Routt County in photos: April 12

Mike Tolan skis past a patch of dirt Wednesday while making his way down Tornado Lane at Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by John F. Russell

Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker was the site of an attempted bank robbery Thursday. Jock Thacker is in custody at the Rio Blanco County Jail on suspicion of bank robbery. An undisclosed sum was taken from the bank, and a portion has been recovered. Authorities said no injuries were reported. Photo by Joe Moylan

Kate Brunton, a program technician with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Steamboat Springs, shows off one of the seedlings she soon will be planting outside. Photo by John F. Russell

Storm over Steamboat Springs on April 11. Submitted by: Matthew Grasse

Steamboat Springs senior John Wharton rushes down the field Thursday as the Sailors beat up on Aspen, closing out Steamboat's regular season home schedule with a rousing win. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Reggae artist Mykal Rose plays a show at 9 p.m. Friday at The Tap House Sports Grill. The cost is $20. Courtesy photo

Toots Hibbert, of Toots and the Maytals, pictured here performing at the All Good Music Festival in 2011, will play a free show Sunday afternoon at the base of Steamboat Ski Area. JJ Grey & Mofro will take the stage afterward. David Oppenheimer / Courtesy

Storm over Saddle Mountain Ranchettes. Submitted by: Kristin Pugh.

A “temporarily closed” sign was taped Thursday to the front door window of Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker following a robbery. Photo by Joe Moylan

Submitted by: Karl Gerber

Finally some snow clouds over Steamboat Ski Area. Submitted by: Karl Gerber

Storm on April 12. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Greg Jansen rides down the Creekside Trail at Steamboat Ski Area during a 2010 downhill race. Not all of the planned bike trail construction at the ski area could be guaranteed to be completed in time for the Mountain States Cup events slated for July, which led to the cancellation of the race in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Research scientist and site manager Ian McCubbin and Daniel Obrist, an associate professor at the Desert Research Center, talk about how to set up equipment used to monitor mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory on Wednesday afternoon near the top of the Morningside lift at Steamboat Ski Area. The Storm Peak Laboratory is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. The permanent mountaintop facility, which was constructed during summer 1995 and has been in existence in various forms for more than 25 years, was remodeled during the past year, increasing its ability to study the Earth’s atmosphere. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientist Daniel Obrist looks toward the next step during the installation of equipment that will measure mercury levels in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Equipment inside the Storm Peak Laboratory is used to monitor the material found in clouds and the atmosphere. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Obrist, an associate professor at the Desert Research Center, talks about a new project to monitor mercury levels in the atmosphere while visiting the Storm Peak Laboratory on Wednesday. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Obrist, an associate professor at the Desert Research Center, unloads equipment used to monitor mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory on Wednesday. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientists Ian McCubbin, left, and Daniel Obrist discuss the installation of equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Gannet Hallar, assistant research professor and director of the Storm Peak Laboratory, checks equipment inside the research center located at the top of Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday afternoon. Photo by John F. Russell

Ian McCubbin loads snow from outside the Storm Peak Laboratory located at the top of Steamboat Ski Area into tubs Wednesday. The snow is melted into nonpotable water and is used for a number of different projects inside the on-mountain research facility. Photo by John F. Russell

Ian McCubbin, front, and Gannet Hallar make lunch in the kitchen of the newly remodeled Storm Peak Laboratory at the top of Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday afternoon. The Storm Peak Laboratory is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientists Ian McCubbin, left, and Daniel Obrist discuss the installation of equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientists Ian McCubbin, right, and Daniel Obrist discuss the installation of equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Daniel Obrist, an associate professor at the Desert Research Center, unloads equipment used to monitor mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory on Wednesday. Photo by John F. Russell

Equipment inside the Storm Peak Laboratory is used to monitor the material found in clouds and the atmosphere. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientists Ian McCubbin, left, and Daniel Obrist work to set up new monitoring equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientist Ian McCubbin sets up new monitoring equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientists Gannet Hallar, Daniel Obrist and Ian McCubbin, clockwise from left, check out a piece of new monitoring equipment that will help measure mercury levels in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

Scientist Ian McCubbin looks for the right tool to help set up new monitoring equipment that will measure mercury in the atmosphere at the Storm Peak Laboratory earlier this week. The Storm Peak Laboratory, which just underwent renovations, is a research center that integrates research and education by advancing the discovery and understanding within the field of aerosol and cloud interactions. Photo by John F. Russell

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