ProRodeo Sports News June 14th, 2019

COWBOY CHRISTMAS PREVIEW

SINCE 1904

Come ONE COME ALL

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2019

COWBOY ROUNDUP DAYS Steamboat Springs, Colo. June 28-29, July 3-6 and 12-13 steamboatprorodeo.com Nestled in northern Colorado’s Rocky Mountain range, Steamboat Springs hosts multiple PRCA rodeos throughout the summer, but Cowboy Christmas in Steamboat Springs is unique because its eight performances are spread over the end of June through early July – June 28-29, July 3-4, 5-6 and 12-13. The main event is July 3-4, the 116th annual Cowboy Roundup Days. “We enjoy seeing a lot of PRCA contestants,” said Brent Romick, chairman of the Steamboat Springs Rodeo Series. “When you have so many rodeos each summer, it creates an energy in the community of having the most rodeos of any town in the Rocky Mountain region. Roundup Days started it all, and with this tradition, we have a good time for the other weekends, but we have a fantastic time showcasing ProRodeo for those wanting the mountain experience and to get away from the traffic and congestion. It’s one of the best backdrops in ProRodeo.” Bull rider Clayton Savage won $3,032 at last year’s Cowboy Roundup Days and went on to win four other Steamboat competitions in 2018, in addition to the Yellowstone River Round-Up in Billings, Mont. Savage is a three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo competitor (2009, 2011-12) and has been competing with the PRCA since 2007. “They go as hard as they can during the Cowboy Christmas run, and by switching horses and things they will lay over in Steamboat Springs because it’s a breath of fresh air,” Romick said. “Other guys do it strategically because everyone has a different tour, and they will enjoy as beautiful an environment as there is for a rodeo in the summer.” Although the city’s wide streets are used for clearing off snow, their width traces back to when Steamboat Springs was a cattle shipping area about 116 years ago. “Everyone who grew up in this region had the tradition of rodeo and skiing, we have more winter Olympians than anywhere else, and we hold more rodeos because of our ranching tradition,” Romick said. “It’s almost a guaranteed rodeo success. We have sellouts because of the traditions of the people who grew up here and the visitors because of it being a world class ski resort.” July heat doesn’t stop Steamboat Springs from adding a winter flavor to the festivities – they hold a ski jumping competition using a plastic ski jump before the rodeo and fireworks. “You probably can’t see ski jumping before the performance, but you can in Steamboat Springs,” Romick said. A picturesque scene gives Steamboat Springs’ rodeo contestants a breath of fresh mountain air during Cowboy Christmas. Peter Arnold photo

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