The Steamboat Pilot & Today

Joel Reichenberger: Run across US worth tracking

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Cross-country fundraising adventures seem to hit Steamboat Springs like clockwork. Every summer, Joe or Jane Coast-to-Coast comes through town attempting to run, ride, skip, pogo stick or cartwheel across the country.

Getting to the IronMan triathlon was the hard part for Rasmussen

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008

Joy Rasmussen has meant plenty to the Steamboat Springs triathlon community. She’s been one of the sport’s biggest proponents in Routt County and was one of the main engines behind the annual Steamboat Triathlon, which went off for a fourth time this summer.

Reiter rides to opening World Cup race

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

Alpine snowboarder Justin Reiter was excited about the opening World Cup race of the season, even if it will take place inside what he refers to as a giant refrigerator. Read story.

Nordic Valley Pass deadlines today

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008

Today is the deadline for cross-country skiers to purchase Valley Passes at the early season rate of $295. Read story.

Indiana Jones would be proud

Steamboat outdoors enthusiast travels to unexplored canyon

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008

Call it “Eugene Buchanan and the Search for Inca Gold,” or maybe “Eugene Buchanan and the Death-Defying Canyon.” Midway through his amazing Indiana Jones-esque adventure in Peru’s Colca Canyon, Steamboat Springs’ Eugene Buchanan was sure only that he wanted to be somewhere else. Read story.

Tourney throws full force

Steamboat’s first disc golf competition draws 61 players from six states

Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

Ron Pannesi said he had been hoping for a successful enough showing at the weekend’s Steamboat Open disc golf tournament that he’d be able to point to the results as proof of the sport’s popularity in the Yampa Valley. Read story.

In shape for the slopes

Local athletes start to prepare their bodies for ski season

Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008

The evening was cool and the morning cold, but winter still seemed a million miles away Thursday afternoon at the base of Howelsen Hill. Moun­tain bikers struggled up the trails, just like they had all summer, and shorts and T-shirts were the clothes of choice. Nearby, a sand volleyball game raged on.

Mountain men wow audience

Viesturs and Davenport capture Steamboat’s imagination with their tales

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008

Perhaps the United States’ No. 1 mountaineer, Viesturs has conquered the world’s 14 highest peaks. Read story.

Reaching for the top

Accomplished ski mountaineer and climber to present slideshows

Friday, Sept. 12, 2008

In an event two years in the making, renowned American mountaineer Ed Viesturs and ski mountaineer Chris Davenport will co-host a multimedia presentation tonight detailing their exploits.

Mountaineers lead benefit

Viesturs, Davenport to speak at Community Center on Friday

Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

Steamboat Springs will try to withstand an avalanche of mountaineering knowledge Friday night as two of America’s leading mountain men come to town to share their adventures. Read story.

Joel Reichenberger: Dove hunting as good as it gets

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008

It’s impossible to mistake the feeling of fall. I first felt it last week, walking downtown one evening after the sun had set. Read story.

Taking the long shot

Ron Pannesi hopes a tournament can save the Thunderhead Disc Golf Course

Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008

Ron Pannesi’s actions explained better than words ever could. Read story.

Loop it up with the Devil

Thrilling grandeur of hiking trail not limited to Causeway

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008

Many hikes yield stunning views of far-off mountain ranges or expansive valleys, and the hike to Devil’s Causeway isn’t any different. Read story.

Triathlon a success

Course record falls to a new champion

Monday, Aug. 25, 2008

They weren’t the most famous people there, and they certainly weren’t the fastest, their finish going unnoticed by the announcer at Sunday morning’s Steamboat Springs Triathlon. Read story.

Hiking with llamas

Animals help carry load into rarely explored areas

Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008

It’s only natural that hikers in Steamboat Springs approach the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area from the west side of the Continental Divide. It’s only 13 miles to the Continental Divide Trail on Buffalo Pass from downtown Steamboat.