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Steamboat Springs swim team does well in Glenwood

The Steamboat Springs Swim Team notched top results at a weekend meet in Glenwood Springs and placed third overall.

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Biking Series Part 2: How Fruita did it

Western Colorado town embraces and grows its cycling tourism

When the ski season winds down, high-country cyclists get the itch to head west in search of dry trails and warm weather. And when they head west, they often end up in Fruita, a place filled each spring with familiar Steamboat Springs faces.

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Biking Series Part 2: Battling to be the bike town

As the competition cranks up, Steamboat Springs hopes to stay even in a cycling arms race.

Steamboat Springs man possibly died from heart attack while mountain biking

Routt County Undersheriff Ray Birch said the man died about eight-tenths of a mile up from Cow Creek Road, otherwise known as Routt County Road 45.

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Great Sand Dunes National Park is a photographer's dream

It'll probably take another couple of weeks for me to get all of the sand out of my car and the focus ring on my camera. By then, I already may be on my way back to the dunes.

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Yampa River, Elkhead Reservoir ready for outdoor fun

The weather has taken a turn for summer in the past week, and outdoor recreation is on the rise. The biggest local outdoors attraction for summer activities is the Yampa River, where residents can boat, float and fish for much of the year.

Steamboat Springs riders open cycling season

The competitive mountain bike season has started for some of Steamboat’s most avid cyclists.

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Search for biking bucks

The push to turn Steamboat Springs into Bike Town USA now is several years old, and the effort continues to gather momentum. But what’s to show for the initiative? Supporters say the city already is starting to realize the economic potential of being a cycling hot spot, but not everyone is convinced. Today is the first of a two-part series examining Bike Town USA.

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Steamboat ski coach visits Alaska to spread love of skiing

Parts of the vast state harbor a fanatical skiing culture. Other parts of the state lack skiing, and it was into those rural corners of Alaska that Josh Smullin recently traveled with the NANANordic program.

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Steamboat summer running, biking series dates approaching

Events are right around the corner for Steamboat summer sports, including the Steamboat Springs Running Series, which kicks off next week.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife goes social to share fishing updates with followers

Northwest Colorado anglers who have liked Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Facebook and followed the agency on Twitter already have picked up on some valuable information to guide their spring fishing trips.

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Loveland avalanche leaves impact on Steamboat skiers

Last weekend's Loveland Pass avalanche left Steamboat Springs backcountry skiers counting their blessings and hoping for better avalanche education.

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Packing for adventure, Steamboat-based hiker eyes Pacific Crest Trail

When she’s all ready, all packed and eager to start, there still has to be room for a letter in Shayla Paradeis's backpack.

Voters win Steamboat nonprofits tens of thousands of dollars in grants through online contests

Steamboat-enthused social media users helped three local nonprofit organizations secured tens of thousands of dollars in grants through online voting contests this month.

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Ready for the risks, Steamboat's Eric Meyer again targets Mount Everest

Steamboat Springs mountain climber Eric Meyer is headed back to Mount Everest, fully aware of the joy and the danger that await.

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