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Steamboat Winter Carnival. February 7 - 11, 2024. The Winter Carnival celebration includes a variety of events that embrace Steamboat's western heritage and highlight our tradition of winter sports.
The Winter Carnival, proudly hosted by the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and Title Sponsor Yampa Valley Bank, brings the community together to celebrate athleticism and winter, showcasing Steamboat’s Western traditions and ski heritage.
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Jan 19, 2022 · The 109th annual winter tradition returns February 9–13, 2022. High-flying skiers clearing hoops of fire, grown adults squealing down Main Street on shovels, kids on skis propelled by horses, fireworks booming in the star-painted night sky — this is how we celebrate our western heritage in Steamboat! The 109th Annual Winter Carnival takes ...
Jan 29, 2024 · The 2024 Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival is Feb. 7-11. This is 111th year of the historic event, hosted by Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and sponsored by Yampa Valley Bank. The first Winter Carnival was in 1914 as a way for the locals to forget the long, cold winter and bring back happiness to the valley when it was buried in deep snow.
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In past years, the penalty for being caught without a carnival button wasto push a peanut down Lincoln Ave with your nose.The first jumping hill in Steamboat Springs was Woodchuck Hill which is currently where Colorado Mountain College stands.The Steamboat Springs High School Band has marched down the street on skis playing for the spectators of the Winter Carnival Parade for 85 Years. It first started in 1936 by band conductor Jerry Mc...How does all that snow get on Lincoln Avenue? Thanks to the City Public Works department who coordinates the stockpiling of snow and covers Lincoln Ave by 6am on Saturday and Sunday of event weeken...Approximately 150 individuals from the community volunteer their time, energy, and horses to participate in the street events. The horse events truly create the excitement surrounding the street events. The horse riders play a crucial role in making the street events a thrilling spectator event, and the efforts of all of the horse riders in prepari...
Steamboat Springs’ Winter Carnival is an event steeped in tradition. The Winter Carnival began in 1914, 39 years after Steamboat Springs was founded, to alleviate the pressures of enduring the cold and sometimes too lengthy winters in Routt County. The event is historically held every year in the second week in February no matter what weather condi...
Feb 9, 2022 · Accompanied by the Lighted Man, the well-known Gooding Family, and the Steamboat Ski Patrol who soar through a hoop of fire, the Night Extravaganza showcases local legends who come together to make Winter Carnival a festive celebration.
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The 106th Winter Carnival is from Feb. 6 to 10 at Howelsen Hill and on Lincoln Avenue in downtown Steamboat Springs. Find more information at WinterCarnivalSteamboat.com or by calling 970-879-0695. Find a complete schedule, including information about how to enter events and buy tickets, here.
