Photos for January 2, 2009

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Molly Newman, left, and Mary Rose race last month at Howelsen Hill. The pair, along with Peter Daley, are traveling to Anchorage, Alaska, this week to compete in the U.S. cross-country skiing national championships.

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Belle Brockhoff, 15, carves a turn on the steep face of Howelsen Hill on Wednesday morning while warming up to train for the parallel giant slalom. Brockhoff is one of six riders from Australia training with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.

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Nancy Scholten, left, on Olive, and Nancie McCormish, riding Norton, plow through fresh powder east of Steamboat Springs on Sunday afternoon as Ilsa, Scholten's dog, tags along.

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Skiers ride up the Christie Peak Express chairlift Tuesday morning at Steamboat Ski Area. Clear skies during parts of the day gave skiers and riders snow-covered views of the Yampa Valley.

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A snow blower removes the remaining snow from last week's storms from a taxiway at the Steamboat Springs Airport earlier this week.

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A robin sits in an aspen tree Wednesday afternoon near Blackmere Drive. Local bird experts think the robin population explosion on Emerald Mountain is attributable to birds that migrated from Canada.

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"Spirit of the Rockies," by Tom Lockhart

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"Ranch Life," by Tom Lockhart

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"Open Water on the Elk River," by Tom Lockhart

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"Female Cardinal," by Don Van Horn

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"Goshawk," by Don Van Horn

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"On the Lookout," by Don Van Horn

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"Taste of Colorado," by Don Van Horn

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Photographer Kim Keith's work will be featured this month at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat.

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Painter Mary Levingston's watercolor work will be featured this month at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat.

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Artist Leslie Bell's oil pastels will be featured this month at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat.

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The opening reception for "Kindred Spirits," featuring the paintings of, from left, Mary Levingston and Leslie Bell and the photography of Kim Keith, will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Artists' Gallery of Steamboat.

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Tony Counts rehearses at Brian Alpart's home.

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Brian Alpart (DJ Also Starring), right, and Tony Counts practice Wednesday at Alpart's home.

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Reckless Kelly

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Cross Canadian Ragweed

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Robert Earl Keen is one of 30 acts scheduled to play at the 23rd annual MusicFest, which starts Monday and runs through Jan. 12.

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The Gougers

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Robert Earl Keen

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