Steamboat Pilot & Today

David Buffaloe tests the sound Tuesday at the Ghost Ranch. The Steamboat Springs venue is set to reopen Thursday. Photo by Matt Stensland

Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue firefighter Devin Borvansky sprays the site of a grass fire Tuesday off of West End Avenue. The fire was mostly extinguished by an employee from a neighboring business. Photo by Scott Franz

Fox on Oak Street on Tuesday morning. Submitted by: Jon Roberts

Troy Hodges extinguishes a small grass fire Tuesday near the intersection of West End Avenue and Downhill Drive. Firefighters arrived moments later and sprayed the area with water. “If this thing had 10 more minutes with the wind like this, it could have been a lot worse,” Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue Chief Mel Stewart said at the scene of the fire. “Even though it looks green here, it’s still very dry. We all just need to be very careful with fire.” Routt County was under a red flag warning most of Tuesday because of strong winds, low humidity, high temperatures and an abundance of fire fuels. Stewart said the cause of Tuesday’s small grass fire wasn’t known. Firefighters responded to another fire north of Steamboat, but it was extinguished before they arrived. The National Weather Service in Grand Junction is calling for a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and a high near 64 degrees. Photo by Scott Franz

It’s possible that a Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is moving into the building at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue most recently occupied by David Chase Rugs and Furniture. Photo by Matt Stensland

People recreate Tuesday at the Yampa River near Charlie’s Hole, which will be the headquarters for this weekend’s Yampa River Festival. Photo by Matt Stensland

General manager Tonie Roberts is reopening Ghost Ranch on Thursday with a concert from Missed the Boat, a local bluegrass and mountain rock band that played the final concert Oct. 29 before the venue suddenly closed. Photo by Matt Stensland

Tim Zander leads a pack of cyclists during last year’s Marabou race for the Town Challenge Mountain Bike series. This year’s event is set for June 13, and the series starts May 30 with the Howlin’ Howelsen XC race. Photo by Joel Reichenberger