Republican candidate for Congress Scott Tipton, left, talks Monday with state Sen. Jack Taylor and North Routt County resident Tim Borden, far right. In the background, center, is Paul Epley, Tipton's campaign chairman in Routt County. Tipton, a business owner from Cortez, is running for the U.S. House of Representatives against incumbent Democrat John Salazar of Manassa, and Hotchkiss Libertarian Bert Sargent.
Published on October 24, 2006
Bret Marx, a mountain worker at Howelsen Hill, checks one of the five snow guns in operation on the hill Monday morning. Temperatures fell to 20 F Monday, giving snow-making crews an early start on Howelsen Hill's Dec. 2 opening date.
Published on October 24, 2006
Principal Mike Knezevich, left, and Campus Supervisor Dennis Hensen check students and their backpacks at the entrance of Steamboat Springs High School on Monday morning. Increased security at the school will continue until further notice because of Friday's bomb threat.
Published on October 24, 2006
Steve Colby and other cross-country skiers enjoyed mid-winter conditions during the weekend on Bruce's Trail at 9,300 feet in elevation on Rabbit Ears Pass.
Published on October 24, 2006
Jerry Dalton chips out of a sand trap and on to a green at the Steamboat Golf Club on Monday afternoon as snow-covered mountains loom in the background. For more about the remaining weeks of the year's golf season, see page 19.
Published on October 24, 2006
