• Thursday 12-11-14, from near four mile. Photo submitted by Bill Dorr.
  

  

• Our puppy Ellie enjoying her first snow year! Photo submitted by: Marcia Cobb.
  

  

• Arielle Gold
  

  

• Taylor Gold flies high on his first hit Saturday at the Dew Tour men's super-pipe finals. Gold laid down a strong run on his first chance and it was good enough to hold up. It was the Steamboat Springs snowboarder's fourth win in a row, a series dating back to last season.
  

  

• Taylor Gold
  

  

• Brody King tries to get a shot up in the lane Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Moffat County's Matt Hamilton puts up a shot Saturday against Colorado Academy.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat coach Luke DeWolfe talks to his boys basketball team Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat's Hector Lopez tries to navigate through traffic Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Thursday 12-11-14, from near four mile. Photo submitted by Bill Dorr.
  

  

• Matt Ladley
  

  

• Palmer Ridge's Matt Cameron drives into the lane Saturday against Steamboat during the Steamboat Shoot-Out.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• The Tracks & Trails Museum moved into Oak Creek’s old town hall in 2007, aided by grants and savings.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Oak Creek once was one of the most diverse towns in all of Colorado. Families immigrated to the region more than 100 years ago to help the upstart railroad and mining industries.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Dumpsters and abandoned homes are ripe with historical photos. Yurich spent much of his early volunteer work dumpster diving, finding fascinating photos that revealed Oak Creek’s rich cultural roots.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Every photograph stored in Yurich's collection has its own unique backstory. More often than not, the historian can scan through them and tell his own interpretation of what's in the relic photos he has dug up throughout the years.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Yurich isn’t much of a computer guy, he admits. But most of the records he gets are handwritten, so he takes time out of his volunteer work to type them up, making sure to never over-edit the original content.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Yurich isn’t the only one doing work for the Tracks & Trails Museum. The historian calls upon local families to tell some of their stories, which get stowed away with his research in their own binders.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• “My Oak Creek” started as a New Year's resolution simply to complete one page per week. Yurich said he writes about anything, mostly observations around town, and records them in his thick binder, which today sports hundreds of pages.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• It's not much bigger than a standard walk-in closet, but the room at Tracks & Trails Museum houses hundreds of binders and thousands of memories relating to Oak Creek's history. Mike Yurich dreams of one day having a permanent research center to replace his cluttered collection.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• The Victorian, a private bed and breakfast on the mountain, was moved to Steamboat Springs from Kansas in pieces several years ago. It was renovated but keeps most of its Victorian charm in its new location under Steamboat Ski Area's gondola.
  John F. Russell

  

• The entryway of the Victorian features a grand staircase and lots of stained glass.
  John F. Russell

  

• Big rooms, including the dining room and the kitchen, are a feature of the Victorian bed and breakfast located under the gondola near the base of Steamboat Ski Area. The house, which was brought to Steamboat Springs from Kansas in five pieces, got a lot of attention when it arrived a few years ago. Last week, the owners opened their doors to the community to see what's inside.
  John F. Russell

  

• The kitchen nook inside the Victorian is great for large families or large groups who are traveling together.
  John F. Russell

  

• One of the bathrooms inside the Victorian features a classic bear-claw bathtub. The house, which was brought to Steamboat Springs from Kansas in five pieces, got a lot of attention when it was relocated underneath the gondola a few years ago. Last week, the owners opened their doors to the community to see what's inside.
  John F. Russell

  

• Visitors to the Victorian can sit back in the hot tub and still feel connected to the ski area as gondola cars zoom by en route to taking skiers to the top of the mountain.
  John F. Russell

  

• The big island anchors the kitchen inside the Victorian, which is located on the mountain under the gondola. The house, which was brought to Steamboat Springs from Kansas in five pieces, got a lot of attention when it was relocated. Last week, the owners opened their doors to the community to see what's inside.
  John F. Russell

  

• There is plenty of room to rest, relax and enjoy the views inside the Victorian, located at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
  John F. Russell

  

• A doorknob inside the Victorian located at the base of the mountain gives visitors a little taste of the home's long-running history.
  John F. Russell

  

• Afternoon light pours through the stain glass windows of the Victorian, spotlighting a pair of grand staircases that take visitors to all the levels of the home.
  John F. Russell

  

• The staircases are dramatic inside the Victorian, which is located at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
  John F. Russell

  

• The staircases are dramatic inside the Victorian, which is located at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
  John F. Russell

  

• A dramatic stained glass window lets light into one of the upstairs bedrooms inside the Victorian bed and breakfast.
  John F. Russell

  

• The keyboard of an antique piano inside the Victorian bed and breakfast.
  John F. Russell

  

• There is plenty of room to rest, relax and enjoy the views inside the Victorian bed and breakfast, located under the gondola at Steamboat Ski Area.
  John F. Russell

  

• The Victorian bed and breakfast is a source of conversation as skiers make their way up the mountain on the gondola at Steamboat Ski Area. The house, which was brought to Steamboat Springs from Kansas in five pieces, got a lot of attention when it arrived a few years ago. Last week, the owners opened their doors to the community to see what's inside.
  John F. Russell

  

• A pool table, bar, television and theater can be found on the ground level of the Victorian bed and breakfast located at the base of Steamboat Ski Area.
  John F. Russell

  

• Gondola cars from Steamboat Ski Area pass in front of one of the stain glass windows at the Victorian bed and breakfast at the base of the mountain.
  John F. Russell

  

• The Victorian bed and breakfast has its own theater to entertain guests.
  John F. Russell

  

• Share your Christmas wishes with Santa this weekend at a variety of events happening in Routt County.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• "A Deadly Wandering" by Matt Richtel
  

  

• "Don’t Give Up, Don’t Give In: Lessons From An Extraordinary Life" by Louis Zamperini and David Rensin
  

  

• Sarah Chamberlain shops with Routt County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Ryan Adrian during Shop With a Cop on Saturday at Walmart.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Gracy Tuttle shops with Routt County Sheriff's Office Lt. Michelle Richardson during Shop With a Cop on Saturday at Walmart.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Local law enforcement officers helped 14 Routt County youths shop for presents during Shop With a Cop on Saturday at Walmart.
  Matt Stensland

  

• Hayden sophomore Christian Carson takes down Lake County's Travis Kerrigan in the wrestler's first-round match. Carson won by pin.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Soroco's Shad Covalt is all over Gilpin County's Jack Ball in their third-round match Saturday. Covalt dominated his way to a pin.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Hayden's Taylor Lewis won the two-man, 220-pound bracket, beating Buena Vista's Chance Gaulter twice.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Hayden's Judd Magee wrestles for position in his first-round pin of Buena Vista's Berlin VanNess.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Lane Martindale tries to avoid a take-down from Saratoga's Bradley Bifano in the deep 132-pound bracket Saturday. Martindale lost the match in an 11-4 decision. Bifano won the bracket.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Hayden senior Kent Miller made quick work of his first-round opponent out of Saratoga, winning with a pin at 3:07.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Soroco's Dalton Ray couldn't overcome a Round 3 pin from West Grand's Antionia Corrales.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Hayden's Tanner Guire pinned his way to the 132-pound finals, but lost a tight match at the end to Saratoga's Bradley Bifano.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Curtis Canfield, 9, and Ryden Thomas skate with Santa Claus at the ice rink in Oak Creek as part of a past Holly Festival.
  Ben Ingersoll/Steamboat Pilot & Today archive

  

• Santa Claus helps Oak Creek's Reina Thomas, 10, keep balanced on her skates Saturday afternoon during one of the Holly Festival events in town.
  Ben Ingersoll

  

• Steamboat's Maddison Clock reaches for a big block on Frederick senior Alex Dufour on Saturday. The Sailors trailed big early but bounced back big to win the game, their first win of the three-game Steamboat Shoot-Out tournament.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Savannah Bauknecht drives down the floor Saturday against Frederick.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat's Kady Look tries to pass the ball down the floor Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat's Allison Casey drives down the floor Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steamboat Springs snowboarder Converse Fields flies between the gates Saturday during the Race to the Cup parallel slalom event at Howelsen Hill. Fields owned the event, his first Nor-Am victory.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Maggie Carrigan cuts down Howelsen Hill in Saturday's Race to the Cup parallel slalom event in Steamboat Springs. She won the race, her second win in a row.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Steven MacCutcheon cuts hard on Howelsen Hill on Saturday.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Robi Powers rises up for a shot Saturday against Palmer Ridge in the last game of the Steamboat Shoot-Out. Powers had a big game, but the Sailors couldn't pull out a win.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Mitch McCannon drives the baseline Saturday against Palmer Ridge. He scored and drew a foul on the play, helping Steamboat pull close in the game.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

• Garrett Bye goes up for a dunk Saturday. Unfortunately for Bye, it was waved off as a foul was called before the shot.
  Joel Reichenberger

  

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