By Shannon Lukens.
Opening Day for Steamboat Resort is this Saturday. Christie Peak Express will start taking skiers and riders up at 8:30 a.m. to access ten trails on opening day. The first 100 in line get a special T-shirt from Ohana and SmartWool socks, along with Powder Day Donuts and Korbel Mimosas.
The Steamboat Grand Hotel is open. Dining, rentals and retail will be available in Steamboat Square.
The resort will present a check to Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club at 2:15. Then there is a free concert with the band “Heavy Diamond Ring,” right afterwards.
More on the Story — Opening Day for Steamboat Resort is Saturday
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for a poacher of a buck mule deer about one mile west of Sedalia. It happened around noon on Sunday on private property. Witnesses say the suspect is a white man in his 20s, about six feet tall and driving a gray Chevy truck with an extended cab. A picture is on our website. Call CPW with any information and you could be eligible for a reward.
More on the Story — CPW is looking for a poacher near Sedalia
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued an emergency closure of the Christina State Wildlife Area in Routt County. It is because of an eroding stream bank along the Elk River, which is close to a private residence. The stream bank has to be fortified, so the parking lot there, which is along County Road 129, will be used as a staging area for heavy equipment. The Christina State Wildlife area is a 23-acre fishing easement held by CPW. It is about seven miles north of Steamboat Springs on County Road 129, just past the Mad Creek parking lot and trail head. For questions, contact the area CPW office at 970-870-3333.
More on the Story — Christina State Wildlife Area off Elk River Road is closed
CPW issues emergency closure at Christina State Wildlife Area near Steamboat Springs
The Howelsen Hill Nordic Center is partnering with Nordic Pulse. It is an app that provides Nordic Trail conditions. You can check if is atrial is groomed or if it is open or closed for a special event. Grooming teams at Howelsen Hill use the Nordic Pulse GPS tracker so the app is updated right away. Season passes for the Howelsen Hill Nordic Center are available through SteamboatSprings.net/ski. The 109th season for Howelsen Hill is scheduled to start Saturday, Nov. 30, and run through Sunday, March 30, conditions permitting. Ski Free Sundays are back as well, every Sunday through closing day.
More on the Story — Check Nordic trails at Howelsen Hill with new Nordic Pulse app
Gift the Gift of Food this Holiday Season — Purchase $25 food gift cards at City Market and Safeway (ONLY, please) and drop them off to the United Way office in Steamboat Springs before Dec. 9. These gift cards help families and individuals with groceries during the holiday season. The United Way office in Steamboat Springs is at 443 Oak Street.
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners is participating in a workshop today with representatives from Memorial Regional Health and Maybell Emergency Services.
The Flight Team from Colorado Northwestern Community College has qualified for a national competition with the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. The CNCC Team finished 4th overall recently at a regional competition at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Fort Collins, hosted by Aims Community College in Greeley. They competed against flight schools across the region. CNCC was the top two-year flight school. CNCC pilot Brayden Isaacson placed 4th overall. The Flight Team will start fundraising for their trip to compete in the NIFA National Safecon Competition which is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in May.
More on the Story — CNCC Flight Team headed to nationals
2024 Region 1 SAFECON Official Results
Plan on doing some Turkey Trotting on Thanksgiving morning for the 2024 Steamboat Springs Turkey Trot. It is a race/fun run/ walk for friends, families, visitors and dogs that starts and ends at Steamboat Springs High School. Bundle up but feel free to wear your best Thanksgiving Day Costume. The 5K starts at 9:30 a.m. Sign up at RunSignUp.com and look for the Steamboat Springs Turkey Trot. Bring something to share for the LiftUp Food Bank.
Letters for Santa can be dropped off in the special Santa Mailbox. It’s at Country Living Realty, at 304 W. Victory Way in Craig. We hear he will reply.