an official trademark of Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp.
Steamboat's famous Champagne Powder® Snow
The story of our famous Snow...
The phrase was coined in the early 1950s by local rancher Joe McElroy, who was out skiing on terrain that eventually would become the ski area and said the snow tickled his nose like champagne. Steamboat’s unique snow averages 6 percent water content. Compare that to the 15 percent water content more typical at other locations. No other ski resort has its snow trademarked, and there’s no other place you’ll find Champagne Powder® snow than in Steamboat. rich-text, responsive-table
The phrase was coined in the early 1950s by local rancher Joe McElroy, who was out skiing on terrain that eventually would become the ski area and said the snow tickled his nose like champagne. Steamboat’s unique snow averages 6 percent water content. Compare that to the 15 percent water content more typical at other locations. No other ski resort has its snow trademarked, and there’s no other place you’ll find Champagne Powder® snow than in Steamboat. rich-text, responsive-table
snow water content percentage
-
Steamboat %
6 -
Other locations %
15
Interesting Snow Facts
489"
Biggest snow season
winter of 2007/08 rich-text, responsive-table
Biggest snow season
winter of 2007/08 rich-text, responsive-table
319"
10 year snow average
2008/09 - 2016/17 rich-text, responsive-table
10 year snow average
2008/09 - 2016/17 rich-text, responsive-table
216"
most snow in 1 month
January of 1995/96 rich-text, responsive-table
most snow in 1 month
January of 1995/96 rich-text, responsive-table
CHAMPAGNE POWDER® SNOW CAM
Check out the snow piling up with the live feed of the Champagne Powder® Snow cam. Also view a time lapse of the snow cam when a snow storm hits Steamboat.