Thank you! I have downloaded the app. I’m still pro paper for planing purposes too. First time visitor to Steamboat with only 3 ski days to learn best areas and runs to start the day.
I'm out there in Feb
I guess, I'll say February 10th-ish to 18th-ish
I agree on maps, I like em and maybe just print a daily groomer daily if your condo offers a printer in room or at the check in location, or print a couple before leaving but recall it's not "grooming" accurate for that day.
Steamboat has large sign maps at the top of all the lifts if I recall, all have the "you are here" designator.
Ron's guide is concise but encompassing. His break down of the ski areas are a great breakdown of the mountains main areas for looping runs, but with planning you can move about certain areas pretty consistently and/or add some loops to add a bit of time before heading down or out to other areas.
Much depends on what you like to ski as typical and skill level. I'm somewhat reserved but I will try a more difficult run knowing I can weenie out and add a lot of turns or even slide slip if I really make a poor choice.
Typically I'll only step it up on a newer "harder" run if it were groomed for peace of mind and more readily if given a comparison to another run I've done. Once done most stuff is not as terrifying to me on subsequent runs.
For me, Steamboat is accurate with their hill ratings being consistent especially in groomed condition, a blue is a blue, green is green (though green cat-tracks are cat-tracks), etc. I don't recall hitting a run that was under-rated for difficulty.
