A can't miss Steamboat activity and one that will bring you back time and again. Take in the scenery, enjoy the culinary delights, listen to live music, and toast to the sunset overlooking the Yampa Valley. Fun for the whole family, kids included!
Pricing & hours of operation
Tickets will be sold onsite via credit card only at the base of the Steamboat Gondola, no pre-purchase will be available. Sold separately from Scenic Ride tickets.
GuestPrice (subject to change)AgeTime*
24/25 Pass holders (Ikon Pass, Ikon Base Pass, and Ikon Base Plus Pass), 2024 Bike Park Season Pass, 2024 Summer Scenic Gondola PassFree
n/a5:00pm - 8:00pm
Non-Pass holders$305 & Older (4 & Under complimentary)5:00pm - 8:00pm
*The last Gondola upload will be 8:00pm. The final download on the Gondola will be promptly at 9:00pm.


Day of the WeekDateBand
SundayMay 26The Remedy
SundayJune 2River Spell
SundayJune 9Wish You Were Pink
SundayJune 16Eric Tessmer Trio
ThursdayJune 20Violet Pilot (Moved to Timber & Torch due to Weather)
SundayJune 23Lost Rangers Band
ThursdayJune 27Denton & Friends
SundayJune 30Bottlerocket Hurricane
FridayJuly 5Eric Delaney's Taste Test
SundayJuly 7Apple Pie Order
ThursdayJuly 11Heads All Empty
SundayJuly 14Chamberlin Birch
ThursdayJuly 18Bella Arce Band
SundayJuly 21Jay Roemer Trio
ThursdayJuly 25Hash Cabbage
SundayJuly 28Giant Walking Robots
ThursdayAugust 1Ruthless Ginsburg
SundayAugust 4Jessee Lee
ThursdayAugust 8Bo DePena Band
SundayAugust 11Chamberlin Birch
ThursdayAugust 15High Lonesome
SundayAugust 18Sugar Britches
SundayAugust 25Deer Creek Sharpshooters
ThursdayAugust 29Poudre Valley Playboys
SundaySeptember 1Waylon Willies
FridaySeptember 6Hunker Down Trio
SundaySeptember 8Ansel & The Brain Tattoos
FridaySeptember 13Apple Pie Order
SundaySeptember 15Colony Funk
SundaySeptember 22Wais Vibe
SundaySeptember 29Morning Side String Band

FOOD & DRINK

A full bar and light appetizers and snacks are available for purchase. Food options include: chips and guac, chips & salsa, caprese skewers, pretzel and beer cheese, sliders, mozzarella sticks, chicken fingers and fries, pizza, and additional rotating options.

PARKING

Guests are encouraged to park in the Upper Knoll parking lot(free). Paid parking is available in the Steamboat Square and Ski Time Square parking garages.

PETS AND SERVICE ANIMALS

Pets are not permitted at Sunset Happy Hour or inside Thunderhead Lodge. Service animals, specifically trained to provide a service covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, are welcome. Emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals do not currently qualify as service animals under the ADA.

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