Steamboat Pilot & Today

Hayden Valley Elementary School students are getting a lot of use out of the new playground equipment that was purchased primarily using grants. Photo by Matt Stensland

Visiting Santa for the second time this season. Submitted by: Michelle Dover

Visiting Santa for the second time this season. Submitted by: Michelle Dover

Submitted by: Kasey Calwell

Submitted by: Kasey Calwell

Anyone remember the old VFW in Oak Creek? Submitted by: Jeff Hall

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club member Sophia Schwartz, center, won the U.S. Freestyle Selections dual moguls event Saturday at Copper Mountain. Courtesy photo

Lane Stoltzner, right, who had a third-place finish Friday, finished fifth Saturday in a U.S. Freestyle Selections single moguls event at Copper Mountain. Courtesy photo

University of Colorado skier Shane McLean flies toward the finish line Saturday at the Surefoot Holiday Classic in Steamboat Springs. McLean finished second in the women's race, pairing that with a third-place showing in Thursday's slalom. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

University of New Mexico skier Sean Horner cuts down the face of Howelsen Hill on Saturday in Steamboat Springs. The men's slalom race wrapped up three days of racing in the annual Surefoot Holiday Classic. The weekend attracted nearly 200 men and women to Ski Town USA for three days of slalom racing at Howelsen and at Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat Springs High School senior Tyler Scott goes down during Saturday's game against Resurrection Christian. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs High School senior Christian Ramirez takes a shot during Saturday's game against Resurrection Christian. Photo by Matt Stensland

Elk on Seventh Street eating crab apples. Submitted by: Dave Holloway

Angela Bogenrief teaches a math class Thursday at Heritage Christian School. The school will launch its first J-term next month after Christmas break. Photo by Scott Franz

Winter on Maple Street. Submitted by: Matthew Grasse