Powder Day No. 1
Friday was the first official powder day of the 2008-09 season at the Steamboat Ski Area. Ski area photographer Larry Pierce was there to capture the day.
Nelson Carmichael can't help but smile while ripping through powder Friday morning at the ski area.
Steamboat Olympian Nelson Carmichael enjoys nearly a foot of fresh Champagne Powder snow at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday. The resort will open top-to-bottom terrain today, catapulting to nearly 800 acres, 55 trails and five lifts.
Steamboat Olympian Nelson Carmichael enjoys nearly a foot of fresh Champagne Powder snow at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday. The resort will open top-to-bottom terrain today.
Former U.S. Olympian Nelson Carmichael enjoys the fresh snow Friday. The resort will open top-to-bottom terrain Saturday, including nearly 800 acres, 55 trails and five lifts.
The gondola opens Friday as nearly a foot of new snow awaits anxious skiers and riders.
Nelson Carmichael lays into a powder turn Friday at the ski area.
Frosted trees and fresh powder dominated the landscape Friday at the ski area. Thursday's snow is expected to give way to partly sunny skies over the weekend.
A storm blanketed the ski resort with nearly a foot of new snow. Steamboat Ski Area will open more terrain today, including the Storm Peak Express lift, which will allow top-to-bottom skiing of the mountain.
