Jason

Two points I managed to absorb:

Each step is twice as deep as what shows, half of it is burried under the step above it for stability. [DEEP not meaning down into the ground, but depth, front to back, into the slope.]

The steps are not laid completely flat, you slant them
a very tiny bit to the front so water drains off.

I guess I could give you some instructions at how I would do that type of project. I plan to do another stair project this summer myself, about 25' long witha 5.5' rise.

Note, this is not a one weekend, $100 job.

A good place to start is by doing an accurate site map of the area, with all current structrures and grades shown.

Thin stone veneer works well over poured concrete and is not beyond what a good DIY'er can do. A lot of the work is done like the wall project shown in the pages below.

www.geocities.com/pls8xx/construction.html
www.geocities.com/pls8xx/wallconstruction.html
www.geocities.com/pls8xx/update.html

If this is the type of instruction you are looking for, let me know and I will round up some stuff on steps.

James