If something is 'steep' it means it is at a sharp angle or a very vertical angle
So you would say 'Steep stairs'.
A set of stairs can also be called a 'staircase'
The stairs are steep. This means that they are uncomfortable for using and it feels like you're going to fall at any point.
Here is an example on how to use this in a conversation:
A: I'm getting dizzy while climbing these stairs.
B: Me too! They're very steep.
The stairs are steep.(階段が急だ)
これは、滑り落ちそうなくらい急な階段のことです。
会話で使うと次のようになります:
A: I'm getting dizzy while climbing these stairs.
[訳]この階段めまいがする
B: Me too! They're very steep.
[訳]私も!急だよね
As it is not the stairs that are steep, but the staircase, we would say it is the staircase that is steep, or the set of stairs is steep.
"I can't climb a steep set of stairs as I am on crutches!"
急なのは段(stairs)ではなく階段(staircase)なので、'A steep staircase'または'A steep set of stairs'と言えます。
I can't climb a steep set of stairs as I am on crutches!
(松葉杖を付いているので、急な階段は上れません。)