Steamboat Pilot & Today

Skiers and snowboarders arrived early to purchase tickets for Scholarship Day on Wednesday morning. Proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's scholarship fund. Photo by John F. Russell

The sun rises on a new season at Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday morning as skiers and snowboarders line up for the first rides up the Christie Express chairlift on Scholarship Day. Photo by John F. Russell

Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Vogue on Wednesday at Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by John F. Russell

Skiers Matthew White, from left, Kane Park, Jack Craig, Jack Vanderbeek, Luke Tenpas and Megan Gephaet were the first skiers to ride a chair up the slopes of Steamboat Ski Area on the first day of the 2012-13 season in Steamboat. Photo by John F. Russell

Skier Darryn Schulte slides down a rail placed at the top of Vogue ski run Wednesday morning at Steamboat Springs Ski Area. Photo by John F. Russell

A skier makes his way down a trail Wednesday during Scholarship Day at Steamboat Ski Area. Photo by John F. Russell

Skiers and snowboarders ride the Christie Lift during Wednesday's Scholarship Day at Steamboat Ski Area. Proceeds from ticket sales were donated to the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's scholarship fund. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs skier Grant McNamara slides down a rail placed at the top of the Vogue ski run Wednesday morning at Steamboat Ski Area. Skiers and snowboarders got their first taste of the 2012-13 season during Scholarship Day, which benefits the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's scholarship fund. Photo by John F. Russell

Scholarship Day. Submitted by: Ann Ross

Steamboat's Scholarship Day. Submitted by: Torre Wilkinson