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Vol. 21, No. 128
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Steamboat Springs High School seniors cheer Thursday during an assembly in their honor in Kelly Meek Gymnasium. It was the last day of school for seniors.
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Sailors eye wind power Chrissy Ford, Ben Paley present energy study to Ski Corp. as senior project Jack Weinstein
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Chrissy Ford and Ben Paley wanted to do something practical for their senior project. And they wanted to do something green. Ford and Paley, who will graduate with the 120 other members of the Steamboat Springs High School Class of 2009 at 2 p.m. Saturday in the
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school’s gymnasium, decided to study the feasibility of using wind energy to produce electricity for the Storm Peak Express
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and Morningside chair lifts at Steamboat Ski Area. Their inspiration came from a magazine article describing the successful implementation of a wind turbine at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Mass. The turbine now powers one third of the mountain’s annual electricity. They thought, “Why not do it here?” Ford recalled. “We decided our objective
was to present our idea to the mountain,” Paley said. They did just that, compiling the necessary numbers and statistics to prepare a business presentation for Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. officials.
The research Ford and Paley first went to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden See Seniors, back page
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