Aiko Uemura skis Wednesday in the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team selections in Steamboat Springs.
Published on December 21, 2011
Mikaela Matthews skis Wednesday in the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team selections in Steamboat Springs.
Published on December 21, 2011
Reed Snyderman skis Wednesday in the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team selections in Steamboat Springs.
Published on December 21, 2011
Rebecca Goldstein skis Wednesday in the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team selections in Steamboat Springs.
Published on December 21, 2011
Lane Stoltzner flies down Voo Doo at Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday.
Published on December 21, 2011
Skier Troy Murphy pumps his fist after his run at Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday. Murphy was second in the event and placed high enough to earn a start at next month's World Cup event in New York.
Published on December 21, 2011
Troy Tully crashes hard Wednesday on the moguls course on Voo Doo at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Michael DeGrandis flies off the jump Wednesday at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Steamboat's Michael DeGrandis spins through a trick Wednesday at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Jay Panther skis Wednesday in the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team selections in Steamboat Springs.
Published on December 21, 2011
Tricia and Scott Flowers hold onto their reindeer Star during a Wednesday afternoon visit to Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy. Phycial therapist Vicky Johnson calms the animal while Gregg Johnson attempts to work on Star’s spine. Star was having problems walking, and the Flowers were hoping the local physical therapist could help.
Published on December 21, 2011
Derek Strand skis down Howelsen Hill on Wednesday during the third day of the Surefoot Holiday Classic.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute admires the piles of snow in Giggle Gulch earlier this week. Upgrades in the snowmaking system last year have made creating snow in areas like Giggle Gulch much easier and quicker. Improvements like that make the skiing experience much better — even if the average skier doesn't recognize them.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technicians and supervisors take a few minutes to check out the team's work on Giggle Gulch.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmakers at Steamboat Ski Area oversee operations along one of the ski area's 165 trails.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute visits with a co-worker on one of the large piles of snow made by snowmaking crews at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute checks out Bashor Bowl, where crews face the challenge of making snow to build Mavericks Superpipe.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaker Michael Bryan, front, and Ben Rausch roll up hoses used during snowmaking operations.
Published on December 21, 2011
Supervisor Jesse Teague uses a number of computer monitors and information from snowmaking technicians to keep track of snowmaking operations at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmakers Ben Rausch, front, and Michael Bryan roll up hoses used during snowmaking operations.
Published on December 21, 2011
Light from the early morning sun hits gondola cars as they start to make their way up the mountain. Snowmakers have been busy this year working to make snow to please the throngs of skiers who head to the slopes of Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute jumps on his snowmobile after checking snowmaking equipment. Snowmakers must use snowmobiles to get around Steamboat Ski Area and often are required to ride them in extreme terrain and at all hours of the night.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking hoses wait to be rolled up inside the snowmaking control center near the top of the Christie Peak Express lift.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking hoses are rolled and carefully stored in the snowmaking control center near the top of the Christie Peak Express lift at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute checks the quality of snow coming from guns near the top of Steamboat Ski Area during an early morning run.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute takes a moment to check how one of the snow guns near the top of the Tomahawk ski run is functioning during an early-morning run at Steamboat Ski Area. Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. hopes to complete snowmaking operations for the season sometime this month.
Published on December 21, 2011
The locker room at the base of Steamboat Ski Area doesn't offer much to look at, but snowmakers like Pierce Delhaute don't spend a lot of time inside. Most of their nights and days are spent setting up, checking on and shutting down snow guns on the mountain — which provides much better views.
Published on December 21, 2011
Early mornings and all-night shifts are nothing unusual for snowmakers like Pierce Delhaute. But Delhaute, who has been making snow for Steamboat Ski Area for five years, says he doesn't mind the hours and is enthusiastic when he tells people that he loves his job.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute takes a moment to check how one of the snow guns near the top of the Tomahawk ski run is functioning during an early morning run at Steamboat Ski Area.
Published on December 21, 2011
Snowmaking technician Pierce Delhaute takes a moment to check how a snow gun near the top of the Tomahawk ski run is functioning during an early morning run at Steamboat Ski Area. Pierce has been making snow for Steamboat Ski Area for five years and said he loves his job. Snowmaking operations, which often are very dangerous and challenging for the men and women who work the shifts, are a vital part of ski area operations at Steamboat Ski Area and ski areas across the country.
Published on December 21, 2011
Skier Troy Murphy flies down Voo Doo run Wednesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Murphy was second in the event and one of four skiers to place high enough in events Monday and Wednesday to earn a start at next month’s World Cup event in New York.
Published on December 21, 2011
Joel Rae
Published on December 21, 2011
JD Hays
Published on December 21, 2011
The building the HiWay Bar now resides in hosted the J.L. Norvell Mercantile Company, pictured above in this undated photograph, until 1915.
Published on December 21, 2011
Hayden's historic HiWay Bar is closing Dec. 31. Owner Andrea Wheat said despite efforts to save the longtime gathering place, business was not good enough to keep it open.
Published on December 21, 2011
