The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Birthe Wiik, left, picks up her family's Thanksgiving turkey from Bill Hamil, right, at the Steamboat Meat & Seafood Co. on Wednesday. The Meat & Seafood Co., as well as area grocery stores, will be open today to help shoppers with their last-minute Thanksgiving meal needs.

Yampa Valley Medical Center, shown here in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday afternoon, soon will begin a series of construction projects to expand its patient care unit, childbirth center and operating room facilities.

Safeway and City Market, both in Steamboat Springs, will be open for most of Thanksgiving Day to allow shoppers to grab any necessary last-minute items.

Winter precipitation and slippery roads contributed to a variety of fender benders and other automotive mishaps across the county on Wednesday. Ten inches of snow fell Tuesday night and Wednesday at the Steamboat Ski Area. Forecasts through next week show little natural snow, but continued low temperatures are predicted, which bode well for snowmaking operations. The ski area is scheduled to open Nov. 30.

Soroco High School senior Levi Gonzales, left, and Justin Iacovetto spar in the high school’s weight room last week during practice. Gonzales is working hard this season with hopes of returning to the state high school championships at Denver’s Pepsi Center and for another shot at winning a state title.

An unidentified skier makes the first turns down the newly re-graded Headwall ski trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Wednesday. The resort reported 10 fresh inches of snow at mid-mountain, but won’t open until Nov. 30.

Birthe Wiik, left, picks up her family’s Thanksgiving turkey from Bill Hamil at Steamboat Meat & Seafood Co. in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday. Steamboat Meat & Seafood Co. and area grocery stores will be open today to help shoppers with their last-minute Thanksgiving meal needs.