Young Dubliners ~ FREE CONCERT

Saturday, March 9th, 3pm ~ Steamboat Stage, Gondola Square

The hard-rocking Irish band, the Young Dubliners owe everything to their fans. "They keep us honest, expecting good music both on the road and on the albums," mentions frontman Keith Roberts.  The inspiration for Real World, the group's third record on Higher Octave, is drawn from the trials and tribulations of being a real, working band and their life on the road. "We are all aware of how lucky we are to be making a living by doing what we love. Without being on the road and playing to our fans, that just wouldn't be possible," Roberts explains. Building a fervent fan base comparable to that of jam band rockers like Phish, The Young Dubliners have become notorious for the whirling "jig pits" that erupt at their live shows.

The Bear River Terrace showed that it is the place to be, providing the ultimate viewing spot for all the Bud Light Rocks the Boat concerts this past season. Rocks the Boat Concert Series is presented by Bud Light and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation.

Upcoming Concerts and Events

U.S. Telemark National Championships
Friday, February 22, 8:30am
Watch as the fastest telemark skiers in the United States compete for the title of National Champion. Racers telemark ski through GS gates, over jumps and stake uphill on this challenging course as they go head-to-head against the top telemark skiers in the country.

The Young Dubliners
Steamboat Stage in Gondola Square
Saturday, March 19, 3pm
The hard-rocking Irish band, the Young Dubliners owe everything to their fans. "They keep us honest, expecting good music both on the road and on the albums," mentions frontman Keith Roberts.  The inspiration for Real World, the group's third record on Higher Octave, is drawn from the trials and tribulations of being a real, working band and their life on the road. "We are all aware of how lucky we are to be making a living by doing what we love. Without being on the road and playing to our fans, that just wouldn't be possible," Roberts explains. Building a fervent fan base comparable to that of jam band rockers like Phish, The Young Dubliners have become notorious for the whirling "jig pits" that erupt at their live shows.

The Bear River Terrace showed that it is the place to be, providing the ultimate viewing spot for all the Bud Light Rocks the Boat concerts this past season. Rocks the Boat Concert Series is presented by Bud Light and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation.

The Fighting Jamesons
at Strings Music Festival
Friday, March 15, 8pm
This Irish inspired rock group has quickly made a name for themselves thanks to their fiery high-energy shows. They deliver a rollicking hybrid of Irish traditional and American rock ‘n’ roll splattered with sing-along choruses and hoisted pints of Guinness.  Tickets start at $25.  StringsMusicFestival.com or 970-879-5056

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Celebration Continues (1/17 - 1/21)

Steamboat’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Continues
Now through Sunday!
Steamboat Mountain Village
We're celebrating 50 years of the best skiing in the world. And we're doing it with a boatload of festivities. The schedule of upcoming events includes:

• Sunset Happy Hour (Thurs, 1/17: 5:30pm): Head up the Gondola and listen to the sounds of Rural Wreckage.  Enjoy drink specials including the Steamboat 50th Anniversary Pale Ale or a Golden Antler. Appetizers are available.  Gondola uploading starts at 5:30pm.  No pass needed to ride, just come on up!

• 50th Anniversary Winemaker Dinner at Hazie’s (Thurs, 1/17: 6pm): Matt Ashby, Director of Vineyard Operations for Franciscan and Mt. Veeder Wineries will discuss his 12 years of experience in California’s Napa Valley and provide insight into what makes this area an outstanding place to grow world-class wine grapes.  Ashby will pair a variety of wines with the delicious cuisine of Hazie’s, a perfect way to celebrate Steamboat’s 50th Anniversary.  Call 970-871-5150 for reservations.  Adults only, $69pp plus tax and gratuity.

• Banks & Shane at Bear River Bar & Grill (Fri, 1/18: 3-6pm): Stop by the Bear River Bar & Grill for après ski and listen to the high energy, hard-kicking, blow-the-roof-off band Banks & Shane.  Try the specially brewed Steamboat Anniversary Ale or Golden Antlers drink.

• Coca-Cola Celebration Day (Saturday, 1/19: All Day): Steamboat celebrates its 50th Anniversary with partner Coca-Cola. Keep your eye out for special prizes throughout the day from Steamboat and Coca-Cola. Look for the Coca-Cola Polar Bear, who will be in Gondola Square all day greeting guests and posing for photos.

• Banks & Shane at Bear River Bar & Grill (Sat. AND Sun., 1/19-20: 3-6pm): Stop by the Bear River Bar & Grill for après ski and listen to the high energy, hard-kicking, blow-the-roof-off band Banks & Shane.

39th Annual Cowboy Downhill
Monday, January 21st - 3pm
Gondola Square

• Public Festivities (12pm): The resort has enjoyed a long history of genuine friendliness and western hospitality; and 4H of Routt County continues this tradition with live animal displays.  In addition, the Cowboy Downhill merchandise tent will have all your souvenir memorabilia.

• 39th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill (1pm): It all began 39 years ago when Billy Kidd, Steamboat’s Director of Skiing, and Larry Mahan, six-time All-Around World Champion cowboy, decided to invite a few of the Pro Rodeo stars to Steamboat for a day of skiing. The cowboys had such a great time that the Downhill has become the most popular event of the season with over 100 of the best professional rodeo cowboys competing in the most unique ski rodeo in the country. Sponsored by Bud Light, the action busts out of the starting chutes at 1:00pm on Stampede on its new day, Monday, January 21st.

• Free Bud Light Rocks the Boat Concert - Blackberry Smoke (3:30pm): Building on the Lynyrd Skynyrd Southern rock template, with a good dose of outlaw honky tonk country and a little bit of bluegrass, gospel, and R&B mixed in, Blackberry Smoke knows how to party. Quickly building a loyal fan base on the Southern tour circuit, Blackberry Smoke opened for top-tier acts like Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, the Zac Brown Band, George Jones and others. The group released a debut album in 2004, followed by a self-released EP New Honky Tonk Bootlegs in 2008. A full-length album, this one also called Little Piece of Dixie, was released in 2009. In 2012, the band signed with Zac Brown’s Southern Ground Records and released their latest album, The Whippoorwill.

Steamboat Ice Castle (on-going)
Open for public viewing
Ski Time Square
A one-of-a-kind Ice Castle comes to life in Steamboat with turquoise-colored tunnels sure to spark the imagination as you walk through thousands of hand placed icicles.  These ice formations are dynamic, larger than life and something entirely new and unique-especially at night when the frozen setting is colorfully lit.  Open daily beginning December 29th from 12pm to 10pm.  Tickets may be purchased at steamboat.com or by calling 800-922-2722.  

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Welcome MusicFest 2013

This week in Steamboat we welcome back MusicFest and all the good people in town to celebrate.  In addition to the private, tickets-only shows in the music tent, here's a lineup of the week's FREE CONCERTS on the Steamboat Stage in Gondola Square.  Shows start daily at 1:10pm and are open to the public...

Sunday, January 6:  Ashley Ray  /  Jack Ingram

Monday, January 7:  Dirty River Boys  /  Kyle Park:

Tuesday, January 8:  Midneight River Choir  /  Turnpike Troubadours:

Wednesday, January 9:  The Washers  /  Cody Johnson:

Steamboat Ice Castle

The Steamboat Ice Castle opened for viewing this week. This incredible feature has been carefully constructed over the last month in the heart of Ski Time Square within the Steamboat Mountain Village.

Ice sculptor and artist Cory Livingood has been working on his latest creation since the temperatures fell cold enough to freeze ice. But just because it's now open to the public doesn't mean that the sculpture is finished. Since ice is always growing and changing, so is the castle. Cory will continue to refine the structure throughout the season and he expects some of the interior walls of the castle to grow as high as 30-50 feet.

Cory has created his own "icicle farm" on site where he cultivates what will become new features of the castle which are added daily. You can read the full story of how this all began by visiting the Ice Castles blog or on Facebook.

Check out this very cool video produced by the good folks at Shutterbliss Cinema + Photo:

ShutterFly: Art of Flight Series: Building Ice Castles from shutterbliss on Vimeo.

Walk-up tickets to tour and view the inside of the castle are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Hours are 12pm-1opm weekdays, 10am-10pm Saturdays and 12pm-7pm on Sundays.

And if you need any more inspiration to visit this incredible work of art, see one of Cory's other castles he constructed last year as featured below. It was the backdrop to a Lindsey Sterling music video which has over 41 million views on YouTube:

Other upcoming January events in the Mountain Village