By Shannon Lukens.
Today is the 51st Annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill at Steamboat Resort, described as “Part ski race, part rodeo, and part train wreck.” It was started all those years ago by Billy Kidd and Larry Mahan, to coincide for when the National Western Stock Show is in Denver. You can watch all of the fun on the Stampede run at the base of the resort from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today.
STAND, the Steamboat Team to Disrupt Antisemitism and Discrimination, is gathering on Martin Luther King Day, in partnership with Steamboat Resort, for an event to hear, “Stories from Black Immigrants in Steamboat.” It’s from 5-6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 19, in Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library. It is a conversation in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
From the Governor’s Office, Timothy Hoppin of Steamboat Springs has been appointed to serve on the Middle Income Housing Authority for Colorado. It is a special purpose authority independent from the state whose purpose is to promote affordable rental housing projects for the middle-income workforce throughout Colorado. The appointment came from Governor Polis.
Volunteers are needed to help with the Winter Carnival Street events, Feb. 7-8. Volunteers get free coffee and burritos and a front-row view of the action. Community service hours can be fulfilled, if needed. A sign-up link is on our website. Or email olympiavb@gmail.com
Get your team together to create a Snow Sculpture along Lincoln Ave. for Winter Carnival next month. Apply through SteamboatCreates.org before Jan. 26. Prizes are awarded for the Best Student Team, Best Community Team, and People’s Choice. This year’s theme is Dream Like a Champion.
Routt County locals are invited to join a singing flash mob during the Winter Carnival Diamond Hitch parade on Sunday, Feb. 8. Organizers say no perfection, just JOY is required. Details and lyrics are online at KPERFORM.com
Sunset Elementary in Moffat County is starting a reading program for students and their families. The program is called, “One School, One Book.” Students are reading “The Lemonade War” with their families, beginning today, while the book will be discussed in school. It is part of a national non-profit called, “Read to Them.”
SBT GRVL has announced a Junior Development Scholarship Program. Three boys and three girls, U18, will receive complimentary race entries and assistance with housing. Apply through the SBT GRVL website before Feb. 14.
Also, this summer’s SBT GRVL ride on June 28 is sold out.
Photo courtesy Josh Smullin
SSWSC athletes represented Steamboat Springs well at the 2026 U.S. Senior National Cross Country Ski Championships in Lake Placid recently. Georgia Bishop and Tristan Thrasher were both named to the U18 International Team, each qualifying as one of six athletes from across the country. They’ll be competing in Norway and Sweden later this month. Grey Barbier, racing for Montana State, qualified for the 2026 FIS Junior World Championships in February in Norway.
More on the Story — SSWSC athletes qualify for U18 International Team at the U.S. Senior National Cross Country Ski Championships
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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