Steamboat Pilot & Today

A snowcat pushes a pile of snow around the base area at Steamboat Ski Area on Friday. Pushing piles of snow isn’t the most efficient way to handle it, but it was the only option this spring as a dry season and warm weather combined to test ski area slope maintenance crews. They managed to keep the mountain open to its planned Closing Day. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Can you see the flying hotdog? Submitted by: Eloy Romero-Rojas

More than 100 people gathered Saturday afternoon at the Routt County Fairgrounds for the 10th annual North Western Colorado Bull Sale, which netted $112,000 from 35 bulls, the highest ever. Photo by Nicole Inglis

The Wolverine Fire burns a mountainside in the Routt National Forest in August 2005. In the foreground are the charred remnants of trees that fell victim to the Hinman Fire in 2002. Photo by Tom Ross

Steamboat's Megan Garcia tries to track down Fruita-Monument's Mariah Hartle on Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's Courtney Reynolds advanced up the field with the ball Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat's Teagann Yeager looks to cut through the Fruita-Monument defense Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat’s Nikki Fry is surrounded by Fruita-Monument defenders Saturday as she rushes downfield. She managed to score on the play, but it was a tough day for the Sailors, who lost, 13-5. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Odie, a boxer pitbull mix, belongs to Steamboat Springs couple Heidi Blackmar and Pat Yeager. Odie competed head to head with his owners and 52 other humans in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. Heidi Blackmar / Courtesy

Odie, a boxer pitbull mix, belongs to Steamboat Springs couple Heidi Blackmar and Pat Yeager. Odie competed head to head with his owners and 52 other humans in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. Heidi Blackmar / Courtesy

Odie, a boxer pitbull mix, belongs to Steamboat Springs couple Heidi Blackmar and Pat Yeager. Odie competed head to head with his owners and 52 other humans in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket. Heidi Blackmar / Courtesy

Slope maintenance director Frank Case drives a snowcat Friday at Steamboat Ski Area. Case, a lifelong resident of Steamboat Springs, said he’s never seen anything like this year’s weather. To keep the mountain operating, his team pulled snow from stashes like terrain park features. Team members also used their knowledge of the lay of the land to scoop any extra snow from areas that could afford it. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Double brown diamonds. Submitted by: Eric Barry

Things go wrong for the "Woody One" cardboard craft on Saturday during the Cardboard Classic at Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Tape gives way and spills riders out on to the snow Saturday at the Cardboard Classic event in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Cowgirls and cowboys stream down the slopes after their cardboard horses left something to be desired in the snow sliding category. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Dan Barrone plows down the course on his bulldozer at the Cardboard Classic in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Tetris pieces at Saturday's Cardboard Classic didn't fit together quite as well as they do in the classic video game. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Blake Baumgarner cruises on his cardboard chopper at Saturday's Cardboard Classic. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Yamashita sisters — Julia, 9, left, Lilly, 5, and Madelyn, 7 — are three peas in their cardboard pod, skidding down the run at Saturday's Cardboard Classic event in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Griswolds from the National Lampoon movies series fly down the Cardboard Classic run and brace for impact with the cushions at the end in their station wagon. Darcie Scheuring, right in white hat, was joined by Tony Scheuring, Regina Scheuring, Hilary Stojak, Katrin Iken and Mike Nagao in the wild ride. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Stagecoach Reservoir. Submitted by: Amy Johnson

Cardboard Classic at Steamboat Ski Area. Submitted by: Andrea Jehn Kennedy

Cardboard Classic at Steamboat Ski Area. Submitted by: Andrea Jehn Kennedy

Cardboard Classic at Steamboat Ski Area. Submitted by: Andrea Jehn Kennedy

Cardboard Classic at Steamboat Ski Area. Submitted by: Andrea Jehn Kennedy

Mountain bluebird in rural Routt County on April 13. Submitted by: Blair Weibel

Steamboat’s Ben Wharton shrugs off a Battle Mountain player April 6 en route to an 8-5 victory in Steamboat Springs. The Sailors boys lacrosse team has won 39 consecutive Mountain Conference games and is in the midst of a 13-1 season. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat Springs High School boys tennis coach John Aragon feeds balls onto the court during practice in August in Steamboat Springs. The boys tennis program is one of the Tier 2 sports that are in danger of losing funding because of a projected $30,000 athletics transportation deficit. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Megan and Paul Jonathans, seen with their 10-month-old daughter Seva, opened the consignment store Finders Keepers in January in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The scene of a car crash early Saturday morning that involved a car hitting a downtown Steamboat building was roped off Saturday afternoon. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers arrested the driver on several charges, including driving under the influence, as a result of the crash. Photo by Nicole Inglis