is a major ski area in the western United States, located in northwestern Colorado at Steamboat Springs. Operated by the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, it is located on Mount Werner, a mountain in the Park Range in the Routt National Forest. Originally named Storm Mountain ski area, it opened on January 12, 1963.[1][2]
The ski area has 297 named trails spread over 2,965 acres (4.6 sq mi; 12.0 km2). Of those, 14% are classified as beginner-level, 42% as intermediate, and 44% as advanced. It also contains the Mavericks Superpipe, one of the premier[according to whom?] half-pipes in North America. Limited trails available for night skiing began to be offered in the 2013–14 season.
In honor of local Olympian Buddy Werner (1936–1964), Storm Mountain was renamed Mount Werner in 1965,[3] and the ski area's name was changed as well.[4] Dallas-based conglomerate LTV purchased Mount Werner ski area in the fall of 1969,[5] rebranded it as "Steamboat" the following summer,[6] and hired world champion and Olympic silver medalist Billy Kidd as director of skiing.[7][8][9]
- ^ Fetcher, Bill. "History of the Steamboat Ski Area". ColoradoSkiHistory.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Storm Mountain ski area will open officially Saturday when lift starts". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). January 10, 1963. p. 1.
- ^ "Mt. Werner dedicated at impressive rites Sunday". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). February 18, 1965. p. 1.
- ^ Silva, Kelly (December 15, 2001). "A mountain of history". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "LTV buys Mt. Werner in 8 million dollar transaction". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). September 25, 1969. p. 1.
- ^ "LTV Skiing focus on Steamboat". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). June 18, 1970. p. 1.
- ^ "Bill Kidd signs on". Steamboat Pilot. (Steamboat Springs, Colorado). September 3, 1970. p. 1.
- ^ Rand, Abby (August 1971). "Champagne skiing on a great natural mountain". SKI. p. 48.
- ^ "Steamboat's a comin'". SKI. (advertisement). August 1971. p. 63.