Steamboat Pilot & Today

Sleeping Giant. Submitted by: Carolyn Culp

From Darrin and Shari Fryer sitting having a drink at Sweetwater Grill. Submitted by: Darrin Fryer

Sunset, a break in the storm on Dec. 17. Submitted by: Carolyn Culp

Submitted by: Bob Potterveld

Two from top of Sundown Express. Submitted by: Bob Potterveld

Two from top of Sundown Express. Submitted by: Bob Potterveld

What's Christmas without a snowman? Submitted by: Benjamin Schroeder

Freshies for everyone. Submitted by: Matthew Grasse

The Steamboat Springs City Council on Tuesday night approved the first reading of a contract to sell the city’s downtown emergency services building to BAP, Big Agnes and Honey Stinger. Photo by Scott Franz

No one was injured after a school bus loaded with children slid on a slick county road and into a car Tuesday morning at Routt County Roads 129 and 52E. John Joseph Littlehorn VI/courtesy

Zeus is a handsome, affectionate 2-year-old mixed breed who is waiting for his forever home. He like to chase livestock, so he needs to be confined while in the yard. This goofy guy is great with kids, most other dogs and even slept next to a cat in his previous home. He will win your heart, especially when he drapes his wagging body over yours waiting to be petted. Visit him at the Steamboat Springs Animal Shelter or call 970-879-0621 for more information. Courtesy photo

An accident involving a plow truck and a semitrailer blocks traffic at about 3 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 40 south of Steamboat Springs. Photo by Dan Tullos

Steamboat Springs skier Jesse Laughlin completes a training run at Howelsen Hill on Tuesday afternoon. The Surefoot Holiday Classic is scheduled to take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Jesse Draper knocks down a shot in Tuesday's practice. Photo by John F. Russell

Riders check cattle by horseback on the G5 Home Ranch south of Yampa. The Routt County Board of Commissioners approved the expenditure of $825,000 in dedicated property taxes to help conserve the family ranch. Photo courtesy Helena Silva

Dr. Dan Smilkstein stands outside an exam room at Oak Creek's South Routt Medical Center, where he has been named director. Photo by John F. Russell

A tow truck driver from American Towing prepares Tuesday morning to pull a semitrailer out of a ditch near Curve Plaza and Shield Drive. Snow from a series of winter storms has made driving conditions tricky in Routt County. Law enforcement officials were kept busy with accidents during the day, but no serious injuries were reported. Photo by John F. Russell

Ty Lockhart speaks about the city's proposed sale of 840 Yampa St. on Tuesday night at a Steamboat Springs City Council meeting. Photo by Scott Franz