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When: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Steamboat Springs, Steamboat Springs

Cost: $7

Age limit: All ages

Description: Where: Steamboat Springs
When: Feb 6-10, 2008

Feb. 6:
5:30 p.m. Opening Ceremonies — (Olympian Hall, Howelsen Hill Lodge, Downtown off of 5th) Sponsored by Steamboat Meat & Seafood Co., Chamber Ambassadors & Pepsi Cola.
A celebration honoring the Winter Carnival Queen and her Court of Attendants, Little Princesses and Grand Marshals.

The 95th Annual Winter Carnival is an annual fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC). Beginning in 1914 the SSWSC has organized the events each year featuring exciting activities for the entire family including: ski jumping, the soda pop slalom, the diamond hitch parade, the night show with fireworks and much, much more. A Winter Carnival Button is required to participate in or attend any of the Carnival’s festivities.

Feb. 7:

4:30 p.m. Cross­Country Obstacle Race — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
Sponsored by SportsMed
A fun and entertaining obstacle race for young cross­country skiers, ages five to 12. Spectators welcome. Pre­registration is not required, but a release form must be signed or already be on file with SSWSC in order to participate.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. 20, 30 & 50 Meter Jumping — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
An opportunity for those ages 11 and older to take a shot at ski jumping on Howelsen’s famous jumps. Alpine, telemark or jumping skis only please. Register the night of the event from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. in the Fireplace Room at Howelsen Hill Lodge.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Snowboarding Jam Session — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
Sponsored by PowderTools
Located under the lights of the Howelsen Hill Terrain Park, this event is open to anyone looking to have some fun on his or her board. Prizes provided by PowderTools. Pre­registration is not required, but a release form must be signed or already be on file with SSWSC in order to participate.

Feb. 8:

9:00 a.m. - noon Alpine Ski Flying Training — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)

10:00 a.m. Soda Pop Slalom — (Mt. Werner, Headwall Run)
Sponsored by Christy Sports and Pepsi Cola. This is a fun race and is open to any skier or snowboarder through the 5th grade who is not an age class racer with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. Pre­registration required at the Winter Sports Club office. Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 6th at 6 p.m.

1:30 p.m. Bumps, Jumps & K18 Ski Jumping — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
An enjoyable time for children ages four to 11 to take to the slopes of Howelsen Hill for some “flying fun.” Pre­registration required at the Winter Sports Club office. Registration deadline is Thursday, February 7 at noon.

3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Amateur Alpine Ski Flying Training — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
Training for the evening event.

4:30 ­ 7:30 p.m. Tubing Party — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th) ­ Sponsored by Lincoln Avenue Printers. Come experience Howelsen Hills NEW tubing Hill. It is fun for the whole family. Tubes are provided and a waiver must be signed.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Amateur Alpine Ski Flying Night Event — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
This is a must­see Gelandesprung (a German word that means terrain jump) Ski Jumping event with amateur level participants taking flight off of the K68 hill in alpine skis and boots, rather than the usual ski jumping equipment. Call Pat Arnone at 970­879­8141 for more information.

6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Dual Slalom Bicycle Race — (Howelsen Hill, Downtown off of 5th)
Sponsored by Wheels Bike Shop and the SSWSC Cycling Club.
An exciting on­snow, mountain bike event down the face of Howelsen Hill complete with thrills and spills. The event includes practice, qualifying and final competition rounds. Register the night of the event at 5:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room at Howelsen Hill Lodge. For more information, contact Chris Johns with Wheels Bike Shop at 970­846­RIDE.

7:30 p.m. Red Bull Sledstyle Demo — (Steamboat Rodeo Grounds, Downtown off of 5 th )
Sponsored by Red Bull and Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation.
Fresh from Winter X 12 & Air & Style Munich, Heath Frisby and Joe Parsons will backflip their snowmobiles over giant kickers. Come check out the Red Bull Snowcat as it builds the course. An autograph session will immediately follow the demonstration.

The 95th Annual Winter Carnival is an annual fundraiser for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC). Beginning in 1914 the SSWSC has organized the events each year featuring exciting activities for the entire family including: ski jumping, the soda pop slalom, the diamond hitch parade, the night show with fireworks and much, much more. A Winter Carnival Button is required to participate in or attend any of the Carnival’s festivities.

History of the Winter Carnival

The first Winter Carnival provided local ranchers an excuse to leave their ranches for a week of fun and games in packed powder conditions.

Carl Howelsen founded the Winter Carnival in 1914 to give locals a reprieve in February from the monotony of winter. Early participants tested their skills at ski jumping, cross country skiing and shooting.

Ranchers never left their work too far behind, longtime rancher Patsy Wilhelm said.

“You went home, did the milk and then went back to town,” she said.

The steep slopes of Woodchuck Hill, where Colorado Mountain College now stands, hosted the Winter Carnival in its infancy. The event later moved across the Yampa River to Howelsen Hill.

Professional ski jumpers assembled at Howelsen Hill for a shot at prize money and the chance to break the world ski jumping record.

The seasonal festival gradually evolved to include parade and street events. With expanded events came shattered ski jumping records and fresh faces who would vie for new world records.

Veteran Routt County rancher Vernon Summer remembers the first man who broke the 300-foot record.

Gordon Wren soared to ski jumping fame in 1950.

But Wren’s record-setting jump would hardly compete with today’s athletes whose jumps are measured in meters rather than feet.

Summer served as grand marshal for the 75th Winter Carnival in 1988. The annual celebration still promises the same fun and excitement it offered when he was a child, he said.

“They were pulling skiers up and down the street, just like they are doing today,” Summer said.

“It’s the same as it was 70 years ago.”

Wilhelm began pulling youngsters through a number of obstacles when she was 9 years old.

She, like local rancher Scott Flower, comes back year after year to see the same children participate. Children who participated in the carnival many years ago often turn to watch their children cruise down Lincoln Avenue on skis.

Flower has volunteered for the street events and parade since 1991. Volunteers are responsible for the much of the carnival’s success.

Organizers adhere to tradition when they lay out the street events, he said.

Today tourists pack the sidewalks along Lincoln Avenue to witness a little piece of Routt County history unfold on the Saturday and Sunday of Winter Carnival.

Wilhelm said the crowds were smaller when she first climbed a horse more than 50 years ago to pull children down the street. But the same atmosphere of fun and excitement exists, she said.

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