The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Coaches, parents and siblings stand by as Steamboat Springs High School senior Ben DeLine, center, signs his letter of intent to play football for Colorado State University this fall.

This rendering shows ideas for a future city center in the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation west of downtown Steamboat Springs. The Routt County Commissioners will review the development’s pre-application at 6 p.m. today.

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Rich Pugsley, right, directs a heavy equipment operator dumping snow into a frame to form a snow block for a snow sculpture in downtown Steamboat Springs on Wednesday afternoon.

Workers at Howelsen Hill fight gusting winds while rolling up a length of blue fencing material Wednesday. Winds were blowing in Steamboat Springs throughout the afternoon and, at Howelsen, even blew over a section of scaffolding holding banners for Winter Carnival events. The harsh weather is expected to continue with a snowstorm forecast for tonight. Watch a video of Steamboat residents reacting to the weather on the Web, at www.steamboatpilot.com.

A young deer watches people pass outside an office building in the Steamboat Square business complex just east of downtown Steamboat Springs earlier this week. Some animals have been forced into a more urban setting in search of food. This animal normally would feed on the tall grass located on a nearby hillside. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is continuing to closely monitor winter conditions in Northwest Colorado to determine if feeding operations will become necessary for deer, elk, pronghorn and bighorn sheep. Continuing snowfall has made conditions worse in some areas, but biologists aren’t yet calling for a full-scale feeding operation as is occurring in the Gunnison Basin.

Makenna Keyek, left, receives a rose from Caroline Bohlmann as she is introduced with the royalty at the opening ceremony for the 95th annual Winter Carnival in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday night.

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