Steamboat Pilot & Today

University of New Mexico skier Mary Rachel Hostetter rounds a gate at a competition earlier this season. Hostetter is one of five Steamboat Springs athletes prepping for the 2013 NCAA Championships this week. ProMotion, Ltd./courtesy

Madeleine Erps, 6, gazes at artwork on the wall of the Steamboat Springs Center for Visual Arts during First Friday Artwalk on Friday. The monthly downtown event has flourished in its five-year history. Photo by Nicole Inglis

Natalie Bohlmann skis at the Junior Nationals, where she picked up an individual Nordic combined championship in the J2 women’s division as well as a fourth-place finish in a special jumping competition. Courtesy photo

Steamboat Springs snowboarder Arielle Gold pops out of the half-pipe Saturday at the Burton U.S. Open in Vail. Gold finished third, marking her fifth trip to the podium in big events this season. Jeff Patterson/courtesy

Becky and Aaron Maddox, from left, Bob Maddox, Hunter Maddox and his girlfriend, Beth Summerfield, gather in the retail shop at Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area where soft goods and the hot-selling ski helmets are the emphasis. Photo by Tom Ross

Twins Kate and Jane Wenzel, 9, of Wichita, Kan.,enjoyed their first day on skis with their mother, Jenny Wenzel, at Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area on Feb. 17. Photo by Tom Ross

Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area owner and operator Bob Maddox enjoys coordinating the parking efforts of visitors to the small ski resort near Laramie, Wyo. He uses the opportunity to greet the skiers and snowboarders who help Snowy Range thrive. Photo by Tom Ross

Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area owner and operator Bob Maddox enjoys coordinating the parking efforts of visitors to the small ski resort near Laramie, Wyo. Photo by Tom Ross

Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area owner and operator Bob Maddox enjoys coordinating the parking efforts of visitors to the small ski resort near Laramie, Wyo. Photo by Tom Ross

Hunter Maddox rose before the sun on Presidents Day to redistribute fresh powder that had been blown into small drifts by the Wyoming wind. Photo by Tom Ross

Shayla Stabb, 5, of Broken Bow, Neb., brought her own bicycle fitted with skis to Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area had a blast making laps on the magic carpet lift. Three generations of the Stabb family spent four days at Snowy Range during Presidents Day weekend. Photo by Tom Ross

The typical Steamboat resident probably is oblivious to Snowy Range Ski and Recreation Area, even though it is independently owned and operated by a Steamboat family. Bob Maddox and his late wife, Cindy Maddox, along with investors in Wyoming and Steamboat Springs, purchased the ski area in 2010. Today, Bob Maddox’s two adult sons and their significant others are pouring their energy and dreams into the small, secluded resort. Photo by Tom Ross

LDM Global CEO Chris O’Reilly has made good on his plans to grow his location-neutral business in Steamboat Springs. The company has grown from four employees in June to 12 now, and he expects that trend to continue this year. Photo by John F. Russell

Spring isn't far away. Submitted by: Don Ciavarra

Flat Tops on Saturday morning. Submitted by: Mark Ruckman

The old Yampa criss-cross. Submitted by: Mark Ruckman

A rich sunset Saturday to end a fun day of shooting Routt County. Submitted by: Mark Ruckman

Submitted by: Cody Clark