By Shannon Lukens.
A 32-year-old man from Jonesboro, Tennessee, was airlifted Sunday morning after a one-vehicle crash on Hwy 40. His car went off the side of the road and rolled down a steep embankment. Colorado State Patrol says he was wearing his seatbelt.
Video of Classic Air Medical at the airlift
We are reminding residents again… The Routt County Sheriff’s Office is sending a scam alert of fraudulent calls being made to people in our community concerning legal issues. It looks like the call is from the sheriff’s office, but it isn’t. Never give anyone a credit card or bank account information over the phone like that. Never get cash and convert it to Bitcoin to give someone. Call dispatch if you need help.
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps has announced that Ryan Banks will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer when the founding CEO Gretchen Van De Carr retires in February. Ryan has been with Rocky Mountain Youth Corps Since 2012, and is the current Chief Program Officer.
The Steamboat Springs School Board meets today. One agenda item is that Lisa Renee Tumminello has resigned as Track and Field Coach for the high school. She will continue on as the Cross Country coach. The meeting is at 4:30 p.m. at Sleeping Giant School. Agenda
TUMMINELLO TO RESIGN AS SSHS TRACK & FIELD COACH
Moffat County Commissioners meet Tuesday morning. Open seats on the fair board will be discussed. Candace Miller presents from Planning and Zoning. Todd Wheeler is on the agenda from the Sheriff’s Office, regarding the Fire Restriction Ordinance. Jeff Comstock reports from the Natural Resources Department.
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Watch for a heavy-duty motor grader with a 12-foot blade on Blackmer Road up to the Quarry this week. That’s on Emerald Mountain on the back of Howelsen Hill. The ditches are going to be re-established, cleaned and regraded. Work should be during the day today and tomorrow so avoid recreating there, if possible.
Steamboat Ski Resort hosted an Open House for the community this weekend in front of the new Range Food & Drink Hall. Staff was on hand with diagrams of the changes and improvements to the base and the mountain with the Full Steam Ahead project which is wrapping up. Dave Hunter is in his 7th year as Vice President of Resort Operations. He spoke of Mahogany Ridge which will now be inside the ski area boundary.
“It’s approximately 2,000 vertical feet of tree skiing and riding, which Steamboat is famous for. There will be one groomable trail, the Edge of the World Trial. It will not be groomed every night. It will be groomed as needed. Then there is the Mahogany Ridge Lift Line. That will not be groomed. The rest of that terrain is all gladed skiing and riding. It is for experts only.”
Hunter adds that anyone who plans to go into Fish Creek Canyon, that is extreme terrain for skiing and riding, with a 30-45 minute hike back, much of it uphill, to the Mahogany Ridge bottom terminal. It’s very steep with chutes.
Hunter also spoke of the upper section of the new Wild Blue Gondola. There will be new snowmaking on Sunshine.
Something else new are lockers available for rent for the season. A full locker is $1,750 and that’s for two skis and/or snowboards to be stored.
Steamboat Resort is scheduled to open for the season on Nov. 22. The new lifts and new terrain will make Steamboat the second largest resort in Colorado.
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Lots of top finishes for Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club athletes at the recent Youth Olympic Games Qualifier in Lake Placid, New York. Jason Colby, Sawyer Graves and Arthur Tirone swept the podium in ski jumping. Ella Wilson and Arthur Tirone both won in Nordic Combined.
STEAMBOAT SKIERS HAVE TOP FINISHES AT YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFIER
In Cross Country regional championships…
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Owen Gifford of Moffat County won the 3A Region 1 championships and the Bulldogs finished third as a team.
Soroco finished fourth in 2A Region 4. Those qualifying for state are Alan Mayer, Lupita Jaconetta, Larhae Whaley, Alyssa Martindale, and Molly Smith.
Photos courtesy Lisa Renee Tumminello.
Steamboat has wrapped up its season in 4A Region 1. Two more athletes will compete in the Unified State Championships this Saturday in Colorado Springs. They are Xavier Knott and Luka Russell.
Two students from Soroco High School are National Qualifiers for the FFA Nationals in Indianapolis. Emily Rossi will compete in Creed Speaking. Her cousin, Olivia Rossi, will compete in Prepared Speaking.
Kayla Rossi is running for the National FFA office.
Carmen Anarella is in the FFA National Choir.
The 96th National FFA Convention is at the beginning of November in Indianapolis.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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