Steamboat Pilot & Today

Greg Stump, the legendary ski filmmaker known for 1988's "The Blizzard of Aahhh's" returns to the industry with a documentary about the progression of ski films. He will host "Legend of Aahhh's" and "Blizzard" at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Steamboat Springs at a fundraiser for the Chief Theater. Courtesy photo

Steamboat Springs skier Mary O’Connell, now competing as a freshman for Dartmouth College, races in the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association Championships in February. O’Connell notched a second-place finish Thursday in the 5-kilometer classic event at the NCAA Skiing Championships. www.flyingpointroad.com/courtesy

Sixth-graders at Steamboat Springs Middle School work Wednesday during a technology class. The Steamboat School Board and the Education Fund Board will meet Monday to discuss the value of small class sizes and the future of the half-cent sales tax for education Photo by Scott Franz

Steamboat's Tatum Sear battles for the ball Thursday against Summit. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

Alice Holmquist winds up for a big kick Thursday in a season-opening game against Summit. The Sailors racked up a 4-0 win. Photo by Joel Reichenberger

The Hostetlers are visiting Steamboat from Sedalia, Mo. They're kids are ages 2, 3, and 4, and they all had a great time playing in the hot pools of the Old Town Hot Springs on Thursday. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

The Kis family from Denver is enjoying a little family vacation with Grandpa, in Steamboat. Lily and Emma love the Old Town Hot Springs pools, as does the entire family. They're worried about driving back to Denver on Saturday so they might just stay another day. Submitted by: Shannon Lukens

An elk spent the day laying in the snow behind a home on Alpenglow Way on Thursday. Steamboat Springs Animal Control and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were called to the scene after the animals were being chased by dogs in the morning. By the late afternoon, the elk were resting in a stand of trees. Photo by John F. Russell

Hunter Thvedt and Soria Rabanal look inside the gated uranium mine. Photo by Matt Stensland

Soria Rabanal looks at the sign marking the entrance of the uranium mine. Photo by Matt Stensland

Soria Rabanal makes a snow angel during a snowshoe hike of the Uranium Mine Trail. Photo by Matt Stensland

Yampatika naturalist Karen Vail talks about the lichen growing on the rock along the Uranium Mine Trail. Photo by Matt Stensland

Yampatika naturalist Karen Vail leads a snowshoe hike of the Uranium Mine Trail with Steamboat Springs Middle School students. Photo by Matt Stensland

Yampatika naturalist Karen Vail describes the geology in the Fish Creek Canyon area while leading a hike of the Uranium Mine Trail with Steamboat Springs Middle School students. Yampatika gives free snowshoe tours of the trail Fridays. Photo by Matt Stensland

Hayden fourth-grader Whittney Lighthizer poses with her winning drawing for this year's Steamboat Ski Area SlopeWise Ski Safety Poster Contest. Brent Boyer

Hayden Valley Elementary School fourth-grader Whittney Lighthizer won the Steamboat Ski Area's annual ski safety poster contest with this image reminding skiers and riders always to stay in control. Courtesy

Elk lay in the snow behind a home on Alpenglow Way on Thursday morning. Steamboat Springs Animal Control and Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were called to the scene, and the elk took shelter in a stand of trees. Photo by John F. Russell

Cellist Nissa Parker, a senior at the Lowell Whiteman School, will perform her senior recital at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Photo by John F. Russell

Cellist Nissa Parker, a senior at the Lowell Whiteman School, will perform her senior recital at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Photo by John F. Russell

Cellist Nissa Parker, a senior at The Lowell Whiteman School, will perform her senior recital at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Photo by John F. Russell

College student Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) proudly displays his ID in “21 and Over.” The movie is about two friends who experience a bizarre night celebrating their pal’s 21st birthday. John Johnson/Relativity Media/Courtesy

The Young Dubliners, an Irish rock band based in California, will return to the base of Steamboat Ski Area with a free show at 3 p.m. Saturday in Gondola Square. David Safian/Courtesy