Steamboat Pilot & Today

My huband and I live in Running Bear subdivision, and these big boys frequent our backyard each winter. Submitted by: Eileen Grover

My huband and I live in Running Bear subdivision, and these big boys frequent our backyard each winter. Submitted by: Eileen Grover

From the bus stop, 500 block of Lincoln Avenue. Submitted by: Bill Dorr

Steamboat Springs elementary school teachers take part in the Mindful Life School Program training with Sylvie Piquet, from right, and Kristen Race. The program was developed by Race, a Steamboat Springs resident, and its impact on academic achievement will be studied by Harvard University. Photo by Matt Stensland

Caroline McLaughlin, 8, earned a first-place ribbon in her division at the United States Pony Club’s annual research fair Friday in Denver. Lauren McLaughlin / courtesy

Cosette McLaughlin, 11, earned a second-place ribbon in her division at the United States Pony Club’s annual research fair Friday in Denver. Lauren McLaughlin / courtesy

Angel Castro’s son, Aaron, 3, watches a movie after his evening bath while Castro feeds dinner to his sister, Alexis, 17 months, at their Englewood apartment. Castro, 28, a single mother relying heavily on public assistance, quit her part-time job after losing child care for the two children. Single parenthood is a bigger indicator of poverty than race, according to six decades of U.S. census data analyzed by I-News Network. Combined as it often is with curtailed educational and employment opportunities, the rise of the single-parent family is a major factor in the widening disparities between blacks, Latinos and white state residents since the decades surrounding the civil rights movement. Joe Mahoney/I-News Network

Billy Kidd hangs out with Wounded Warriors, from left, Mark Litynski and Greg Papin at Steamboat Smokehouse on Saturday evening. A great meal and the film "The Movement" were enjoyed by all. Submitted by: Matthew Grasse

Arielle Gold during her first run in the snowboard super-pipe women's final Saturday night in Aspen. Daniel Petty / The Denver Post

Bryan Fletcher, left, and brother Taylor Fletcher are leading the U.S. Nordic combined team heading into February’s World Championships in Italy. Hilary Spillane/Courtesy

Maynard, from left, Johnny Spillane and Hilary Spillane holding 8-month-old Genevieve and 2-year-old Hadley. scott bideau/courtesy

Elk herd on Routt County Road 129. Submitted by: Diane Miller

Soroco’s Dillon Koler wrestles Saturday in Steamboat. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Cole Sittig wrestles Saturday in Steamboat. He finished second in his weight class. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat’s Alex Woodfield wrestles Soroco’s Andrew Schupner on Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat’s Alex Woodfield wrestles Soroco’s Andrew Schupner on Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden’s Koa Cash wrestles Saturday in Steamboat Springs. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Hayden’s Taylor Lewis and Steamboat’s Dylan Wallace wrestle Saturday. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Steamboat’s Dane Koepfer puts the squeeze on his opponent Saturday during a wrestling tournament in Steamboat Springs. The Sailors shared first-place honors in the event with Middle Park. Koepfer finished second in his weight class. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Ski jumper Finn O'Connell takes flight off the HS75 at Howelsen Hill. Photo by John F. Russell

Nordic combined skier Madison Knutson walks past a sign at the base of Howelsen Hill en route to her own pursuit of flight as part of the Hitchens Brothers Wednesday Night Jump Series. Photo by John F. Russell

Becca Fahrner prepares to hit the jumps at Howelsen Hill as part of the Hitchens Brothers Wednesday Night Jump Series. The long-running series invites young jumpers to come out and compete on four Wednesday evenings during the course of the winter. Photo by John F. Russell

Becca Fahrner prepares to hit the jumps at Howelsen Hill as part of the Hitchens Brothers Wednesday Night Jump Series. The long-running series invites young jumpers to come out and compete on four Wednesday evenings during the course of the winter. Photo by John F. Russell

The Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club and the sport of Nordic combined skiing have a long-running history in Steamboat Springs. Photo by John F. Russell

Becca Fahrner prepares to hit the jumps at Howelsen Hill as part of the Hitchens Brothers Wednesday Night Jump Series. The long-running series invites young jumpers to come out and compete on four Wednesday evenings during the course of the winter. Photo by John F. Russell

Kia Jensen may just represent the next generation of ski jumpers and Nordic combined skiers who call Steamboat Springs home. But on Wednesday night, his mind was focused on launching off one of the many smaller jumps at the base of Howelsen Hill. Photo by John F. Russell