Winter Carnival history
By Danie Harrelson, Staff Reporter for Steamboat Pilot/Today

Sunday, January 26, 2003

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — People in Routt County will find any excuse to play in the snow.

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.