The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Scott Gelbard flies off a jump in a small terrain park at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday morning. Friday marked the first day of skiing in Steamboat with the ski area hosting the Scholarship Day fundraiser benefitting the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. For more photos, see page 11, and for a story about a strong storm system moving into the area that could bring six inches or more of snow, see page 3.

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Majestic views of the Yampa Valley lay below as Mary Weimer waits for her skiing partner on the Upper Vagabond trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday morning.

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Althea, left, and Bob Ort take a break from skiing and gaze out the window of Gondola Joe’s at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area on Scholarship Day on Friday morning.

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A light snow begins to fall as Lars Sturlin rips his way down the Headwall trail at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday afternoon.

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Billy Kidd, second from left, waves as he takes off from the lower section of the new Christie Peak Express six-person chairlift at the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday morning.

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Steamboat Ski Area employee Holly Larson works a window at the ticket booth on Scholarship Day on Friday morning.

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