Rowel at Steamboat Ski Resort
Intermediate · 210 m long with 59 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 19° at its steepest, facing S.
19°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
210 mlength
59 mvertical
2707 mtop elevation
Sfaces
Snow and sun
Rowel is equator-facing: the sunniest aspect, softens earliest and suffers most in warm spells.
How to get to Rowel
Lifts that reach the top: Thunderhead Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Steamboat Gondola (skiing easy terrain to get there); Burgess Creek (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Elkhead Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 14 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Steamboat Gondola
- Ski Spur Run (easy)
- Ski Rowel (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Spur Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Elkhead Express (2 min), Sundown Express (2 min).
See Rowel on the 3D mapAll runs at Steamboat Ski ResortMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.