Steamboat Pilot & Today

Helene Wiese, of Golden, rides the Tenderfoot downhill bike trail at Steamboat Ski Area on Saturday during a wine and biking seminar as a part of the Steamboat Wine Festival. Photo by Nicole Inglis

David Phillips, with Michael David Winery, introduces the 2011 Sauvignon Blanc during the Steamboat Wine Festival’s Mud, Sweat and Cheers mountain bike seminar. Photo by Matt Stensland

Balloons set up for the night light. Submitted by: Julie Smith

Brave hummingbird pays Cleo no mind. Submitted by: Duane Branson

Christine Gulley competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Brooke Packard competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Amelia Tietsort competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Amelia Tietsort competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat. Photo by Matt Stensland

Spectators sit on the beach Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake. The event featured some of the top water skiers from Colorado and surrounding states. Photo by Matt Stensland

Karli Jelden competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Matt Stensland

Rebecka Kuhl competes in a water ski competition hosted by the Bald Eagle Lake Water Ski Club on Saturday at Bald Eagle Lake just south of Steamboat Springs. There were 35 people who competed in the event, which involved rounding slalomed buoys. Those who do it the fastest, longest and with the shortest rope were awarded the highest score. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs resident Bill Goldsmith took a spill during the Mount Werner Classic on Saturday at Steamboat Ski Area. He finished third in 4 hours, 57 minutes. Photo by Matt Stensland

Chris Manske, of Houston, center, tags teammate Jim Wyncoop, of San Diego, on Saturday at the River Creek Park in Steamboat Springs during the Wild West Relay. The relay began Friday in Fort Collins and took 200 runners into Wyoming, back down to Colorado and into Steamboat, where they finished at Strawberry Park Elementary School. Photo by Matt Stensland

Jake Lawrence of Albuquerque, N.M., crosses the finish line during the Mount Werner Classic on Saturday at Steamboat Ski Area. Lawrence finished second in 4 hours, 55 minutes. Photo by Matt Stensland

Boulder resident Trent Briney approaches the finish line during the Mount Werner Classic on Saturday at Steamboat Ski Area. Briney won the race in 4 hours, 47 minutes. Photo by Matt Stensland

This ariel photo shows the southeast corner of the Wolf Fire on Friday. Courtesy photo