Saturday brought a host of New Year's Eve celebrations, some including fireworks displays. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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New Year's Eve fireworks kept spirits festive Saturday. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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Some rang in the new year with fireworks Saturday night. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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Some celebrated New Year's Eve with fireworks Saturday. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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New Year's Eve fireworks kept spirits festive Saturday. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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Some used fireworks displays to ring in the new year Saturday night. Submitted by: Bill Dorr
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Steamboat Springs resident Scott Weir competes in the one-mile open water swimming race in the summer at Bald Eagle Lake. A five-part open water swimming series has been announced for July.
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Meghan Morrissey and Monte Lutterman
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David Truax
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George Martin Hart Sr.
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Louise Galbraith Dierks
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Jim Loy Ellis
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Raccoons can't read apparently. Submitted by: Gina
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Kiteskiing photo taken by Peter White. Submitted by: Matthew White
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Kiteskiing photo taken by Peter White. Submitted by: Matthew White
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I triple dog dare you to cross that fence. Submitted by: Theresa Oleski
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Hayden High School senior wrestlers Nick Williams, left, and Chad Terry are coming off injuries as they prepare for the last part of their high school careers. Each has aspirations to place high at state.
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The Tread of Pioneers Museum's new 10th Mountain Division exhibit will run through March 31. This statue on display memorializes a member of the elite ski troop.
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The Tread of Pioneers Museum last month launched an exhibit showcasing gear, photographs and other artifacts from the 10th Mountain Division, an elite ski troop that trained in Colorado before fighting in Italy during World War II.
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Lieutenant Michael Arce and firefighter Scott Hetrick can be seen communicating with dispatch through the windshield of a fire engine outside of Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue's mountain station. A consultant will address the Steamboat Springs City Council about emergency services operations.
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A few inches of water didn’t stop Steamboat Springs resident Ben Ratliff from riding his bike along the flooded Yampa River Core Trail this summer. Record high-country snowpack resulted in flooding in parts of the county. An article about the Yampa River spilling its banks on the east side of the city cracked the list of most-read stories at No. 10.
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The Western U.S. will be treated to an annular, or ring, eclipse of the sun on May 20. From Northwest Colorado, the sun will be about 85 percent eclipsed by the moon just before sunset. With a safe solar filter, the event might look very similar to the annular solar eclipse of May 30, 1984, shown here. “Bailey’s Beads” around the edge of the moon are caused by high mountains and low valleys along the moon’s profile allowing the sunlight to stream through.
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The last transit of Venus that anyone alive today will get to see happens in the late afternoon of June 5. This ultra-rare spectacle can be watched without optical aid, provided a safe solar filter is used to protect your eyes. This image shows Venus’ silhouette in front of the rising sun from Savannah, Ga., during the most recent transit on June 8, 2004.
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The year’s two best meteor showers will be unhampered by moonlight this year — the August Perseids and the December Geminids. Dozens of “falling stars” can be expected, including many colorful fireballs like this one seen during the 2009 Perseid meteor shower.
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When the sun nears the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, a large flare or coronal mass ejection can trigger a spectacular display of the northern lights visible from as far south as Colorado, as occurred on April 17, 2001. With the next solar maximum predicted for late 2013, increasing solar activity this year will improve our chances for seeing more vivid auroras.
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On June 4, the full moon will slip through the edge of Earth’s shadow, creating a partial lunar eclipse just as dawn brightens the sky. The eclipse might look similar to the one we just experienced on Dec. 10, though it will not be total this time — only 37 percent of the moon will be eclipsed right before moonset.
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Snowboarders ride up the Burgess Creek lift Friday afternoon at Steamboat Ski Area.
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A skier eyes Hurricane while taking a few runs Friday at the ski area.
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Skiers gather in front of the gondola building Friday afternoon at Steamboat Ski Area.
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Skier Linda Trochim checks out a trail map at the top of Storm Peak Express on Friday afternoon hoping to find fresh snow at Steamboat Ski Area.
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Miles Damore, 5, gets a helping hand from his dad, Max, near the top of Buddy’s Run on Friday afternoon.
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Although Mount Werner has just a 24-inch mid-mountain base, Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. has worked to open 122 of its trails.
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Shelley Stanford
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Nick Metzler
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Martin Dragnev
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Chris Paoli
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Alan Krause, of Steamboat Springs, is the new president and CEO of the international engineering firm MWH Global.
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MWH Global’s newly appointed president and CEO, Alan Krause, of Steamboat Springs, visits the construction site of new locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal in September.
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