HOWELSON HILL, located in downtown Steamboat Springs, offers affordable skiing and snowboarding for all levels. On any given day you can find present and future Olympians training here, while enjoying the hill yourself.

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Great Deal
You can purchase a nooner ticket valid Monday through Friday, 1pm to 3pm for $6.00 and/or a night ticket valid Monday through Friday, 5pm to 8pm for $8.00.

MountaIn DInIng
An affordable snack bar sits inside the historic Howelsen Lodge, which was constructed in the early 1900s. Skiers can warm up in front of the large fireplace while enjoying lunch.

Equipment Rentals
Ski and snowboard shops in Steamboat Springs offering convenient equipment rentals include: Ski Haus, 970-879-0385; One Stop Ski Shop, 970-879-4916; Powder Pursuits, 970-879-9086; Back Door Sports, 970-879-6249; Straightline Outdoor Sports, 970-879-7568; and Steamboat Ski & Bike Care 970-879-9144.

FYI
Howelsen is the oldest, continuously operating ski area in Colorado, running since 1915, and has the largest and most complete natural ski-jumping complex in North America. It is also the home of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, that provides training in alpine, nordic, freestyle and snowboarding for beginners to Olympians. - Howelsen also features 20k of cross country ski trails.

Alternate Day
Enjoy a soak in the natural hot pools or get a massage at Old Town Hot Springs 970-879-1828, or try the natural hot springs in Strawberry Park 970-879-0342. Off The Beaten Path bookstore offers delicious coffees and baked goods, 970-879-6830. Or, ride in a hot air balloon, go on a snowmobile tour, explore shops downtown and visit one of the numerous restaurants. Check out activities at steamboatchamber.com

DIRECTIONS BY CAR
162 miles from Denver via I-70, Colorado 9 and US 40; 201 miles from Grand Junction via I-70, Colorado 13 and US 40; 122 miles from Laramie, WY, via WY 230, Colorado 127, Colorado 14 and US 40.

DIRECTIONS BY BUS
Steamboat Springs Transit (SST), a city bus that makes regular rounds through town and the mountain area on the Yellow Line, is free to all riders 970-879-3717

DIRECTIONS BY AIR
Major airlines provide service from cities nationwide to the Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden (22 miles). By shuttle: Alpine Taxi, 970-879-2800, or rental car from the airport (Avis, Hertz).