Steamboat Pilot & Today

An awe inspiring cloud looms over the ski area with the beautiful full moon illuminating it for all to see. Submitted by: Rebecca Musso

Moonrise over Thunderhead. Submitted by: Steve Vargas

Steamboat Springs High School's Jarret Walt races up the ice in the first period of Wednesday night's hockey game against Battle Mountain. Photo by John F. Russell

Steamboat Springs High School's Michael Samuelson feeds the puck to the front of the net in the first period of Wednesday night's hockey game against Battle Mountain. Photo by John F. Russell

Tamara Beland greets Clark Davidson, executive director of the Steamboat Arts Council, during a gathering of the nonprofit group Friends of the Chief on Wednesday evening at Sweetwater Grill. Beland was introduced as the new executive director of the downtown performing arts center. Photo by John F. Russell

Tamara Beland laughs while joking with supporters of the Chief Plaza Theater on Wednesday evening at Sweetwater Grill. Beland was introduced at the new executive director of the downtown performing arts center. Photo by John F. Russell

Submitted by: Kevin Dietrich

Snow making at sunrise at Steamboat Ski Area on Nov. 28. Submitted by: Casey Barnett

The golfers are gone, but the beauty remains. Submitted by: Vanda Reil

The golfers are gone, but the beauty remains. Submitted by: Vanda Reil

The golfers are gone, but the beauty remains. Submitted by: Vanda Reil

The golfers are gone, but the beauty remains. Submitted by: Vanda Reil

Moon on Nov. 27. Submitted by: Mike Dawson

Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Wisecup said Wednesday that the devices found were plastic bottles filled with aluminum foil and a cleaning agent suspected to be toilet bowl cleaner. The fire department is encouraging anyone who finds one of the devices to avoid them and to call 911 because the detonated remains can be dangerous to handle. Courtesy photo

Steamboat Springs High School seniors Zach Schmidt, left, and Garrison Osteen, right, are semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship. Jessie Wallace, center, is a semifinalist for the Boettcher Scholarship. The students will learn in February whether they will receive the awards. Photo by John F. Russell

Man-made snow blankets the slopes of Howelsen Hill Ski Area, setting it apart from bleak surroundings in Steamboat Springs. With no snow in the five-day forecast, the landscape cover isn't expected to change anytime soon. Photo by John F. Russell

United States Telemark members visited Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday. Hickenlooper proclaimed Monday as Telemark Skiing Day. Pictured are Jeffrey Gay, from left, Zoe Taylor, Hickenlooper, Ty Upson, Tanner Visnick and Tommy Gogolen. Courtesy photo

Longtime Steamboat Springs icon Vernon Summer, shown on his ranch in the mid-1990s, died Tuesday evening at the Doak Walker Care Center in Steamboat Springs. Summer was 94. John F. Russell/file