Photos for January 23, 2008

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A huge group of cowboy competitors take off from the top of the Stampede trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34rd Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

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Competitor Matt Bright takes a fall after going over a jump on the Stampede trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34rd Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

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Jenny Gannett, left, watches from the sidelines at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34rd Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

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Competitor John Addison takes a fall after going over a jump on the Stampede trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34th annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

Published on January 23, 2008

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Competitor J.D. Thompson takes a fall after going over a jump on the Stampede trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

Published on January 23, 2008

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Competitor Jed Moore takes a flying leap off a jump on the Stampede trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon during the 34rd Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill.

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A herd of cowboys plow down Stampede trail during the 34th Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill at the Steamboat Ski Area on Tuesday afternoon.

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Steamboat Springs' snowboarder Justin Reiter clears a gate during a Race to the Cup event held in Steamboat Springs earlier this month. Reiter finished eighth in a parallel slalom race in Spain last weekend.

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Ned Miller, former Sportsman Information Specialist at the Moffat County Visitor Center, talks with a customer Tuesday afternoon at his desk. Miller officially retired from the position but has volunteered to help at the visitor center until the Chamber of Commerce selects his replacement.

Published on January 23, 2008

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The afternoon sun glints off the wet cobblestone pavement at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area as skiers chat after a day on the slopes watching the 34th Annual Cowboy Downhill on Tuesday.

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Steamboat Springs School District Superintendent Sandra Smyser listens intently as the Routt County Board of Commissioners lambast the district's funding request for cameras and other security equipment.

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A coal-hauling truck heads to Twenty-Mile Coal Company from its unloading point at the Hayden Power Station in December 2006. The town of Hayden has reached an agreement that will connect Routt County Road 37 to U.S. Highway 40 later this year.

Published on January 23, 2008

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Steamboat Springs resident Kermit Gilbert cruises around the cross-country trails at the base of Howelsen Hill on Monday with his 22-month-old son, Graham in tow.

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Steamboat Springs' Madison Ruppel finished 24th at a J3 girls 3K cross-country skate race at the Soldier Hollow, Utah, course from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

Published on January 23, 2008

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Steamboat Springs' Tucker Olson finished 11th at a J3 boys 3K cross-country skate race at the Soldier Hollow, Utah, course from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.

Published on January 23, 2008

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Steamboat Springs High School Knowledge Bowl team members compete Tuesday in a mock knowledge bowl contest against Steamboat Rotary Club members. From left, Charlie Stoddard, Sam Chovan, Miriam Pensack and Anna Roder beat the Rotarians, 20-5, in the 40-question quiz.

Published on January 23, 2008