Steamboat Pilot & Today

Calf roper Blake Knowles, of Heppner, Ore., leads the pack during the stampede event of the 38th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Cowboys from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo visit Steamboat Springs for the race every January. This year's winners included Blake Knowles who won the stampede and Dakota Eldridge who took top honors in the timed slalom event. Photo by John F. Russell

Imogen and Paris McMahon wait for the cowboys to take to the slopes during the 38th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Cowboys from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo visit Steamboat Springs for the race every January. This year's winners included Blake Knowles who won the stampede and Dakota Eldridge who took top honors in the timed slalom event. Photo by John F. Russell

South Dakota cowboy Troy Crowser hits the snow during the 38th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Cowboys from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo visit Steamboat Springs for the race every January. This year's winners included Blake Knowles who won the stampede and Dakota Eldridge who took top honors in the timed slalom event. Photo by John F. Russell

Wyoming cowboy Kyle Weides looks up the slopes of Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon after competing in the stampede at the 38th Annual Cowboy Downhill. Cowboys from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo visit Steamboat Springs for the race, where cowboys must ski around gates, ski over a 5-foot jump, rope a cowgirl and saddle a horse. This year's winners included Blake Knowles, who won the stampede, and Dakota Eldridge, who took top honors in the timed slalom event. Photo by John F. Russell

Saddle bronc rider Dean Wadsworth crashes after going off a jump during the 38th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Cowboys from the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo visit Steamboat Springs for the race every January. This year's winners included Blake Knowles, who won the stampede, and Dakota Eldridge, who took top honors in the timed slalom event. Photo by John F. Russell

A few highlights from the Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

A few highlights from the Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday. Submitted by: Jeff Hall

A few highlights from the Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday. Submitted by: Jeff Hall