Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic

The 2024 Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic is back December 18-21 with giant slalom and slalom racing in Steamboat Springs!

The Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic races feature the top regional and collegiate ski racers, with several of the best racers in the U.S. and Canada and nearly 20 nations represented in the field. This marquee race was renamed in honor of Murphy Roberts, a former SSWSC alpine athlete who passed away unexpectedly in 2016 at the age of 22. With $40,000 in prize money on the line, the stakes are high and the racing is fast!

Schedule

December 18: Giant Slalom - Steamboat Ski Resort
December 19: Giant Slalom - Steamboat Ski Resort
December 20: Slalom and Night Slalom Festival - Howelsen Hill
December 21: Slalom and Awards - Howelsen Hill
Check back soon for the event fact sheet and daily race schedules.

PHOTO: Cooper Puckett Wins the Overall Holiday Classic 2023. There’s nothing like a Holiday Classic podium, congrats to local ski phenom Cooper Puckett overall champion in 2023.

CHECK OUT THE PAST CHAMPIONS LIST HERE. All past champions are invited to a Champions Dinner each year at the event, a unique tradition similar to the Masters golf tournament.

Colorado Racers Apply for $1,000 Scholarship!

Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to Colorado-based U18 or U21 racers in the Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic who apply here by December 15 at 5:00pm. The Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic scholarships, awarded by the SSWSC and the Roberts/Gould family, are given to the racers that demonstrate a passion for alpine ski racing while selflessly providing a level of enthusiasm, fun, and team participation that supports their teammates in a way that stands out among the field of eligible participants. These racers should exemplify the great characteristics of Murphy Roberts, who loved to race in the Holiday Classic and tragically passed away in 2016. Murphy’s spirit lives on in these great scholarship recipients. APPLY NOW.

LIVE RACE VIDEO

Can’t be here to watch in person? Check out all the live racing action on YouTube. To watch on your smart TV, just search “2024 Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic on YouTube”.

$40,000 Prize Money Breakdown for 2024

GS1/GS2/SL2 Races $4,500 total per race
First place overall: $2,000
Second place overall: $1,000
Third place overall: $500
First place junior (U21 & younger): $400
Second place junior: $250
Third place junior: $150
1st place U18: $200

ENHANCED SLALOM NIGHT RACE PURSE $5,500 total per race
First place overall: $2,500
Second place overall: $1,150
Third place overall: $600
First place junior: $500
Second place junior: $300
Third place junior: $200
1st place U18: $250

The overall winner male and female from the four races based on total World Cup points earned will receive and additional $1,000 and their name will be engraved on the Holiday Classic trophy.

Thank you to our 2024 prize money sponsors: Edward Jones offices of Chris Puckett, David Baldinger, Jr., Ron Simon, Edward Jones offices of David Lamb, Dan Huber, Jr., the Colgan Foundation, and Gwen Rogers.

Race Photos

Professional race photos will be available for purchase at reasonable prices here. Photographers Tania and Chuck Coffey have been taking amazing action photos at the Holiday Classic for over ten years.

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Show Podcast

Many great episodes including one featuring infamous Murphy Roberts Holiday Classic announcer Peter Lemonjello, including how he started this tradition. Check out this episode (Gardner and Millie Flanigan) along with all the other great shows HERE.