The Steamboat Pilot & Today: Powder daze

It started ominously — a delayed opening and temperatures in the mid-60s.
But by mid-January, Steamboat was awash in snow.
And on March 21, the Steamboat Ski Area surpassed its single-season snowfall record.
The Steamboat Pilot & Today looks back at a season to remember.

Emmy Barr can’t help but smile on a deep powder day Jan. 14. View photo »
The snow was so deep in late January that even proceeding through downtown stop signs became particularly risky. View photo »
The ski area reported measurable snow on 91 days since Oct. 18. Fifty-one of those days were 4 inches or more. View photo »
Parts of the ski area were regraded before the season. Opening day was postponed from Nov. 21 to 30. View photo »
Tom “T” Barr enjoys life on a bluebird day Feb. 29. View photo »
Palmer Hoyt enjoys a powder day after 9 inches of snow fell Dec. 26. View photo »
Steamboat Ski Patrollers lead an avalanche awareness clinic. View photo »
A heavy duty snowblower clears snow from Steamboat Springs Airport on Jan. 23. View photo »
Winter Olympic medalist and Steamboat Springs resident Nelson Carmichael has a powder field to himself Jan. 9. View photo »
A reflection shows skiers gathering at the base of the Steamboat Ski Area on Friday morning as a small sign near the gondola entrance proclaims the total snowfall for the year to be a new record of 450 inches. View photo »