Steamboat Pilot & Today

Steamboat Springs’ Jace Worden works with teammates in a drill during practice Thursday afternoon at Howelsen Ice Arena. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs’ Jace Worden works with teammates in a drill during practice Thursday afternoon at Howelsen Ice Arena. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Pilot & Today Assistant Editor Nicole Miller won Best in Show for her news page design from Feb. 3, 2011, during the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Awards banquet in downtown Denver.

Tyler Boyer, 11, of Hayden, says goodbye to his steer Leonard after it was sold during Saturday’s Junior Livestock Sale at the Routt County Fairgrounds. Steamboat Pilot & Today reporter and photographer Matt Stensland won Best in Show for this photo during the Colorado Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Awards banquet in downtown Denver. Photo by Matt Stensland

Billy Kidd leads a pack of skiers from his afternoon clinic down the edge of Heavenly Daze on Friday morning. In addition to emphasizing the bent knees-legs apart-arms wide posture he said is the key to all good skiing, Kidd said skiing down the side of a run can help a skier frustrated by powder day push piles avoid the worst of the trouble. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

More gentle slopes can make Tomahawk and the blue runs veering from it a perfect destination for a skier new to powder conditions. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Allen Brando, of Steamboat Springs, makes tracks through 27 inches of fresh powder that fell at Steamboat Ski Area on Monday. Larry Pierce/courtesy

Hayden's Amber Sather puts up a shot Saturday in the district basketball tournament. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Savannah Williams, 43, and Kelsey Rolando, 24, smile after Hayden won Saturday in the district basketball tournament to finish third. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Hunter Johnston drives for the hoop Saturday at the district basketball tournament in Kremmling Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Austin Piper pops off a shot Saturday during the district tournament in Kremmling. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden's Jorge Valdez reaches for a rebound Saturday in the district basketball tournament in Kremmling. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Daniel Engle tries to hang on to the ball Saturday at the district basketball tournament in Kremmling. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden’s Erin Koehler puts up a shot Saturday at the district tournament in Kremmling. Koehler scored 26 points in the game to help the Tigers place third in the tournament. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden’s Isaac Bridges drives the ball Saturday at the district tournament in Kremmling. The Tigers defeated the Paonia Eagles in an easy 73-57 win. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Greg Kammerer looks over the large amount of paperwork he has accumulated as part of his effort to seek a refund for taxes he paid to Verizon Wireless the past five years. Photo by John F. Russell

Greg Kammerer looks over the large amount of paperwork he has accumulated as part of his effort to seek a refund for taxes he paid to Verizon Wireless the past five years. Kammerer and other residents living outside the city limits incorrectly were billed for those taxes. Photo by John F. Russell

Sheila Weekly runs the gift shop at the Steamboat Art Museum and five years ago renewed her passion for making silk-knotted jewelry. Photo by Matt Stensland

Sheila Weekly wraps wire around a pendant. Photo by Matt Stensland

Sheila Weekly runs the gift shop at the Steamboat Art Museum and five years ago renewed her passion for making silk-knotted jewelry. Photo by Matt Stensland

Submitted by: Matthew Grasse

Skiers and riders hike up Moonlight on Saturday after winds closed the Sundown and Sunshine lifts and the lift line at Elkhead ballooned to an hour. Submitted by: Curt Comeau

Pictured is the south exterior elevation of the Casey’s Pond Senior Living community. Casey’s Pond was envisioned to include a range of housing opportunities for older adults including skilled nursing accommodations, the valley’s first memory care units, assisted living apartments and independent living apartments. Pearl Senior Living / Courtesy

David Wikman helps Shadre Gaines, 15, stand up at the base of Steamboat Ski Area. The two were participating in 2007’s Sunshine Kids Winter Games, which will return to Steamboat Springs this weekend.