Eligibility for the Cowboy Downhill

  • Open to PRCA (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association) or PBR (Professional Bull Riders) members entered at the 2025 Denver Stock Show Rodeo.
  • Current Top 40 PBR members and PRCA World Champions are eligible to register.
  • State Rodeo Queens attending the Denver Stock Show may also compete.

SADDLE UP FOR THE SHOWDOWN- Race Details

Date/Location:

  • Monday, January 20, 2025, 1:00 PM on Stampede Trail at the base of Steamboat Ski Resort.

Entry Fee:

  • $125 (includes the following):
    • Two nights lodging (Sunday, January 19, and Monday, January 20, 2025, only).
    • Two-day lift ticket (valid January 19–21, 2025).
    • Two-day ski or snowboard rental package.
    • Entry into the Cowboy Downhill race.
    • Special edition Cowboy Downhill jacket.
    • One VIP Pass for all events.

Racin’ Like a True Cowboy:

  • Timed Event: Cowboys and Cowgirls will ski down a dual slalom course, go over a jump, lasso a lady, saddle a horse, and cross the finish line.
  • Stampede Event: A mass start where the first cowboy to the bottom wins.
  • All participants must wear chaps and cowboy hats during the race.

On Site Registration & Check In:

  • Sunday, January 19, 2025: 9:00 AM – 5:00PM at Gravity Haus, 2304 Après Ski Way.
  • Monday, January 20, 2025: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM (day of race) at Gravity Haus.

Lift Tickets and Rentals:

  • Participants will receive a two-day lift ticket and a ski or snowboard rental voucher during registration. Rentals can be picked up at Steamboat Ski & Sport.

Lodging:

  • Lodging is provided at Gravity Haus for the nights of January 19 and January 20, 2025.
  • Rooms are assigned during registration, and participants must identify themselves as part of the Cowboy Downhill. A credit card imprint for incidentals is required at check-in.
Special rates are available for a cowboy’s guest at registration who would like to purchase additional lift tickets, rentals and lodging. LIMIT OF 1 GUEST PER PARTICIPANT
  • Lodging: $100 (two nights).
  • Rentals: $30 per day.
  • Lift Tickets: $60 per day.
  • VIP Pass: $50 (includes lunch, dinner, and free Bud Light).
Sunday, January 19, 2025
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00PM Registration (Gravity Haus).
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: 50th Anniversary Cowboy Downhill Drone Show.
  • 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM: Cowboy Welcome Party (Gravity Haus).

Monday, January 20, 2025

  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Race-day registration (Gravity Haus).
  • 11:00 AM – 12:45 PM: Pre-race Cowboy/VIP BBQ (Timber & Torch Deck).
  • 12:45 PM: Competitors head to the start line.
  • 1:00pm
    • Stampede Event: Mass start—first cowboy to the bottom wins.
    • Timed Event Slalom: Ski down a dual slalom course, go over a jump, lasso a lady, saddle a horse, and cross the finish line.
  • Immediately Following the Race: Free Bud Light Concert at Gondola Square.
  • 6:30 PM: Awards Banquet at the top of the gondola.


  • A Free Bud Light Cowboy Downhill concert will begin after the race in Gondola Square. Complimentary Bud Light and a cash bar will be available in the Cowboy VIP section

  • Awards will be presented during the banquet at the top of the gondola.

Registration

50th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill
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