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Contents Visitors’ Guide VG 2

Welcome Letter

VG 14 SKI On the Slopes of Mount Werner VG 15 What’s New at Steamboat Ski Area VG 16 Howelsen How-To Night Skiing Tips

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VG 32 PLAY Play Outdoors and Indoors Head up North

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VG 46 REVIVE Finding Your Bliss in Dreamboat Après, the Steamboat Way Shop Therapy Music in the Mountains

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Junior’s first snow day. Courtesy of Dagny McKinley

50 | Revelstoke: Steep, Deep and Dramatic

70 | A Future in Jeopardy: The State of Nordic Combined

56 | Earning Your Turns

72 | Title IX in Winter Sports: Where Do We Stand?

This Canadian ski area offers Alps-like skiing without the intercontinental travel. – by Deborah Olsen All-terrain gear has taken over the Steamboat skiing and snowboarding scene. – by Eugene Buchanan

64 | A Series of Unfortunate Events

Steamboat athletes fight to keep their historic sport on the Olympic lineup. – by Suzy Magill

At the 50-year mark of Title IX, we ask, “Just how equal is gender equality in winter sports?” – by Casey Hopkins

The Dust on Snow Program uncovers the dirt on climate change in Northwest Colorado. – by Trey Mullen

DEPARTMENTS 14 Publisher’s Note Bright Mind, Big City – by Deborah Olsen 18 Letters 20 Contributors Erica Adams, Kelly Bastone, Suzy Magill 24 Genuine Steamboat Dog Days of Winter Steamboat’s pups frolic in the frozen winter landscape. 34 Sports What will skiing look like in 50 years? – by Billy Kidd 36 People Olympian Johnny Spillane builds on his legacy in the Steamboat community. – by Erica Adams Robbie Shine takes up the reins as manager of Howelsen Hill. – by Suzy Magill 40 Gear Warm Fuzzies – by Kelly Bastone 4 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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DIRECTORY City Map Winter Highlights 2022-23 Activities Dining Lodging Flight Map Outdoors Real Estate Services Where to Worship Shopping

42 Community Keep your furry friends safe on winter outings. – by Dagny McKinley 44 Arts & Culture The winning entry from the 2022 Ekphrasis writing contest. – by Kathi Guler Local photographer Jace Romick honors the work of Roland Reed. – by Sophie Dingle 48 History Meet Eliza Routt, Colorado’s first woman registered to vote. – by Candice Bannister 74 Media Nourish your hungry mind. – by Jennie Lay 78 Staff Picks Ski Town Media’s most anticipated films this winter. 79 Crossword Puzzle Complete a puzzle crafted by a New York Times published cruciverbalist. – by Victor Fleming 80 Why Stop at the Last Page? The last page is only the beginning: continue the journey with Ski Town Media’s online offerings.

Vicente Katz skis fresh powder at the Steamboat Ski Area. This photo was voted as the favorite from winter 2021-22 by Ikon Pass holders. Photography courtesy of Ben Duke

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Ski 2022-23 – Volume 44, Number 4 PUBLISHER Deborah Olsen EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dan Greeson SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR John Sherwood ART DIRECTOR Melissa VanArsdale DIGITAL DIRECTOR Trey Mullen MEDIA EDITOR Jennie Lay OFFICE MANAGER/STAFF WRITER Casey Hopkins PROOFREADER Christina Freeman INTERN Suzy Magill CONTRIBUTORS Erica Adams Candice Bannister Kelly Bastone Eugene Buchanan Sophie Dingle Victor Fleming Kathi Guler Billy Kidd Dagny McKinley PHOTOGRAPHERS Ron Dahlquist Ben Duke Larry Pierce Noah Wetzel

Steamboat Magazine is published by Ski Town Media, Inc. The Mountain 2023 edition will be published in January 2023. For advertising rates and subscription information contact info@SkiTownMedia.com. Steamboat Magazine, P.O. Box 880616, Steamboat Springs, CO 80488. Phone: 970-871-9413. Subscribe: www.SteamboatMagazine.com Single copy mailed first-class $9.50. No portion of the contents of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the written permission of the publisher. © 2022 Ski Town Media, Inc. All rights reserved – ISSN 2164-4055. 10 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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Publisher’s Note

Editorial Advisory Board

You didn’t know you came to make a city, Nobody knows when a city’s going to happen... – “Elegant Dust” by Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Colorado Poet Laureate, 1979

Amy Charity SBT GRVL

Scott Engelman Carl’s Tavern and Truffle Pig

Sarah Floyd Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club

Betse Grassby Steamboat Art Museum

Larry Mashaw The Resort Group

Marta Miskolczy Gal Friday Ed

Lisa Popovich MainStreet Steamboat

Lindsey Reznicek Yampa Valley Medical Center

Ulrich Salzgeber Steamboat Springs Board of Realtors

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COURTESY OF HOLLY STARR GREESON

Bright Mind, Big City

Dan Greeson walks Claire to the reindeer yard.

n a beautiful autumn day in 2015, I headed to South Routt County to conduct a mock interview with a young man who had just graduated from journalism school. He wanted a trial run before he applied for his first professional job. The “applicant” arrived for our meeting in Oak Creek in a neatly pressed shirt, clean jeans and cowboy boots. He looked me in the eye, shook my hand firmly and asked about Ski Town Media, listening carefully to my reply. In turn, I asked what he liked to write about, expecting he would say sports. Instead, he said the arts, particularly music, and history. Two of our readers’ favorite subjects. I hired him. At the time, our editor was Suzi Mitchell, a talented writer who is originally from Scotland. Her stories are entertaining, informative and a wee bit Scottish. I enlisted my new entry-level employee to help “translate” her work into American English and in the process, it became obvious he had a knack for editing. Misspelled words jump off the page at him, facts beg to be checked, and wordiness is chopped with the skill of a surgeon. Two years later, Suzi resigned to spend time with her family. Just like that, only a couple years out of J-school, Daniel Greeson became our editor. Since then, Steamboat Magazine and all our media outlets have been infused with his style. Northwest Colorado’s history has come alive: We’ve returned to the fateful day the Good News building exploded, met outlaw Harry Tracy, and visited the historic home of Steamboat’s founding family. We’ve interviewed virtually every headliner at WinterWonderGrass, introduced readers to Steamboat Symphony Orchestra conductor Ernest Richardson and met Strings Music Festival executive director Elissa Greene. Dan co-hosted the magazine’s 40th anniversary party, took the lead on Steamboat Art Museum’s annual writing contest, and corralled up to five office dogs on any given day. As perks of being editor, he has skied snorkel-depth snow on Buffalo Pass, snowmobiled on Rabbit Ears, hung over the valley on ziplines, and skidded around the ice-driving course. Now Dan is moving on. This man who grew up in a tiny Alaskan town is as eager to take on the bright lights and big city as we are to hear about his next adventure. Meanwhile, I have faith in two things: God and the Yampa Valley Curse. We’ll see you again, Dan. We hope you enjoy Dan’s farewell edition of Steamboat Magazine.

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Letters Facebook comment on the cover of the 2022 Steamboat Magazine Outdoors Edition, which features the painting, “Walking Up 38A,” by Susan Corser “What a gorgeous cover! The font is also magnificent. Lovely!” – Petra Taupitz Bernehed

Social media comments on the 2022 Steamboat Magazine Outdoors Edition story, “Rites of Healing,” which previewed the return of the Mandala on the Yampa event to Bud Werner Memorial Library this past summer “That is so cool. I wish I could be there.” – lbk262, via Instagram “Mandala Magic!!” – Tom Wither, via Facebook

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Social media comments in response to Kristina Mitchell winning Grand Champion in the Youth & Yearling division for the 2022 Meeker Mustang Makeover (Mitchell was featured in the 2022 Steamboat Magazine Outdoors Edition story, “Mustang Makeover”) “Kristina and Nova were amazing!” – Savannah Wolfson 4 House District 26, via Facebook – steamboathatter, via Instagram “Contgratulations!!” – jenrandyfredrick, via Instagram – suzimitchell, via Instagram “That’s great! Congratulations!” – jacobs9260, via Instagram “Felicidades Mucki” – davidmarshallsculptor, via Instagram Kristina Mitchell, a 17-year-old student at Steamboat Springs High School, wins grand champion in the yearling division with her horse, Nova, at the Meeker Mustang Makeover.

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Contributors Erica Adams Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Erica Adams grew up reading Steamboat Magazine. In this edition, she draws upon her formative experiences in Steamboat to write a profile of Johnny Spillane, Olympic Nordic skiing medalist and prominent member of the Yampa Valley community. “It was a pleasant surprise to be asked to write a piece about Johnny, as we went to Steamboat Mountain School together, and our families have shared great memories over the years,” Adams says. “Watching local athletes I grew up with competing in the Olympics over the years has been so fun.” Read the story on page 36.

Kelly Bastone Kelly Bastone hates when cold weather keeps her indoors. Instead, she enjoys the challenge of gearing up against punishing temperatures. “Jackets, gloves, heated socks – they all perform so well now that there’s almost always a way to suit up and stay comfortable,” she says. Besides, Bastone’s 11-year-old daughter, Simone, usually leads the charge into icy temperatures: Born in Steamboat Springs, her daughter’s affinity for cold earned her the nickname, “the Nordic baby.” Read Bastone’s super-warm gear selections on page 40.

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A senior at Steamboat Springs High School, Suzy Magill joined the Ski Town Media staff as an intern last summer. “I have had the opportunity to speak with so many amazing people in the community and learn through sharing their stories what and who Steamboat is made of,” Magill says. In this edition, she tells the stories of Howelsen Hill facilities manager Robbie Shine (page 38), and chronicles the current struggles and triumphs of the USA Nordic Ski Team (page 70). SM

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Powder sits proudly atop Heavenly Daze run at the Steamboat Ski Area. COURTESY OF STEAMBOAT SKI & RESORT CORP. STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | SKI 2022-23 | 25

Genuine Steamboat

Reese accompanies Jason Regan on a snowy jog as Sand Mountain looms in the distance. COURTESY OF REALL REGAN

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Jonathan Ghenn and Summit explore an aspen forest on Mount Baker. COURTESY OF DANI PALLO STEAMBOAT STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE MAGAZINE || SKI SKI 2022-23 2022-23 || 27 27

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During a splitboarding outing on Rabbit Ears Pass, Lucia Howard gives Meyli a lift as Bowie eagerly awaits by her side. COURTESY OF LUCIA HOWARD

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Maximus begs for treats while his owner, Kenzie Meadows, takes a break from snowshoeing on Rabbit Ears Pass. COURTESY OF KENZIE MEADOWS

Indi, a Siberian Husky, feels most at home when burrowed in the snow. COURTESY OF STELLA AND MITCH GLOBE

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Sports

Revisiting the Future

Billy Kidd skis the trees at the Steamboat Ski Area, circa 1980.

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n 2012, Billy Kidd’s story, “Skiing Into the Future,” celebrated 50 years at the Steamboat Ski Area and contemplated what the next 50 might bring. Ten years later, as we prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary at the Steamboat Ski Area, we look back on this story with fresh eyes, and take a look at Kidd’s prescient writing. Kidd, who has skied the world, is an Olympic silver medalist in alpine skiing and has served as Steamboat’s director of skiing since 1970, making him especially qualified to examine the sport of skiing as a whole. The following is an excerpt from Kidd’s story.

Skiing Into the Future | BY BILLY KIDD

ur sport will see many changes in the future, but the basic elements will remain the same: gravity, motion and freedom. Apply them to slippery slopes and you have skiing and riding, no matter where you partake. Apply them to snowcovered mountains and you have heaven on Earth. Guess what? You don’t necessarily need mountains – or snow. In the future, any hill will do – even indoor ski areas, like the one in a shopping mall in Dubai. The ski world is expanding – one day we could have a Brazilian Olympic ski champion. Global warming is one of the greatest hurdles that ski areas face in the future. As climate change makes snow coverage dicier in some places, plastic, like the material we have on Howelsen Hill’s jumps, will cover more trails. Snowmaking is often too expensive – and you don’t need snow to be a skier. The essence of sliding down the mountain stays the same – and that’s what is critical to our sport: past, present and future. The best plastic I ever skied on was at a little ski area in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the 1980s. It was like Astroturf, with a layer of little polyethylene beads spread over it, and an intermittent sprinkler system. You could actually carve turns on it, and skiers of all levels were having fun. In the future, I think artificial ski hills will exist everywhere. 34 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

This also enables ski areas to be in unconventional places, closer and potentially less cold weather gear-intensive for the sport’s growing number of fans. It will help promote diversity that has already taken root at Mountain High, 80 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, which earned a reputation as “the Ellis Island of ski areas” with roughly half its customers being nonwhite as of five years ago. Within 50 years there will be an Olympic ski champion who is an indigenous wounded warrior. In the finish line interview, she will thank Mother Earth, Mother Nature and the Heavenly Spirits. And she will donate her winnings to the Nature Conservancy and Special Olympics athletes throughout the world. Many years ago I served on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. It gave me a chance to bring attention to skiing, both Alpine and Nordic. Whether you ride on two boards or one, you’re helping change the course of health problems like obesity and diabetes. In traditional American sports, the older kids get, the less chance of participation they have. But skiing is multi-generational, a good way to get exercise. It’s about personal challenge, and with skiing you can choose your own level of adrenaline to rock your world. That’s why the future of skiing looks so good. SM

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COURTESY OF HILARY SPILLANE

People

Johnny Spillane, owner of Steamboat Flyfisher and a leading voice in the water conservation movement, “shows off” a catch on the Green River.

Giving Back to the Town That Built an Olympian

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lympian. This title sets someone apart more than almost any other. But there are some Olympians who go above and beyond to set themselves apart even further from this distinguished group. Just ask the community about four-time Olympian Johnny Spillane, who grew up training with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club on historic Howelsen Hill. Spillane made history by becoming the first American to win a medal in Nordic combined at the Winter Games and World Championships. What’s distinctive about this Olympian is his passion for giving back with his time and resources, including sponsoring non-profits. Today, Spillane works with the Winter Sports Club and Steamboat Resort. “I especially enjoy working with STARS and the Sunshine Kids organizations,” he says. “The people and their stories are amazing, and being around them is incredibly inspiring. Skiing with the kids is my favorite thing; it’s so much fun to see some of them pick up the sport for the first time. Their smiles are contagious.” Spillane is rooted in education, shaped by his parents’ passion for making a difference in local schools, and he uses his alumni experience at Steamboat Mountain School to help others. “The school has always had a special place in my heart,” he says. “Being involved with the school my entire life, it seemed only fitting to join the board, and now that all three of my children are there, it has become much more meaningful. I’m looking forward to 36 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

playing a small role in advancing the K-12 education offerings in Steamboat.” Samantha Coyne Donnel, head of Steamboat Mountain School, sings Spillane’s praises for the genuine humility, committed involvement and gratitude that he shows to the community. “Johnny has been on the Steamboat Mountain School board for four years, and he was pivotal when Emerald Mountain School and Steamboat Mountain School merged, and beyond supportive of us moving forward. He’s always been a big believer, especially given his education with the school and how it shaped him into the person he is today.” As an avid fly-fisher and owner of Steamboat Flyfisher and Trout Creek Flies, Spillane also contributes his voice as a water conservation activist. While Spillane retired from competing in 2013, you’ll still find him insightfully commentating for NBC Sports and Olympic events worldwide. In 2022, Spillane was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame for lifetime achievements. Today, Spillane stays grounded in Steamboat Springs. “I have been fortunate enough to travel worldwide, and I’ve been to some unique places, yet it never crossed my mind to leave Steamboat. Everything I need is here,” he says. Alongside his family, Spillane enjoys the great outdoors, rafting, camping, and of course, skiing. The next time you hit the slopes, keep a lookout; you might be lucky enough to be skiing next to an Olympian who calls this beautiful valley home. SM

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MELISSA VANARSDALE

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Robbie Shine rides Howelsen Hill’s three-person Barrows chairlift with his daughters, 8-year-old Kaia and 10-year-old Emery.

A Shine in the Heart of Steamboat | BY SUZY MAGILL ike many before him, Robbie Shine is a victim of the Yampa Valley curse. Growing up, Shine attended Steamboat Mountain School and raced for the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. After college and time on the professional Alpine ski circuit, Shine found himself drawn back. “I just couldn’t shake it,” he says. “Steamboat is home, right?” At the time, no one knew just how crucial Shine’s return would be for Steamboat’s winter sports community. Once back in the Yampa Valley, Shine worked as the parks and rec department’s crew leader. When the ski and rodeo supervisor position opened up, he saw his chance to make a difference in Steamboat. “It was the best thing that ever happened to me,” he says. 38 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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A snowcat grooms Howelsen Hill, where Robbie Shine supervises operations.

Winter work starts once Howelsen is cold enough to hold snow, and this is aided by the mountain’s north-facing slope. Shine says his crews have made snow as early as September. He’s on call 24 hours a day for three months as the snowmaking team works to build Howelsen’s winter base. “It can be tiresome,” Shine says. “Last year, I had two 23-hour days.” Once snowmaking ends and Mother Nature takes over, Shine’s winter work includes managing SSWSC events and ensuring the hill is properly maintained and safe. He has also overseen new lift installations, recently replacing Barrows with a triple chair and adding a tubing carpet. “Robbie is essentially the spirit of Howelsen Hill,” says Angela Cosby, the city’s parks and recreation director. “He has the best interests of the community and the Winter Sports Club in mind, and he’s truly invested in making that place as unique and special as it is.” “I think he has a vision for what Howelsen is and what it can be,” adds Dave Stewart, athletic director at SSWSC. Shine operates the oldest continuously operating ski area in North America, in existence for more than 100 years. He recognizes how special Howelsen makes Steamboat. “It’s what we provide for the community,” Shine says. “We see it in the excitement of the kids. We see it in the excitement of the people that come and don’t live here and ski at Howelsen.” Shine says that as snowmaking improves, Howelsen will only get better. “You have to look at the whole hill as a canvas,” he says. “What we’re trying to do is just create more skiable terrain with what we have. Look at it with an open perspective. We have a great staff. I have a great team right now, and we’re just trying to widen runs and be prepared for any type of snowfall.” “It’s exciting,” Shine says. “I think the next five years for Howelsen are big-time.” Shine adds that the atmosphere of the Winter Sports Club is also what makes Howelsen so special. “People that come visit Howelsen like to see the vibe, you know? They like to feel that vibe of all the kids skiing around, the atmosphere of Olympians, and the possibility of skiing next to an Olympian,” he says. “They are Howelsen.” SM

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Gear

Warm Fuzzies Super-warm gear to ward off winter’s chill | BY KELLY BASTONE

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owderhounds love winter’s coldest days because low temps foster the best snow. But you don’t have to be a skier to appreciate this season’s deep drifts and hushed silences. Midwinter may indeed be the most wonderful time of the year – when you’re dressed warm enough. Here are four pieces of cold-thwarting gear that are guaranteed to keep you cozy when the mercury plummets.

Stio Shot 7 Down Jacket Über-puffy down jackets may be marvelously warm, but they’re typically terrible at dealing with sweat – that’s because when moisture dampens down’s plumes, they lose their insulation powers. So Jackson, Wyoming-based Stio built a puffy jacket that can actually stand up to the perspiration produced by hot laps on skis or snowboards: It’s stuffed with responsibly-sourced, 800-fill down that’s treated with a water-repellant coating. What’s more, mesh-backed pit zips dump steam, and the jacket’s water-resistant lining acts as a barrier against sweat. A removable powder skirt seals out snow from below, and the waterproof shell (made of 2-layer Gore-tex) protects against soakings from the sky. $649, Stio.com

Big Agnes Camp Boss Unisex Insulated Pants Dog-walkers, rejoice: These insulated shell pants (made by Steamboat Springs’ very own Big Agnes) deflect winter’s cold and wind. Though not fully waterproof, the shell fabric keeps out light rain and flurries. It’s backed with synthetic FireLine ECO insulation, comprised of super-tough fibers that maintain their loft throughout extensive striding and sitting. The elastic waistband slides easily over a range of base layers, and thanks to ¾-length side zippers, you don’t have to remove your boots before putting on these over-pants. Articulated knees allow for freedom of movement, making the Camp Boss ideal for snowshoeing and fort-building. $180, BigAgnes.com

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Therm-ic Power Gloves 3+1 With a “lobster” design that frees the index finger for greater dexterity (including the ability to operate a snowmobile throttle), this mitt wraps each finger and the back of the hand with heating elements that radiate warmth in extreme conditions. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries slide into the cuffs to power the heating elements and switch, which toggles between low (delivering 10 hours of heat), medium (five hours) and high (three hours). Paired with Primaloft synthetic insulation, a goatskin palm (with reinforcement patches to guard against sharp ski edges) and a waterproof/breathable shell fabric, this would be a topshelf ski glove even without the battery-powered warmth. Adding in the wattage makes it a must-have. $400, us.Therm-ic.com Beyond A1 Aether Boxer Brief Designed by a Seattle-based brand that actually makes its clothing in the USA, these boxers boost the warmth of any winter outfit. They’re made of Polartec’s lightweight Power Grid fleece, which combines fuzzy, heat-trapping squares with air channels that act like exhaust pipes for heat and moisture. The result is low-bulk, breathable insulation that keeps clamminess at bay, even during strenuous exercise. Flatlock seams eliminate any possibility of chafing, and an antimicrobial panel on the fly controls odor. And because the legs are cut longer than most, they don’t ride up while hiking or riding the resort. $65, BeyondClothing.com SM

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Ruby runs alongside backcountry skiers Mike and Sarah Limberg on Rabbit Ears Pass.

Hank wears goggles to protect his eyes from sunlight reflecting off snow. COURTESY OF DAN GREESON

Snow-Dog Safety | BY DAGNY MCKINLEY

inter means dogs bounding through snow, playing fetch with snowballs and sporting ice-frosted whiskers and eyelashes. Before heading out for the next adventure, consider these tips to keep pups safe on the trails and in the snow.

tender to the touch. Excessive licking of extremities post-adventure can mean they got too cold and recovery time is needed.

What to Wear: Dogs with longer coats are naturally insulated against cold weather, but short-haired breeds may need a coat or Communication: Watch for signs of pets being uncomfortably sweater. Make sure the fit is right to avoid chafing and irritation chilly. Picking up paws in an exaggerated manner means the under the legs. While most dogs don’t need ground is too cold. Trying to turn around Test their tolerance for them, booties can help protect sensitive paws on the trail is another sign that the dog is against crusty snow or long distances in cold uncomfortable or the trail is too hard to exercise before you weather. Tom Thurston, Iditarod musher, navigate. When temperatures drop, blood recommends cloth booties. “Hard booties can moves away from paws, ears and tails up head out for hours. – Dr. Lee Meyring, lead to sore wrists. Cloth booties allow for a to vital organs and can result in frostbite Steamboat Veterinary Hospital full range of motion. If you are on ice or in icy and/or sore paws and extremities that are 42 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

conditions, take the booties off. Dogs need their claws for traction.” If the dog has a pink nose, use Zinc for protection against the sun.

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Hydration and Hunger: Dogs hydrate by eating snow, but in the spring when the snow turns to ice, they may not be able to get enough. Bring water or soak some food in water flavored with beef or chicken broth to help them hydrate. For more than a couple of hours on-trail, bring snacks or even a full meal.

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Common injuries: According to Dr. Lee Meyring from Steamboat Veterinary Hospital, the most common winter injury occurs when a dog tries to pass in front of a backcountry skier and is cut by the ski’s sharp metal edge. These wounds bleed a lot, so keep a compression bandage on hand or keep dogs behind skis. If the adventure is more than a few hours, consider a staple gun and bandages. The most common injury in spring is a cruciate ligament injury or rupture, usually caused by dogs post-holing off trail when there’s a crust over the snow. Dogs are more likely to punch through snow, even on packed trails, than someone on skis or snowshoes. Walk 50 feet or more down the trail to test conditions. Another cause of limping can be snowballs building up under the pads of a dog’s paw. Feel under all their pads and melt out the snowballs with warm fingers. If the problem is recurring, consider using musher’s wax.

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Wildlife Encounters: Deep snow and a lack of food mean that elk, deer and fox need all their energy just to live through the winter. Additional stressors like dog chases can be fatal for these animals. Have dogs under voice command or on-leash.

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Puppy Play: “Play close to home until you know your puppy can handle the adventure,” recommends Dr. Meyring. “Test their tolerance for exercise before you head out for hours.” Living in a winter paradise provides opportunities for play, exploration and adventure. Being prepared keeps dogs safe and happy all winter long. SM STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | SKI 2022-23 | 43

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Arts & Culture

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kphrasis” is not a word you hear every day. However, it was on the minds of Steamboat Springs’ writers as they crafted entries for the 2022 Ekphrasis writing contest, held in summer 2022 by Steamboat Magazine, Steamboat Art Museum and Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Ekphrasis refers to a literary description of, or commentary on, a visual work of art, and writers were asked to do just that: create pieces under 750 words inspired by the artwork exhibited at the 2022 National Exhibition of Oil Painters of America at Steamboat Art Museum. “Celebrity readers” presented the winning pieces at a SAM event this past July.

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| INSPIRED BY “UNTAMED,” BY JOHNE RICHARDSON | BY KATHI GULER

Solitude

As darkness falls, I listen for the wild horses. The same every night. The late afternoon light has heated the house. I lie here, waiting for it to cool. No stir in the air. The fields have quieted: birds gone to roost, pronghorn resting. Only crickets skritching and the occasional coyote howl. I am no rancher. Just an old woman who needs the solace and solitude of wide open spaces. A simple house seated on summer’s green and gold rolling rangeland of the Divide’s Great Basin. A sky sometimes a blue that’s bluer than bluebirds, other times a ferocious thunderhead with dark grey skirts full of rain and spikes of lightning. All the creatures who belong here. This makes me happy. 44 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

Drifting, my mind latches onto my memories of the horses. Hundreds, roaming free, unfettered. The land needs them as much as they need the land. Inseparable. As it should be. Over the years one paint mare often wandered to me when she saw me. A few other horses would trail after her, curious but staying back, letting her greet me with a soft whicker, her deep brown eyes wary but kind. Like a mother. Never knew my mother – died when I was a young child. Only a single greytoned photograph left behind, cracked and faded, a stiff figure in a frumpy dress. The memories flow, dreamlike. I see the day when one of those fierce thunderstorms comes, blowing up before I make

it home. I try to run but can’t see through the heavy rain. Slide on the grass. Fall in sluicing mud. Trapped in wild brambles. Stunned. Soaked. Try to regain footing, keep sliding. The brambles cover a slight decline towards a stream. I hear it rush, harder, faster. The air so thick with water, I can barely breathe. Crawling up the slope, I break free of the brambles, but rivulets have joined into a wide sheet of liquid mud racing to the crumbling embankment and into the rising creek. I drag a leg up, press a knee into the soft ground. My head aches from difficulty to breathe. Drive another knee forward. Water pulses off the brim of my hat and I shiver as weakness and cold seep into my bones. Sound, muffled in the downpour, is indistinct. A neigh? Hoofbeats? I shake my head. Delusional. But it comes again, closer, louder. Another neigh. The mare walks towards me, whickering a soft rumble in her throat. She dips her head, looks me in the face, whickers again, her eyes calm, patient. My hands tremble. I reach for her. My knees slip. Fall flat in the mud once more. She steps closer, dips again. On hands and knees, I reach, grasp a handful of long, dripping mane. Mud races away from under me. I fall once more. Exhausted, afraid to try again. A move too fast and I’ll be swept down into the stream. The mare whinnies. The rain is slowing, but the water on the ground still runs too swift, digs deeper. Can’t wait longer. To lie still means death. She dips her head once more and I grab her

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mane, winding hanks of it around my hand and wrist. She starts backing, and I feel myself dragged, up, up through the mud, over the crest of the slope, through sagebrush, onto gravelly ground. She stops, waits while I cough mud and water out of my mouth and nose, wipe it from my eyes. In time, I stumble onto my feet, arms around her neck, eyes shut. Pressure leans on my shoulder. Breath inhales, exhales in my ear. The pressure increases, guiding me farther from the creek. Eyes opening, I find the mare’s soft brown eyes watching, ears pricked forward. “Mama,” I whisper, naming her, breathing in her sweet aroma mixed with the storm smells. Her head rests, cheek against mine, muzzle over my shoulder, the rumble in her throat comforting. For the longest time, we stand locked together in the waning storm. I wake. Midnight on the clock. I’ve not seen Mama since that day I named her. They – I refuse to mention who they are – took the wild horses away. Don’t know if Mama survived. Many did not, fiercely refusing to be rounded up. Death rather than capture. I sympathize. In the empty night, I still hear them, their spirits – running free, untamed. Mama is with them.

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Preserving the Past | BY SOPHIE DINGLE

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n the early ‘90s, when Jace Romick As a result, a 110-year-old photograph first saw Roland Reed’s photograph, of a Native American chief, done in a “The Eagle,” it immediately made an metallic print with an acrylic overlay in impact on him. The dramatic image, an extra-large size, becomes a piece of which depicts three members of the art that would blend seamlessly into a Blackfoot tribe gazing out over a contemporary home. cliffside, is one Reed’s most notable “I kept asking myself, ‘Would Roland pieces of work. Reed be okay with this?’” Romick says. “And I decided yes – because as an artist “When I first saw ‘The Eagle,’ I was you’re going to do the best available absolutely blown away. I thought it was printing method there is, so I think he the coolest photograph that I’d ever would approve.” seen in my life,” Romick says. Over the next decade, Romick, who Although Reed died in 1934, approval has long been a staple of the Steamboat is still important to Romick, who feels a art scene, sold a business, opened a new responsibility to represent Reed’s work gallery and reignited his own passion with integrity and respect. “The more I for photography – but he never forgot get to know about Roland Reed and his that photograph, or its photographer. photography, the more intimidated I Western photographer Roland W. Reed In the spring of 2021, when the become,” Romick says. opportunity arose to purchase the The collection represents Reed’s largest collection of Roland Reed’s glass plate negatives and life of hard work and the slow climb to becoming a premier personal paraphernalia, Romick took it. Now his downtown pictorialist (a photographer who stages shots to emphasize gallery, the Jace Romick Gallery, has become in part The Roland beauty, rather than the reality of a situation) of his generation. Reed Gallery, and is currently the only Roland Reed gallery He began his work at the turn of the century, venturing West to in the country. document Native American tribes. Traveling miles on horseback and toting his photography equipment with him, he captured Along with “The Eagle,” Reed’s work hangs in Romick’s images of the Blackfoot, Ojibwa, Navajo and Hopi tribes – gallery in a modern-day collaboration between the two among others – earning their trust along the way. Romick photographers. Using the original glass plate negatives, Romick recounts one story in which Reed photographed a boy in the has painstakingly printed the images to create a collection in Ojibwa tribe. When he returned to the tribe several years later to print types and sizes never seen before. show them the print, he found that the boy, who was the chief’s Romick prints the images in three different formats: a son, had died. But the chief was grateful to have a concrete traditional silver gelatin (how Reed himself would have printed), memory of his son through Reed’s photograph and in this way, a metallic with an acrylic overlay and a fine pigment print. Sizes trustful bond was created. vary from small to extra large and each frame is handmade by Romick using alder and walnut wood. His images were not only artistic, but also intricate and Offering different styles of printing is unusual, and it was accurate, creating scenes that provide a glimpse into a life of the past – a life long gone. Now, having this collection in Steamboat done intentionally, serving to bring a piece of the past into the is a privilege for Romick and the entire local community. present. Romick had to decide between using the traditional silver-gelatin printing method or taking a more modern “This is something that really benefits Steamboat in a lot of approach, and after much deliberation, he decided that he ways,” Romick says. “This is one of the largest Native American could keep the integrity of the photographs while also offering collections in the world and it’s right here. I think this is something new and different. something that we in Steamboat can be very proud of.” SM

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“The Eagle,” by Roland Reed, depicts Blackfoot tribe members, adorned in traditional garb, looking out over a lake in Glacier National Park.

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History

Eliza Routt fought hard for the well-being of Colorado women through her work in the Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage Association, the Women’s Home Club and the Ladies Relief Society.

Meet Eliza Routt | BY CANDICE BANNISTER

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ou may recognize the Routt surname from Routt County or the Routt National Forest. You may even know that these locations are named after John L. Routt, the last territorial governor and first state governor of Colorado. But did you know that John L. Routt’s wife, Eliza Pickrell Routt (1839-1907), arguably had as big an impact on our state’s formative years as her husband did? Eliza led a life of leadership, activism, volunteerism and charity. Originally from Springfield, Illinois, a small town that her family founded, Eliza was raised by her grandfather, William Elkin, after her parents died when she was just four years old. Elkin was an Illinois state senator who worked with Abraham Lincoln. Eliza later married John Long Routt, a widower with five children, in 1874. John and Eliza would go on to have one child together, a daughter born in 1880. Although the Routts were outsiders to Colorado, they quickly won the confidence and affection of Coloradans. John was an effective leader who guided the territory to statehood in

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1876 and was then elected as the first governor of Colorado, Eliza went on to help establish the Women’s Home Club making Eliza the state’s first First Lady. The couple was popular (later the Young Women’s Christian Association), which and well-liked, known for generosity and hospitality. provided safe housing for young women working in Denver, and worked with Denver Orphans’ Home and the Ladies Relief Eliza was a natural leader, which enabled her to perform first Society. She served on the first board of trustees of Colorado lady duties capably. “She set the standard for Colorado’s first Women’s College, and was the first woman appointed to the ladies and the state’s newly enfranchised women by performing State Board of Agriculture at Colorado community and public service without Agricultural College in Fort Collins fanfare or pretense,” wrote the Colorado A staunch political activist (now Colorado State University). During Women’s Hall of Fame following Eliza’s her decade on the board, Eliza started induction in 2008. pushing for women’s suffrage the School of Domestic Economy, A staunch political activist pushing for and higher education for women, giving women better access to higher women’s suffrage and higher education for women, the Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage the Non-Partisan Equal Suffrage education, and she obtained the first professorship for a female instructor. Association elected Eliza as its president Association elected Eliza as running up to Colorado’s 1893 election. For all of her contributions to their president running up to Subsequently, Colorado became the first Colorado politics, education, women’s American state to enact women’s suffrage suffrage, arts and culture and serving the Colorado’s 1893 election. by popular referendum, and Eliza held needs of the less fortunate, Eliza Routt the honor of becoming the first woman should be a household name. Each time registered to vote in Colorado. “It is you hear the name Routt County or eminently fitting that the wife of the first Routt National Forest, think not only of governor of the state, and a lady who has been so intimately John Routt but also of Eliza. connected with all that is best in Denver since the foundation Candice Bannister is the executive director of the Tread of of the state, should be the first woman in Colorado to become Pioneers Museum, located at 800 Oak Street in Steamboat Springs. a fully qualified elector,” wrote The Denver Post. www.TreadOfPioneers.org SM

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teamboat’s diehard skiers speak of Revelstoke Mountain Resort in British Columbia with dreamy-eyed awe. “It’s an incredible ski area,” says longtime Steamboat ski patroller Johnny Sawyer, “but it’s a long ways away from anywhere.” Sawyer, now retired, has visited Revelstoke twice. Revelstoke is, indeed, out of the way. The resort is 250 miles from Calgary via the Trans Canada Highway. In summer, the trip takes about 4 ½ hours, but it can take considerably longer in winter conditions. The route has been described as one of the most stunning drives in Canada and takes you by Banff National Park, Lake Louise and Golden, B.C.

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Revelstoke’s nearest international airport is 2+ hours away in Kelowna. You can also get to the inland ski area via the Canadian Pacific Railway from Vancouver, but it takes eight hours. With the longest vertical descent in North America at 5,620 feet, Revelstoke isn’t for everybody. Only 12% of its available terrain is designated for beginners, although Spike Run, a 9.5-mile green run, takes beginners from the top of the mountain to the base area. “Revelstoke is steep,” Sawyer says. He recalls one area on the backside of the mountain that is mostly off-piste. “You’ll be skiing, and you’ll see a sign, ‘cliff ahead.’ It could be a 100-foot drop. You have to be on your toes, and not get yourself into a place where you have to hike out.” The resort comprises 75 runs and four bowls. “It’s fun to ski on a mountain that big in North America,” says Sawyer, who compares the experience to skiing in the Alps. Revelstoke offers 3,121 acres of terrain. By comparison, Steamboat currently includes 2,965 acres, with planned expansion to add an additional 650 acres in ski season ‘23-24. “It reminds me of Steamboat years ago,” says local Rich Gibson. “It’s kind of laid-back, it’s not developed, and it’s pretty far out of the way.” Revelstoke Mountain Resort has consistently taken top honors in “best of” contests. It has twice been named Canada’s Best Ski Resort at the World Ski Awards; it is a five-time finalist in USA Today’s best resort competition (People’s Choice); and it has been named one of the 10 best ski resorts in the world by Snow Magazine on multiple occasions. The number-one reason for all the accolades: snowfall. Revelstoke averages more than 400 inches per year. “The snow is comparable to Steamboat,” Sawyer says, and that’s no small statement. 52 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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“Powder – and not just any powder, the best champagne powder you can find anywhere in the world,” says Snow Magazine (apologies to Steamboat, which introduced the term “champagne powder” to skiers’ vernacular and trademarked it decades ago). Revelstoke’s expansive terrain is serviced by seven lifts, including a two-stage gondola, three chairlifts and two people-movers for beginners. Sawyer reports that in his experience, liftlines were almost nonexistent. Other skiers and riders concur, with the notable exception of powder days, when locals have been known to come out in force. A big addition to the lift service is the availability of both helicopter and cat skiing. The New York Times called Revelstoke “the heliskiing capital of the world,” and the cat skiing, which mainly takes place in open glades and bowls adjacent to lift-serviced terrain, is suitable for advanced skiers and riders. The catch? Popularity exceeds availability, so it can be difficult to secure a cat seat. Revelstoke may sound like a skier’s paradise, but it’s not without its challenges. The week Sawyer first visited was so cold that one day, the resort did not open at all. It was -40° F. Following his trip, Sawyer received a letter from the resort congratulating him for skiing on the coldest day of the year. It didn’t deter him; he went back for a second trip to this remote Canadian resort. You might be tempted to go back for seconds, as well. The Ikon Pass includes seven days at Revelstoke; the Ikon Base Pass includes five days. Daily tickets range from Canadian $181 (early and late season) to Canadian $251 during peak season. The exchange rate varies but is generally favorable to the U.S. For more information, visit www.revelstokemountainresort.com. SM 54 54 | | ONLINE ONLINEAT ATWWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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lance down in line at the resort this winter and you might see gear set-ups that look a little different – and more miniscule – than the traditional beefy Alpine days of yesteryear. Alpine touring gear and splitboards have led to a new wave of backcountry enthusiasts, who have nowhere to go but up. 56 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

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Snowsports Industries America, the sport’s trade association, estimates there are more than 1.3 million backcountry skiers and riders in the country – and countless more who use the same gear at resorts. That trend is reflected in Steamboat Springs, both on the mountain and off, where backcountry gear is fast becoming a mainstay of skiers’ and riders’ quiver. “Sales kind of plateaued last year, but the previous two years were out of control,” says Ski Haus manager and backcountry equipment buyer Andrew Stoller, noting that he has heard similar reports from other resorts. “For two straight seasons it was just nuts – we couldn’t stock enough.” Fueling the craze is the gear; it’s lighter and more highperformance than ever, thanks to “pin-tech” bindings and boots with enhanced walk modes – all without sacrificing downhill performance. Even dyed-in-the-wool telemark skiers are converting. “Skiers want to access more terrain without sacrificing on-mountain performance,” says Marker/Dalbello VP Geoff Curtis. “The category is really driving sales in the skiing category.” Adds Scarpa NA CEO Kim Miller: “It’s the new world order: boots that work great for going uphill and down.” Stoller says the biggest growth has been in “hybrid”-type gear, made for both resorts and the backcountry. Not the heavier

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“frame”-style touring bindings, but new “freeride” offerings like Salomon’s Shift that blend pin-tech touring efficiency with DIN release and lightweight, Alpine-style heel pieces. Lighter-weight boots with shell-flexing touring modes are also flying off shelves. “This year we’re buying more hybrid boots than traditional Alpine boots,” Stoller says. Splitboarding is also celebrating breakthrough advancements. The category allows riders to separate their board into two halves and freeheel their bindings for climbing, then lock the board together and bindings down for the descent. “The boards are getting so good that you don’t lose much performance – especially in powder,” Stollers says. Another category that’s booming: fatter skis with fish scales, mounted with either tele or AT bindings, eliminating the need for skins. “Those are great for the type of terrain we have around Steamboat, where we have a lot of short shots instead of long climbs,” adds Pete Van De Carr of Backdoor Sports, who’s selling more scale skis every year. Steamboat’s own Harvest Skis also makes a popular touring ski with scales for short scoots on Rabbit Ears and in the sidecountry.

Where to Go Steamboat’s terrain is fueling the craze as much as gear advancements are. As for touring in the backcountry, participants should always bring the necessary safety gear, including avalanche beacon, probe, shovel, and the know-how to use them. Hotspots include North Routt County and Buffalo and Rabbit Ears passes. Another option is Bluebird Backcountry, the country’s first “human-powered” ski area, a 45-minute drive away over Rabbit

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Ears. The lift-free “resort” offers guides, instructors, ski patrollers, rentals and a base tent and mid-mountain warming hut that serves bacon. “There’s a huge demand for people wanting to figure out how to get started backcountry skiing,” says co-founder Erik Lambert, who is anticipating record visitors this season. “We’re trying to provide a simple way for people to get started and make the sport more welcoming and friendly.” Splitboarders and ATers are also skinning up both Mount Werner and Emerald Mountain for a quick exercise fix – enough that both the ski resort and the city have created uphill access policies for safety. “We’re seeing a lot more people skinning uphill, especially in the early mornings and after work,” says the city’s Michael Lane, adding that there’s a designated route during operating hours at Howelsen Hill Ski Area, which is owned and operated by the City of Steamboat Springs. The same holds true at Steamboat Ski Area, where the policy is being fine-tuned for 62 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

What kind of people are taking up the this season. Skinners should purchase an activity? Everyone from grandparents to uphill pass, watch a short safety video, sign a groms, like Ryder Robinson, who, at just 10, waiver, wear a reflective armband and stick took second in the 10-14 youth division of last to designated routes and times (before 9 a.m. season’s Ascent Series (“He already outgrew and after 4:30 p.m. daily). Bonus: A portion of the gear we got him,” says dad Barkley) and proceeds get donated to Routt County Search 60-somethings like Mike Farny, coach of the and Rescue. high school Alpine team who dons his AT gear The racing side of the sport is also for the exercise. AT/splitboarding converts growing. April’s annual Cody’s Challenge race – Cody’s Challenge race organizer range from backcountry purists to season pass is seeing more participants every year, as is Charlie MacArthur holders hitting the mountain mostly but also the local Ski Ascent Series, a race similar to venturing into the sidecountry. the Town Challenge Mountain Bike Series “It just gives me a freedom I didn’t have held on the mountain and at Howelsen Hill. before,” says splitboarding convert Shelli “We’ve seen steady growth over the past three Niedens, who uses her set-up to tour up seasons,” says organizer Charlie MacArthur, Emerald Mountain behind her house in Fairview. “It’s opened up whose events drew up to 100 racers last season and included new doors for exploration because I can get to places I couldn’t a kids’ and splitboard divisions. “We have tremendous local before. It’s changed the way I explore my winters. It’s the same support and are looking forward to continued growth this feeling as when I got my mountain bike; I just make friends with year – and we’re seeing a lot of regional interest from participants in other ski towns.” the mountain in a totally different way.” SM

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Snow Hydrologist Jeff Derry carefully collects dust-onsnow samples atop Rabbit Ears Pass last May.

n May 8, 2022, Routt County residents woke to find a surreal sight: rustcolored dirt and sand, unlike any found locally, covered the ground and coated homes and vehicles. This was a “massive dust event,” that originated as far away as Four Corners, according to Colorado dust-on-snow hydrologist Jeff Derry. Members of the Colorado Mountain College biology department, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council, and Ski Town Media staff gathered on Rabbit Ears Pass with Derry to record dust-on-snow samples one week after the massive May 8 dusting event. Derry has observed the severity of dust-on-snow events increase over the years, having monitored and sampled dust-onsnow at the Rabbit Ears site yearly since 2005. After digging a hole into the snowpack down to ground level, Derry meticulously collected the top layer of dust to be sent to the U.S. Geological Survey to determine its mineral content and source of origin.

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Why was Derry collecting this data? It comes down to water: the lifeblood of Steamboat Springs. Whether it’s snowfall on surrounding mountain ranges or spring runoff coursing through the rivers of the Yampa Valley, water is essential to nearly every aspect of Steamboat’s way of life. The overall snowpack in the high country during the winter, and the rate at which that snowpack melts throughout the spring and summer, have massive implications for the surrounding community. The operating windows for businesses, the quality and accessibility of outdoor recreation, the health of riparian ecosystems and the agricultural yield are all heavily affected by water levels. “You look at SNOTEL data to find your snow water equivalent number to know how much volume of water is going to be coming down the hill in the springtime, to know how much water is ultimately available,” Derry says. With so many local decisions being based on seasonal snowpack and water levels, and with the continuing warming trend throughout the year, it’s vitally important to be able to measure local water data. Snow depth, all-season precipitation accumulation, snow water equivalent, air temperature, wind speed and solar radiation are among the highly informative metrics recorded by the Snow Telemetry Network, an array of monitoring stations spanning over 900 different locations throughout the Rocky Mountains. However, Colorado researchers who monitor 11 mountain locations, one of which is on Rabbit Ears Pass, now say there is one more key metric that needs to be included in the discussion: dust-on-snow. Derry says that dust-on-snow events have been on the rise in Colorado since the early ‘90s. Both the frequency and intensity of these events have been increasing over the years, but until the Colorado Dust-On-Snow program was established in 2004, the effects of “dusting” events on area snowpack weren’t well documented. Much of the dust that hits Colorado mountains is from the Four Corners area. Unprecedented warm temperatures and low regional precipitation are accelerating the rate of soil degradation caused by increased rates of oil and gas exploration and offroad vehicle recreation in these states. When spring brings temperature shifts, it also brings high winds, which deposit material on top of our mountain snowpack – sometimes from over 1,000 miles away. What Derry is ultimately tracking by monitoring these dust layers is the snow’s albedo forecast, or the absorption level of solar radiation at the snowpack’s surface. More dust deposited on snowpack means STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | SKI 2022-23 | 67

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an overall darker surface (or lower albedo value), which translates to faster rates of snowmelt. As air temperatures rise in the springtime and snowpack begins to melt and condense, these dust layers merge, combining to create even darker surface layers, again increasing the rate of snowmelt. Experts say 70-80% of surface water in the western U.S. comes from snowmelt. Derry says if we are to think of our mountain snowpack as a reservoir of water meant to sustain the landscape throughout the summer, and suddenly that reservoir is opened too wide and too early in the season, then those water shortages are certain to have environmental and economic impacts in the months to come. “You can look at satellite data, and see the snow surface, and get an albedo number from satellite data,” Derry says. “But, if you want the albedo forecast, you have to dig a snow pit and look at what’s in the snow to know what’s coming around the bend. If you’re just looking at what’s on the surface, you’re not forecasting, you’re reacting. By knowing what’s in the snow, you can forecast what albedo is going to do. By forecasting albedo, you’re going to have a very good handle on timing of snowmelt and snowmelt rates.” The CODOS issues regular research findings based on their sampling data at CODOS.org on how dust-on-snow events may impact snowmelt timing and rates in your region of the state. Jeff Derry hopes that the combined metrics from his 11 unique sampling sites will help local water management agencies be more proactive in their forecasting and ultimately better allocate this essential resource we all depend on. Who knew that wind storms in Four Corners could affect the Steamboat Springs community so deeply? SM

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ordic Combined, a grueling combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, was one of the 14 events at the original 1924 Winter Olympic Games. Now, almost 100 years later, the sport’s competitive future is in question. On June 24, the International Olympic Committee denied women’s Nordic combined entry into the 2026 Milano-Cortina Games. Dropping the men’s event was judged unfair to athletes only three and a half years before the games, but the IOC made no guarantee that Nordic combined – men’s or women’s – would have a spot in the 2030 Olympic lineup. The IOC cited a lack of popularity, diversity and relevance in the sport. As more events are added to the Olympics, time and money constraints force elimination, and the IOC trends toward sports that bring the largest audiences and most athletes. “Now we’re going to play a game of popularity instead of legacy and tradition?” asks Todd Wilson, ski jumping and Nordic combined program director. “Nordic combined was never meant to be popular and raise money. That’s not the point. It’s not the point in any of these events.” The IOC claimed that women’s Nordic combined needs more athletes and a bigger audience to warrant Olympic inclusion, echoing the same argument from 2018 when they denied women’s Nordic combined entry into the 2022 Beijing Olympics. After its first denial, women’s Nordic combined skiers and coaches worked tirelessly to grow the sport. In 2018, Norway hosted the first-ever Continental Cup for Women’s Nordic Combined. In 2019, the Junior World Ski Championships included Women’s Nordic Combined, and in 2020, girls competed in Nordic combined at the Youth Olympic Games. The next step for girls in the sport seems to be the Olympics, but the IOC claims the sport still has not grown enough. “They basically tied our hands and feet together, threw us into the water, and then told us to swim,” says Annika Malacinski, the top-ranked American women’s Nordic combined athlete, and a Steamboat local. Without the Olympics, women’s Nordic combined could lose steam. Mani Cooper, Great Britain’s first female Nordic combined athlete, was forced to quit her sport after the decision

of the Olympic Committee. Team Great Britain only supports Olympic athletes. Wilson sees this decision as a part of a larger trend in skiing towards specialization. Skimeister events, where athletes compete in downhill, slalom, ski jumping and cross-country skiing, continue to decline steadily. Nordic combined and Alpine combined are what’s left, but Alpine combined is also on the verge of elimination. Many athletes and officials argue that a skier cannot compete at the highest level in both downhill and slalom. “It forces youth to specialize at an earlier age,” Wilson explains. “I think it’s really important that we stay connected to legacy and history, and I just think it’s very good for development.” Wilson remains optimistic about the sport as a whole. The NCAA dropped ski jumping in 1980, and Nordic Combined lost funding from the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association in 2014. Still, the sport remained. “We’re resilient, and we’re used to hard knocks, and it’s another bump in the road,” Wilson says. “One opportunity out of many is gone, but I don’t think that means we take our ball and go home. If there’s an interest and a passion to do this sport, then we will continue. We’re still able to do what we do, using this vehicle to teach life skills.” Malacinski has worked since she was 16 with the end goal of the Olympics. The IOC’s decision forced her to reevaluate her path. “I think that’s everyone’s childhood dream, and that was ripped away from me. In the moment, I thought for sure I was going to finish the season strong and maybe think about going into ski jumping or focusing on school,” Malacinski says. “I was almost forgetting that I’m doing this sport because I love it, and that’s the most important thing.” Malacinski recently competed in the summer Grand Prix competitions in Germany and Austria and seeing girls from all over the world sharing her passion inspired her. “We were all together as a community. All the girls, all the guys, everyone that’s just so interested in Nordic combined, even all the fans that came out in Germany,” Malacinski says. “It showed that there’s more than just the Olympics.” SM STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | SKI 2022-23 | 71

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he fight for gender equality has been long and arduous in In early January, Giaccio became the first woman to land a the United States, and much progress has been made over Cork 1080, a trick where the athlete completes three rotations in the years. But how far do we have yet to go, especially in the the air, one of which is off-axis, in competition at a World Cup realm of winter sports? stop in Tremblant, Canada. On June 23, 1972, Title IX of the Civil Rights Act was Jaelin Kauf, who also spent about six years living and training signed into law by President Richard Nixon. Title IX prohibits in Steamboat, won the silver medal in freestyle women’s moguls discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and at the 2022 Beijing Games. activities that receive federal financial assistance. Title XI “I’ve been pretty lucky growing up and privileged in sport allowed women to excel at sports they hadn’t previously had because of Title IX. I’ve always had equal opportunity and access the chance to play. It created a snowball to sport,” Kauf says. “I never really considered effect, increasing the number of female growing up that I couldn’t really succeed in sports in the winter Olympic Games sports because of my gender. I think I’ve been “I never really considered from 12 to 23 between 1972 and 1992, very fortunate to grow up in a generation of according to the U.S. Olympic and women that have had the opportunity and growing up that I couldn’t access to sports that we have, that previous Paralympic Committee. On top of that, a study by the Women’s Sports generations didn’t grow up with.” really succeed in sports Foundation found that girls’ high school The Women’s Sports Foundation reports because of my gender.” sports participation and collegiate sport that three million more high school sport participation has jumped more than opportunities have been available for girls since – U.S. Olympian Jaelin Kauf 1,000% and 500%, respectively. the introduction of Title IX, while women in collegiate sports now make up 44% of all NCAA But the dramatic improvement in athletes, compared to 15% pre-Title IX. numbers doesn’t mean the fight for equality is stagnant. On June 24, the International Olympic Committee Additionally, professional cross-country skiing is seeing ruled that women’s Nordic Combined will not be included in the an increase of females in their ranks. Earlier this year, U.S. Ski 2026 Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. and Snowboard submitted a proposal to the International Ski Federation cross-country committee to increase the number “That’s definitely a place where gender equality could have of athletes per team per competition to encourage nations to been achieved on an Olympic platform,” says freestyle Olympic develop and utilize female coaches and technicians on the World skier Olivia Giaccio, who lived in Steamboat for close to two Cup circuit. The committee also approved setting the same race years before making the U.S. Olympic freestyle ski team. “I think distances for both men and women next season, with a 57% vote generally in the sport that I’m in, in moguls, I’m thankful that in favor of the change. it’s been very equal as a whole, in terms of prize money, how the events are run, the venues we compete on – it’s all been very While adult female athletes continue to push the envelope equal from the start, especially compared to other sports. But to help narrow the gender gap, Kauf feels a responsibility to the essentially the place where we do see gender bias most in our young people who look up to her as a role model. “Trying to set sport is in jumps – how some men perceive that women can’t an example for all these kids, both guys and girls, who look up to execute jumps as well as men. That’s something I’ve personally me and other athletes and just continuing to push myself to try tried to change. I’ve tried to push the envelope of the difficulty and do more and be the best that I can be – I think that that’s the of jumps women can achieve in competition.” best model I can set for the next generation,” Kauf says. SM STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | SKI 2022-23 | 73

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“Fire of Love” Steamboat Mag Media Editor’s Pick for favorite documentary of the year. Director Sara Dosa tells the story of a love triangle between two quirky, madin-love French volcanologists and every volcano on Earth. Katia and Maurice Krafft chased eruptions all over the planet, and their surreal archival footage is overlaid with the wondrous narrative voice of Miranda July. It’s a story of invention and adventure, revealing the daily business of working inside primordial lava flows. What a blessing to peer into the legacy of the Kraffts’ scientific discoveries and their authentic romance between one another and the natural world. 74 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

“The Territory” Alex Pritz’s documentary is a “Save the Rainforest” thriller that puts you smackdab in the middle of an Amazonian ground battle between the indigenous Uru Eu Wau Wau community and Brazilian cattle ranchers. The stakes are high as the flames and COVID-19 rage, violent tragedies ensue, and a young Indigenous leader emerges with an embrace of technology that puts his people front-and-center as the cinematographers. In a parallel narrative, the film gives unprecedented access to settlers illegally burning and clearing the protected Indigenous land, providing an irrefutable truth-telling about the encroachment.

HOT DOCS YOU SHOULD STREAM RIGHT NOW. “The Sanctity of Space” Renan Ozturk and Freddie Wilkinson tickle our mountainfolk penchants for audacious adventure, climbing history and staring at cinematic peaks in this century-long climbing tale upon the Moose’s Tooth massif in Alaska. Relying for navigation upon Brad Washburn’s iconic 80-year-old Denali photographs (and his own compelling personal adventure story), these modern climbingbuddy filmmakers embark upon a

traverse of the treacherous range. It becomes an obsessive multiattempt expedition across a most forbidding route – and the film satisfies an addictive breed of storytelling that adventurous souls who land in towns like Steamboat adore endlessly.

“Navalny” As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on, anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny, the face of Russian opposition to President Vladimir Putin, remains behind bars. Before that, filmmaker Daniel Roher was the fly on the wall documenting Navalny’s fight for democratic reform that led to his attempted assassination by a poisonous nerve agent, then his defiant return home to challenge the Kremlin. Even if you read it in the news, the footage remains astounding – a glaring reminder of how the world arrived at the current standoff with a brutal Russian authoritarian.

A BONUS SHORT WORTH SAVORING RIGHT NOW. “Pony Boys” Nine- and 11-year-old brothers embark on their adventure of a lifetime in 1967 – an unsupervised journey from Massachusetts to the World’s Fair in Montreal. They travel in a cart hitched to their Shetland pony, with the full blessing of their mom. It’s a beautiful story about childhood awe, parenting and shifting perspectives. Stream it for free at Op-Docs, the New York Times’ award-winning series of short documentaries by independent filmmakers. (Hint: While you’re there, binge on the archives.) www.nytimes.com/video/op-docs

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“Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World” | By Katharine Hayhoe Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist proving what it takes to communicate effectively across splintered hearts and minds. She has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People. She’s also chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, an endowed professor of public policy and public law at Texas Tech University, and an evangelical Christian who was a lead author for the United States’ second, third and fourth National Climate Assessments. In a polarized world, Hayhoe has put herself at the fulcrum of conflicting forces, continuing to argue, “the most important thing you can do to fight climate change is talk about it.” (Watch her TED talk with that title). Hayhoe has long worked to open the dialogue, and her book, “Saving Us,” joins the ranks of essential reading for everyone who genuinely wants to make changes in the face of an existential climate change crisis. Hayhoe continues to be nimble with her humanity and solid in her discipline, finding ways to bring everyone into the conversation via science, faith and human psychology. Read it before she comes to Steamboat in January for the Weather Summit, and watch for a public talk to be announced. www.katharinehayhoe.com

READ THE MODERN STORYTELLERS. LAYING DOWN TRUTHS IN FICTION AND NONFICTION ALIKE. “Demon Copperhead” | By Barbara Kingsolver In her contemporary remaking of Charles’ Dickens’ classic novel “David Copperfield,” Barbara Kingsolver transports readers to modern-day Appalachia, hunkering down in a town reeling from generational poverty, opioid addiction and the ephemeral land wealth of a people locked in their sense of place. Kingsolver weaves a fabric of culture and clash with irresistible characters wading through seemingly insurmountable troubles. Only a few of them will you love; but nearly all of them will solicit some level of

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“The Fisherman and the Dragon” | By Kirk Wallace Johnson On the heels of “The Feather Thief,” Kirk Wallace Johnson continues to reveal an uncanny ability to dissect real-life dramas in the most gripping narrative nonfiction prose. In “The Fisherman and the Dragon,” Johnson takes us deep into the environment and culture of the Texas Gulf Coast, where generations of struggling shrimpers and crabbers start facing off against Vietnamese refugees in the late 1970s. It’s a moment in modern history that most of us missed, and Johnson’s telling of it reads like a crime thriller. This is a work of deep investigation that lays bare a crossroads of American xenophobia, racism and environmental degradation that simmers with the angst of diminishing natural resources fueling long-burning flames of hatred. Johnson breaks down the intimate details of an ugly turf war that ignited the rage and prejudice of the Ku Klux Klan. It is a uniquely American story of immigrants facing up against institutional prejudice and oil industry gaslighting. The truths of the escalating conflict unravel day by day, like a whodunit, via Johnson’s deep dive into FBI records, personal interviews and newly unveiled case files. Forty years later, as America dances around the predicaments of pollution, climate change and social injustice, the “Fisherman and the Dragon” scenario feels prescient.

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Dan Greeson - Editor-in-Chief “The Menu” (Nov. 18, 2022) “The Menu” follows young couple Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), as they attend an exclusive feast hosted by celebrity chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes). The trailers have kept the intricacies of the plot vague so far (thankfully), but it’s clear that not all is as it seems on this gastronomic getaway and festivities are bound to take a macabre turn. A darkly comedic satire from Mark Mylod (producer/director of the show “Succession”), it looks like the fantastic ensemble cast and sharp social commentary will make this one a real treat. Deborah Olsen - Publisher “A Man Called Otto” (Dec. 14, 2022) Combining classic dark Scandinavian literary style with an unexpectedly heartwarming touch, “A Man Called Ove” was a bestselling novel in both Sweden and America. The story of Ove (Otto), a grumpy old man who is fed up with life and who exasperates his neighbors, is quintessential dark comedy. Translating it for an American audience would likely prove impossible, were it not for Tom Hanks in the lead role. I cannot wait to see what Hanks does with this challenging, but potentially Oscar-winning role. Trey Mullen - Digital Director “Avatar: The Way of Water” (Dec. 16, 2022) The first “Avatar” film is easily in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. Nothing beats a good sci-fi film, especially one that so vividly creates worlds and characters unlike anything we’ve ever 78 | ONLINE AT WWW.STEAMBOATMAGAZINE.COM

seen before. The first “Avatar” introduced us to the world of Pandora. With “Avatar: Way of the Water,” we’ll get to explore alien oceans and experience a whole new side of that world. I love the immense detail portrayed in Pandora’s ecosystem and the emphasis on coexisting with nature vs conquering it. I’m looking forward to this underwater creation from James Cameron.

Melissa VanArsdale - Art Director “Harold and the Purple Crayon” (Jan. 27, 2023) “Harold and the Purple Crayon” is an all-time favorite book of mine; I read it as a child and shared it with my own two kids. The simplicity, curiosity and adventurous images and storyline have always captivated me. I love how Harold creates a world to venture into and then (spoiler alert) returns to the comforts of his home to sleep in his bed. And what’s not to like about the color purple? Harold uses only one color to make the pages come alive with imagination. I am really looking forward to how this translates to film. Casey Hopkins - Office Manager “Knock at the Cabin” (Feb. 3, 2023) I’m excited to see “Knock at the Cabin.” M. Night Shyamalan movies tend to be hit-or-miss for me, but after seeing the trailer, watching Rupert Grint (aka Ron Weasley) and Dave Bautista cry as they explain that a mysterious decision has to be made to prevent the apocalypse, Shyamalan once again grabbed my attention. I got into reading horror stories during COVID, especially Stephen King, and that helped me graduate to my latest binge: thriller films. Fingers crossed, M. SM

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Earning Your Turns

Title IX in Winter Sports Where Do We Stand?

A Series of Unfortunate Events

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