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Routt County in photos: Feb. 4
Steamboat Ski Area snowboarding instructor Tiana Egloff, left, offers advice to Jeanie Engler, of San Antonio, during a Friday afternoon lesson. Egloff, who's lived in Steamboat Springs for parts of seven years and all of the last two, said seeing her students reach those light-bulb moments is part of what keeps her teaching.
The process of learning how to snowboard is the process of learning a series of small steps. After one day in a group lesson, mostly spent with a magic carpet and a friendly pitch, we were close to being able to string turns together and get on the real mountain.
The process of learning snowboarding is the process of learning series of small steps. After one day in a group lesson, mostly spent with a magic carpet and a friendly pitch, we were close to being able to string turns together and get on the real mountain.
Tyler Scott zips behind the Steamboat Springs goal Saturday against Dakota Ridge.
Steamboat's Jarret Walt pulls in the puck Saturday against Dakota Ridge.
Steamboat's Christian Ramirez fights through a Dakota Ridge defender as he heads for the goal Saturday.
Steamboat Springs' John Wharton sizes up a shot Saturday as the Sailors hockey team battled Dakota Ridge.
Fans crowd near the locker room at Howelsen Ice Arena on Saturday to congratulate Steamboat's Jace Worden and the Sailors after they pulled out a 5-3 win against Dakota Ridge. Worden scored a goal late in the third period to give Steamboat a cushion in the back-and-forth, physical contest.
Steamboat Springs High School senior Kit Croop brings the ball up the court during the first half of Saturday's game against Eagle Valley High School.
Steamboat Springs High School senior Eric Trousil puts up a shot during the first half of Saturday's game against Eagle Valley High School.
Thomas Wolfe, left, and Seth Zegelstein listen to Meg Morse (visible on the television) during an algebra class Thursday at The Lowell Whiteman School. Morse regularly records her classes and uploads them to YouTube, where absent skiers and snowboarders can access them.
Steamboat Springs High School skiers Martha Anderson, left, and Lucy Newman mix chemicals Monday during a chemistry class. New technology and efforts by teachers are making it easier for winter athletes to excel academically even though they miss several days of school.
U.S. Congressional candidate Sal Pace speaks to a group Saturday morning at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore in downtown Steamboat Springs.
About 10 people participated Saturday in "Snow Drawings" on Rabbit Ears Pass, where they stomped out designs in the soft snow wearing snowshoes.
Artist Sonja Hinrichsen took this photo from a small airplane last week while flying over the first of two collaborative "Snow Drawing" art projects on Rabbit Ears Pass. Hinrichsen led a group of 10 people Saturday in another project.
Visiting artist Sonja Hinrichsen, left, stomps out a spiral design in the snow as part of “Snow Drawings,” a community art project she organized Saturday on Rabbit Ears Pass. In town for two weeks, Hinrichsen offered three days of collaborative snow drawing for the Steamboat Springs Arts Council exhibit “Snow/Crystal.”
Fire trucks leave the Mountain Fire Station on Friday morning. Steamboat Springs City Council will discuss several fire-related issues when it meets Tuesday.
This home on Moonlight Way in Steamboat II is among a dozen properties in Routt County owned by Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Bill Jensen, CEO of Intrawest, the parent company of Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., told a Steamboat audience this week that Intrawest’s revenues stream from diverse sources including a helicopter repair company.
Kudos to Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. for providing the new Wagon Trail wagons for kids and gear at Gondola Square. Submitted by: Karen Pharris
