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EVENTS

Steamboat Winter 2008 & 2009

November 2008

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: November 9, 2008
Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: A free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

Poetry Slam
Date: November 13, 2008
Time: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Event Description: Poetry Slam at Off the Beaten Path
Join us as line-spitting-linguists battle it out for the title of POET SUPREME! Dust off your journal and try a few rhymes yourself or just come and cheer on your favorite poet! Half price wine, door prizes, & more!

Vegas Dance Party / Silent Auction Fundraiser benefiting Figure Skating Club
Date: November 15, 2008
Time: 06:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Event Description: Fundraiser benefiting the Steamboat Springs Figure Skating Club. Live music by Todd Musselmen and his band Exit 232. Beer, wine and food is included. Over 200 great silent auction items will be available to bid on. Come dance the night away "Vegas style"

Opening day and Scholarship Day
Date: November 26, 2008
Scholarship Day marks the first day of the season with revenues from the day’s specially priced ticket benefiting the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Fund. Scholarship Day has raised over more than $525,000 since 1991/92. This fund provides financial support for deserving local children participating in Club programs. In fact, the Winter Sports Club is one of the oldest and most recognized ski clubs in the United States and was named for the unprecedented third time, the United States Ski & Snowboard Association’s Club of the Year (2007, 2004,1999).

Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Date: November 27, 2008
Time: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Event Description: Everyone is invited to come for a free turkey dinner with all the trimmings.

''Light Up the Night'' Community Tree Lighting
Date: November 28, 2008
Time: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Event Description:Help kick off the holiday season with Mainstreet Steamboat Springs as we light the community tree on the Routt County Courthouse Lawn. Join the fun with the Emerald City Jewel Singers singing carols, register to win Downtown Dollars to use for your holiday shopping, sip a little hot chocolate, and visit with Santa.

December 2008

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: December 7, 13, 21, 27th 2008
Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: A free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

Wildhorse Meadows Winter Activity Mixer
Date: December 4, 2008
Time: 03:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Event Description: Come join us for the Steamboat . Chamber/Wildhorse Meadows

Winter Activity Mixer!
Thursday: December 4th, 2008
3:00-6:00pm
Steamboat Grand Hotel & Conference Center
Free Entry ~ Free Food ~ Win great prizes! Information: 875-7003

Skating Exhibition
Date: December 30, 2008
Time: 05:45 PM - 06:45 PM
Event Description:This exhibition will feature our local skating talent.

New Year's Eve Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Display
Date: December 30, 2008
The Steamboat Ski and Snowboard School treats tourists and locals to spectacular on-snow parades down the mountain, lit only by torches. The parades are in celebration of a holiday or local event throughout the season. In conjunction with the torchlight parades, a fireworks display will illuminate the sky providing a perfect ending to the evening. Again this year, the young ones get a chance to ski down the mountain and join in the excitement as a special finale to the Desperados Ski Week program. The Desperados Torchlight Parades are December 27th and February 21st.

January 2009

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: January 4, 10, 18, 24th 2009
Time: 02:00 PM
Event Description: A free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

Concert 10th Annual MusicFest at Steamboat
Date: January 5th, 2009
Steamboat MusicFest--the ONLY festival that brings the finest Texas and Americana music to the snow swept Colorado Rockies for a full week of sport and song from January 5-10, 2009. Eighteen bands will perform over the six days in the heart of the Rocky Mountains featuring free après-ski concerts, evening concerts and special engagements throughout the week including over 40 live performances, from an increasingly diverse line up of artists with styles ranging from country to rock, blues to bluegrass, folk and western swing, and everything in between. Six days, 18 bands & one really big tent-don’t miss it! www.bigskitrip.com.

Ski Jam Concert
Date: January 12th, 2008
Combining sound, sight, and sport, Ski Jam offers the rare opportunity to experience the foremost jam bands and the world-class snowboarding and skiing of one of the top resorts in North America during the 6th Annual Ski Jam. Witness the musical skills of renowned jam band artists right at the base of the mountain. The all-encompassing Jam Tent offers a huge stage, full service bar, a beer garden and plenty of room to experience the best of jams.

February 2009

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: February 1, 7, 15, 21st 2009
Time: 02:00 PM
A free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

96th Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival
Date: February 4th to 9th 
The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club, one of the largest and oldest winter sports clubs in the U.S., hosts the 96th Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival, the oldest continuing Winter Carnival west of the Mississippi. For several days, the entire town is given over to racing, ski jumping, chariot racing, a parade featuring Steamboat’s skiing high school band (the only one in the United States), the famous ski jöring events down Lincoln Avenue, and the spectacular night show featuring the legendary Lighted Man & fireworks display.

Torchlight Parade Valentine's Day Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Display
Date: February 14th 2009
The Steamboat Ski & Snowboard School treats tourists and locals to spectacular on-snow parades down the mountain lit only by torches. The parades are in celebration of a holiday or local event throughout the season. In conjunction with the torchlight parades, a fireworks display will illuminate the sky providing a perfect ending to the evening. Again this year, the young ones get a chance to ski down the mountain and join in the excitement as a special finale to the Desperados Ski Week program. The Desperados Torchlight Parades are December 27th and February 21st.

March 2009

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: March 1, 7, 15, 21, 29th 2009
Time: 02:00 PM
A free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

Snow Express for MS
Date: March 1st, 2009
This annual race raises more than $50,000 for the Jimmie Heuga Center benefiting patients of multiple sclerosis. Billy Kidd is always on hand to support his 1964 Olympic teammate, Jimmie Heuga, in this very worthwhile cause. Come help the fight against multiple sclerosis with Billy Kidd and Steamboat.

Concert Save the Date - Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert Series
Date: March 7th 2009
The Steamboat Ski Area will again be rockin’ this spring as the Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Music Series returns for the seventh season offering a great mixture of various musical genre. The Rocks the 'Boat series has brought together everything from bluegrass and New Orleans style rhythm & blues to a traditional Irish sound. Bands play for two uninterrupted hours right at the base of the ski area beginning at 3:30pm where non-skiing/riding music enthusiasts and all ages are able to enjoy the spring après-scene too.

Torchlight Parade St Patrick's Day Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Display 
Date: March 17th, 2009 
The Steamboat Ski & Snowboard School treats tourists and locals to spectacular on-snow parades down the mountain lit only by torches. The parades are in celebration of a holiday or local event throughout the season. In conjunction with the torchlight parades, a fireworks display will illuminate the sky providing a perfect ending to the evening. Again this year, the young ones get a chance to ski down the mountain and join in the excitement as a special finale to the Desperados Ski Week program. The Desperados Torchlight Parades are December 27th and February 21st.

Vegas Style Ice Show
Date: March 20, 2009
Time: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Event DescriptionCome see local talent on their journey through Vegas, on-ice! The show will also feature national and international guest skaters.

EventNASTAR Championships
Date: March 26th - 29th

NASTAR Championships
For the fourth consecutive year, Steamboat Ski Resort will host the NASTAR National Championships, the world’s largest recreational ski and snowboard race program, March 26-29, 2009.The previous three national championship events brought nearly 4,000 racers to Steamboat, becoming the most popular events in the NASTAR program’s 41-year history. The Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships will bring together over 1400 NASTAR racers of all age and abilities from across the country. In addition to exciting competition, racers will have the chance to hang with a few of ski racing’s all-time greats including Steamboat Olympic medalists Billy Kidd and Deb Armstrong.

April 2009

Free docent-led tour of art exhibits
Date: April 4, 12, 18, 26th 2009
Time: 02:00 PM
Event DescriptionA free docent-led tour of art exhibits at the Depot Art Center is at 2 p.m every Saturday and Sunday. The Depot is at 1001 13th Street. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call 879-9008, ext. 106, for more information or to arrange a private tour.

Concert: Save the Date - Bud Light Rocks the Boat Free Concert Series
Date: April 4th to 11th
The Steamboat Ski Area will again be rockin’ this spring as the Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Music Series returns for the seventh season offering a great mixture of various musical genre. The Rocks the 'Boat series has brought together everything from bluegrass and New Orleans style rhythm & blues to a traditional Irish sound. Bands play for two uninterrupted hours right at the base of the ski area beginning at 3:30pm where non-skiing/riding music enthusiasts and all ages are able to enjoy the spring après-scene too.

Event29th Annual Smartwool Cardboard Classic
Date: April 11th, 2009
29th Annual Smartwool Cardboard Classic
The Cardboard Classic, Steamboat’s traditional rite of spring celebrating its 29th year, features homemade crafts constructed only from cardboard, glue, string, water based paint, duct tape and masking tape racing down the face of Headwall to a hysterical finish. The uniqueness and creativity of the race make it an event looked forward to every year.

Closing Day
Date: April 12th, 2009
The Steamboat Ski Area closes out the 2008/09 season on Sunday, April 12th.

Events Courtsey of the Steamboat Chamber of Commerce