Freeride / Gravity Riding

freeride in Steamboat Steamboat Springs is fast evolving as a destination for Freeriding.

USFS Partnership

Prompted by the emergence of renegade freeride trails on US Forest Service land, the USFS has reached out to RCR to create a partnership for the responsible development of a sustainable system of trails. This will include :

Creation of an area master plan of all trails, incorporating all exisiting trails and charting the logical development of new trails, to create a cohesive trails network.
Where possible, the improvement and adoption of non-sanctioned, renegade, trails.
Development of sustainable trail maintenance policies.
Development of consistent trail-design standards for cross country, freeride, and adaptive cycling uses.

Steamboat Ski Mountain Trails

Prompted by RCR the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation began discussions in Summer 2009 to look at new trail development on the ski mountain which would include direcional trails for freeride use. A new Trails Master Plan has been approved with zones defined for new freeride trails. A mountain bike park is now under construction and the first trails are already riding. The future looks bright for this type of riding on Steamboat.