Ski School instructor Bill Stewart makes a few turns down Headwall ski run while waiting to begin a lesson Wednesday.
Published on November 22, 2006
Riders and skiers take the Right-O-Way trail to the base of the Steamboat Ski Area during Wednesday's Scholarship Day. Proceeds from the $15 lift tickets will benefit the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.
Published on November 22, 2006
Steamboat resident Audrey Williams finds a bit of powder as she starts out the 2006-07 ski season at the Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday.
Published on November 22, 2006
Mark Dockstader, 13, right, and friend Kevin Scott, 13, of Craig take a break on Headwall ski run while waiting for other members of their group to catch up. Steamboat Ski Area officials said more than 3,000 skiers and riders hit the slopes on opening day.
Published on November 22, 2006
Steamboat Springs snowboarder Johanna Shaw, pictured her in an event last season, won the slalom at a Race to the Cup event at Copper Mountain on Tuesday. Other current and former Steamboat riders also fared well.
Published on November 22, 2006
Tyler Jewell
Published on November 22, 2006
Steamboat Springs officials are discussing how and if the city should work with the U.S. Postal Service to relocate the post office branch at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue. The move could free up the site for expanded recreation facilities, officials say.
Published on November 22, 2006
City employees Robbie Shine, left, and Bryan Ayer checked and replaced hundreds of light bulbs Wednesday on the snowflake spurs that hang above and along Lincoln Avenue. A special celebration to light the community Christmas Tree is from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday on the Routt County Courthouse lawn.
Published on November 22, 2006
Former Winter Olympics medalist and longtime Steamboat Springs resident Nelson Carmichael enjoys the sunny skies Wednesday. Steamboat Ski Area officials say top-to-bottom skiing will be available Friday. For more photos from Wednesday's opening day, see page 18 or visit www.steamboatpilot.com.
Published on November 22, 2006
Alex Gibbs, 13, and his sister Caitlin Gibbs, 17, volunteer at the 2005 Community Dinner at the Steamboat Springs Community Center.
Published on November 22, 2006
Les and Jordan Sharp pull their sister Jennie on fresh snow near their Routt County home. The Forest Service this week released rules governing snowmobile use on public lands.
Published on November 22, 2006
Steamboat Springs Skyler Keate takes one of his first jumps of the season off of Howelsen Hill's K-90 jump Tuesday.
Published on November 22, 2006
Ameilia Meyer, 3, races grandmother Jean Jacobus to the top of the climbing structure next to the Stockbridge Transit Center on Tuesday afternoon.
Published on November 22, 2006
Ski patrollers Sharon Florence and Craig Olsheim prepare barriers for today's opening day at the Steamboat Ski Area. Skiers and riders can access 17 trails on 139 acres today.
Published on November 22, 2006
Nelson Wingard, the ski and snowboard director at the Steamboat Ski Area, gets in a few early turns on Vagabond trail during a preseason Ski School clinic Tuesday. The Steamboat Ski Area opens today with $15 lift tickets for Scholarship Day.
Published on November 22, 2006
