By Shannon Lukens for Steamboat Radio/Blizzard Broadcasting.
From Steamboat Resort: The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has issued an Avalanche Warning for our area. Avalanche danger is high due to heavy/wet snow, high winds, and fragile snowpack. Backcountry travel is not recommended. On Thursday, Steamboat Ski Patrol will be performing avalanche mitigation in the Fish Creek Canyon throughout the day. Fish Creek Canyon is CLOSED. Travel up the Fish Creek Trail past Gate 8 is also CLOSED. This is an active avalanche closure and it will not open after mitigation. Steamboat Resort is asking all skiers and riders to please respect all signage and closures. Entering closed terrain will result in loss of pass privileges.
The Hayden Municipal Housing Authority is under contract to purchase the Pinyon Pine Estate Mobile Home Park. There are 62 mobile homes in the park and one single-family residence, along U.S. Hwy 40 on the west side of Hayden.
The purchase price is $8.25 million. The park will continue on as a mobile home park, “for the preservation of affordable housing in the community of Hayden,” said Mathew Mendisco, the executive director of the Hayden Municipal Housing Authority.
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Photos courtesy Sarah Storm.
Twenty-four Hayden 7th graders spent a day of learning at Steamboat Ski Resort, with Yampatika. The kids learned about mountain operations, snow pits and avalanches, and worked with Ski Patrol and Lift Technicians. It was a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to keep Steamboat Resort running safely and efficiently.
The Boys & Girls Club of Northwest Colorado announced the 2026 Youth of the Year Wednesday night. Eight junior staff members from Steamboat Springs and Moffat County made speeches to a packed crowd at CMC last night.
The Youth of the Year, for the second year in a row, is Karson Fedinec, a senior at Moffat County High School.
“It’s just something so amazing when everyone up here was such an amazing nominee and any one of us could have won and it would have been justified. Coming from a rural community where kids think that they’re limited a lot of the time, it’s honoring to show that you’re not limited. You can do whatever you set your mind to.”
Those who were in the running for Youth of the Year were:
- Barbara Saenz – SSHS
- Brooke Butas – SSHS
- Haley Duran – MCHS
- Jordan Latrimurti – SSHS
- Karson Fedinec – MCHS
- Lindsey Brown – MCHS
- Sam Antonio – YVHS
- Sofia Luna — MCHS
Steamboat Springs High School seniors Hailey Znamemacek and Ella Wilson won Grand Prize for Best Overall Science Project at the Western Slope Regional Science Fair earlier this month. The project examined how coral microbiomes respond to temperature stress. They’ll compete at the Colorado State Science Fair in Fort Collins in April.
Photos courtesy Steamboat Resort.
“Shine” Atha was honored Tuesday night as this year’s Hazie Werner Award recipient, the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. Shine has spent decades volunteering and serving on boards throughout the Yampa Valley. Two Snowball Community Grants were also awarded by Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, with $10,000 checks to Northwest Colorado Health for home and hospice care, and Integrated Community.
Nominations are being accepted for the 2026 Philanthropist of the Year Award, from the Yampa Valley Community Foundation. This is for an individual, business or youth who has exhibited significant charitable giving, insightful leadership, and volunteerism, and/or who encourages others to contribute by example. Nominations can be made through the Yampa Valley Community Foundation website, at YVCF.org. Nominations are due by May 1.
NOMINATE HERE or https://yvcf.org/philanthropist-of-the-year/
A presentation called, “Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention,” was Wednesday night at the Steamboat Grand. It was presented by Steamboat Resort in partnership with REPS, which is Reaching Everyone Preventing Suicide. Talk Saves Lives is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s flagship education program. It provides an overview of the scope of suicide as a public health issue, the research on warning signs and risk factors, and the strategies that can help prevent it. According to REPS, Colorado consistently ranks among the top states in the nation for suicide rates, and rural mountain communities like ours face an even higher risk.
The Town of Oak Creek Board of Trustees meets at 6 p.m. tonight. The Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce will be making a presentation on membership.
Comedian Cindy Pierce is performing at CMC in Steamboat Springs tonight. It’s a fun-filled evening of humorous stories. The show is called Glitchy Business. It is a benefit for Routt County Crisis Support. It starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at CMC. Link for Tickets
Courtesy photo.
WinterWonderGrass begins Friday, Feb. 27 at the base of the ski area. There is a free kickoff show from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the base of the resort.
The Routt County Fair is holding a contest on who can come up with the best drawing for the 112th Routt County Fair logo this year. Those 18 and under could win a Yeti Cooler. The theme is “Celebrating the Bounty of Routt County.” Drawings are due by March 11. Send them to KHayes.RC@gmail.com The Routt County Fair is Aug. 7-16.
The Moffat County Humane Society has sent a reminder that they have a pet food pantry, and they are always happy to help with pet food, for cats and dogs. Just give them a call and they’ll make the arrangements. 970-824-7235.
Photos from Mike Morris.
The Steamboat Sailors Hockey team advances to the CHSAA State High School Championships, with a 3-2 win in double overtime win last night, with the game-winning goal by Henry Hoffner.
The SoRoCo Girls basketball team hosts North Park at 5:30 tonight, and it is Parent Night.