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Steamboat Ski Area opening
A member of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club rides up the Christie Peak Express Monday afternoon while training at the Steamboat Ski Area. The slopes will open to the public this Wednesday during the annual Scholarship Day, but the ski area has already invited the members of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s programs onto the slopes for training.
Steamboat Ski Area employees, from left to right, Todd Sepella, Andy Wick and Craig Olsheim discuss items that need to be completed before the resort's Wednesday opening. Members of the Steamboat Ski Area have already been allowed to start training on the slopes, but the official opening will come this Wednesday with Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Scholarship Day.
Brian Crosby rakes the snow leading to the Christie Peak Express lift between skiers Monday afternoon at the Steamboat Ski Area. The slopes will open to the public this Wednesday during the annual Scholarship Day, but the ski area has already invited the members of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s programs onto the slopes for training.
Members of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club ride up the Christie Peak Express Monday afternoon while training at the Steamboat Ski Area. The slopes will open to the public this Wednesday during the annual Scholarship Day, but the ski area has already invited the members of the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club’s programs onto the slopes for training.
Ski patrollers Johnny Sawyer, left, and John Floyd run rope to set the boundaries for Scholarship Day.
The ski area park crew spent the day setting features in the Lil' Rodeo terrain park near the base area in preparation for Scholarship Day.
Crews shovels the new snow off of the magic carpet near the base area.
Steamboat ski patrollers, from left, Michele Baxter, Scott Halliday and Johnny Sawyer set up boundaries near the top of Vogue in preparation for Scholarship Day today.
A group of Steamboat Ski Area patrollers prepare to head up the lift to place boundary ropes and pads along the runs which will be open on Scholarship Day
A groomer puts down some corduroy on lower See Me as the ski area prepares for Scholarship day on today.
As Steamboat Ski Area readies to open on Scholarship Day, groomers put the corduroy down and crews put up fencing near the base of Lil' Rodeo.
