Photos for January 20, 2008

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Colin Tucker, 17, loads his SUV Friday morning before leaving for a snowboarding competition at Copper Mountain. Tucker graduated Steamboat Springs High School at mid-year to become a professional snowboarder.

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Stephanie Herman, 18, works as a receptionist at Wildhorse Salon in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon. Herman is one of seven Steamboat Springs High School students who graduated early this year.

Published on January 20, 2008

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Antares restaurant has called the Rehder Building home since 1994, but could soon lose its space at Eighth Street and Lincoln Avenue.

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Paula Salter, left, and Sammy Salter peruse a display of paintings at the Steamboat Art Museum in downtown Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon. The art museum's board of directors would like the museum to occupy all of the Rehder Building, which also houses Antares restaurant and Vectra Bank.

Published on January 20, 2008

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Kremmling's Chris Burandt trains Friday afternoon at The Compound, a private snowmobile training facility at a ranch west of Steamboat. He was perfecting his "holy man" trick before heading to Winter X Games 12, starting Thursday in Aspen. Burandt, the reigning Snowmobile Freestyle gold medalist, will compete in Thursday's new Snowmobile Speed & Style event as well as the Jan. 27 Snowmobile Freestyle competition.

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Adaptive skier Chris Fesmire, left, and his wife, Willow, chat with a reporter during breakfast at the Bear River Bar & Grill before hitting the slopes Saturday morning at the Steamboat Ski Area.

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Snowmobiles had been a common sight on county roads that wind through the Willow Creek Pass subdivision until officials realized state law prohibited snowmobiling on county roadways. Incidents of harassment and threats have been cited because of the snowmobile issue.

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Andy Campbell, front, peers down Rainbow trail Saturday at the Steamboat Ski Area with a group of monoskiers at the All Mountain Ski Camp led by Matt Feeney, second from right, and Craig Kennedy, right.

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Daniel Badiu makes some turns down Rainbow trail at the Steamboat Ski Area at the first day of the All Mountain Ski Camp for Wounded Warriors and People with Disabilities.

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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Chris Fesmire skis down Rainbow trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Saturday at the first day of the All Mountain Ski Camp for Wounded Warriors and People with Disabilities.

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Berthoud's Nikko Landeros skis down Buddy's Run at the Steamboat Ski Area on Saturday at the first day of the All Mountain Ski Camp for Wounded Warriors and People with Disabilities.

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After completion, the Early Learning Center in Yampa will accommodate as many as 60 children in two half-day programs.

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Steamboat Springs High School sophomore Paula Ninger performs during the forensics team's "Speak Easy" presentation at the school in Steamboat Springs on Tuesday.

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Katy Thiel explains some of the possible uses of a home that will be utilized for hospice services by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon.

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Local architect Ed Becker shows off a series of plans for a house to be used by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association's hospice services in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon.

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Warehouse Manager Diego Girard unloads boxes at the warehouse for Big Agnes, Honey Stinger and BAP! in Steamboat Springs on Thursday afternoon.

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The Big Agnes, Honey Stinger and BAP! teams gather for a photo in an igloo outside the BAP! retail shop in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday afternoon. Products created by the three sister companies have won awards, which are displayed at BAP's Oak Street store.

Published on January 20, 2008

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Scott Rotermund, left, and Dave Thorp recently purchased The Inn at Steamboat from Glen Zabel for $3.65 million and intend to raise its rooms to the level of luxury.

Published on January 20, 2008

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The two halves of this townhome/duplex on Ski Trail Lane sold this month for $5.3 million and $5.4 million, respectively, to buyers from Missouri and Connecticut.

Published on January 20, 2008