Steamboat Today: Outdoors

Craft is close to heart of fishing’s allure for Steamboat outdoorsmen

More people may fish in the summer, but now’s the time to prepare. Fly tying may not be new, but opportunities to do it yourself are popping up all across Steamboat with options for classes at Straightline Sports and Steamboat Flyfisher.

Steamboat's Emily Hannah places 26th at the Scandinavian Cup

In the first 15-kilometer race of her life, Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club cross-country skier Emily Hannah finished 26th on Thursday in Madona, Latvia. She finished almost five minutes behind the eventual winner, Norway’s Martine Hagen.

Schaffrick working to recover from knee injury

Steamboat Springs snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick found out a week before the Winter X Games that she had a torn meniscus in her right knee, but on the heels of her best season to date, Schaffrick said she wanted to close out her season at the X Games.

Learning how to snowboard a step-by-step process

I had forgotten how fun it can be to learn to do something like snowboard, that sense of exhilaration that rushes through the body when an instructor’s advice works just as promised.

Joel Reichenberger: Wrestling duals a relic

The Hayden High School wrestling team emerged the winner in duals against Steamboat Springs and Soroco. But those scores don’t mean much of anything.

Steamboat briefs: Volunteers sought to teach at the 4-H Fiber Arts Camp

The Routt County Extension Office is looking for volunteers to teach fiber skills during the 4-H Fiber Arts Camp on Feb. 21 and 22.

Ski, bike event heading to Steamboat

Registration deadlines approach for other races

The Steamboat Coureur is a two-day event set for April 7 and 8, but it's just one of a half dozen quickly approaching races for which registration already is open.

Steamboat briefs: Winter Carnival Soda Pop Slalom is 10 a.m. Feb. 10

The 99th Winter Carnival Soda Pop Slalom is at 10 a.m. Feb. 10 on Stampede ski run at Steamboat Ski Area.

Mountain States Cup bicycle race series returning to Steamboat

The Steamboat Springs stop will be July 20 to 22 and will include an endurance race, a downhill race and a Super D competition. The Mountain States Cup last came to Steamboat in 2004.

SmartWool USCSA Alpine Race results for Jan. 28

John F. Russell: Doing it his way

Getting to the Olympics is a tough road, but it’s even harder for athletes like Justin Reiter who are competing at the World Cup level without the help of the U.S. Ski Team.

Protect yourself from avalanches in the backcountry

The best advice, American Avalanche Association President Dale Atkins said, is to wait. Wait until the snow has settled after the big storm when avalanche danger is at its peak.

Old Town Hot Springs Trident swimmers excel in Thornton

Three members of the Old Town Hot Springs Trident swim team competed during the weekend in Thornton at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center.

Lethal avalanche may have caught Fort Collins men just as it began to dissipate

The avalanche that claimed the life of 24-year-old Tyler Lundstedt, of Fort Collins, on Saturday night or Sunday morning started well below the tree line, fell 140 vertical feet and was of moderate power.

Ski cross athletes show well at Copper Mountain

Leading the way in the Hole Shot Tour NorAm event was Lauren Hurley-Pearson, who finished seventh Saturday and sixth Sunday. On Sunday, Brant Crossan was 15th, and Matt Larson was 32nd.