Top 5 Ski Runs in Steamboat Springs

Top 5 Ski Runs in Ski Town USA: Steamboat Springs With the Steamboat Ski Area opening just recently, I can’t help it but get really excited about the upcoming winter season, especially if it is anything like last year. If you like fresh powder show and tree runs, our mountain is hands down the place to be. Here is a short list of my favorite ski runs…and I’m going to go ahead and categorize them for intermediate & advanced skiers only. 1. Hands down the best run on the mountain for me is “No Name Chute” of the Morningside Park area. Steep grade, trees perfect distance from each other and a big open meadow at the base. When starting the run, stay as close as you can to the rope dividing “No Name Chute” and “North Saint Patrick’s”. The only problem with this run is…that it’s too short. I would only recommend on a day with fresh overnight snow. Please note, locals refer to those two runs as Gate C…and I’m probably already in trouble for even talking about it. 2. Close second would be the “Pony Express Liftline” which is an area very close to the edge of the Ski Area boundary. This is a pretty wide slope and a long, quads burning run. I would recommend sticking close to the tree line on the skiers left going downhill. 3. Third spot takes the slope locals call “Sideburns”. Now…you are not going to find this name on the official map. This is the treed area on skiers left as you go down Storm Peak South run whose nick name is The Face…and what is on the side of the face? Sideburns…it figures. This is the perfect run for enthusiast who love heavily treed areas. I recommend doing it early if any overnight snow as it gets tracked out quickly. 4. Another leg burner, taking spot #4 is the long “Three O’clock”. This is a wide open slope and represents one of the longest runs within the Ski Area boundary. 5. With so many fun rides in Steamboat I’m running out of spots quickly. I should have made this a top 10 or even better top 20 list. Oh well… I’m going to have to go with “Nelson’s Run” as my 5 spot. On a regular day this is perfect for folks who enjoy bumps skiing and on a day with fresh powder this run is long, has a few cat tracks crossing it and therefore present an opportunity to catch some air (if you are into such a thing) and it is a lot of fun! There you have it. I’ll see you on the slopes! Thank you for reading and happy exploring! About the author: Martin Dragnev is a Realtor with Colorado Group Realty in Steamboat Springs and can be reached at martin@mybrokers.com or 970.291.9412. If curious about local real estate you can browse all the listing opportunities by visiting his website: www.realestateofsteamboat.com