Steamboat Today, July 2

Page 1

S T E A M B O AT

TODAY

THURSDAY

JULY 2, 2009

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

FREE

®

Vol. 21, No. 157

RO U T T

C O U N T Y ’ S

DA I LY

N E W S PA P E R

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Safety improves Railroad crossing near Fish Creek Mobile Home Park to get lights and gates Page 2

S T E A M B O AT S P R I N G S

Camping areas full Early reservations and high demand flood state parks for holiday weekend Page 6

SPORTS

JOHN F. RUSSELL/STAFF

Ski jumper Hyrum Bailey soars off Howelsen Hill’s plastic-covered K-68 jump Wednesday morning during a competition, which included several members of the U.S. Nordic Combined Ski Team. The jumpers and Nordic combined skiers will be back on the hill at 9 a.m. Friday for a special holiday competition.

Olympic trials return Freestyle, Nordic combined qualifiers coming in December Luke Graham

PILOT & TODAY STAFF

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

Sailors to tee off Page 23

■ INDEX Briefs . . . . . . . . .10 Business. . . . . . .22 Classifieds . . . . .31 Colorado. . . . . . .16 Comics . . . . . . . .29 Crossword . . . . .29

The 2010 Winter Olympics are in Vancouver, British Columbia, but for some American athletes, the path to the games will go through Steamboat Springs. Andy Wirth, senior vice president of marketing for Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., confirmed Wednesday that Steamboat Springs will

■ LOTTO Happenings . . . . .7 Horoscope . . . . .30 Nation. . . . . . . . .17 Sports. . . . . . . . .23 ViewPoints . . . . . .8 World . . . . . . . . .18

Wednesday night’s Powerball numbers: 9-32-38-52-53 15, 2 Lotto numbers: 19-22-24-28-30-39 Cash 5 numbers: 7-15-20-26-32

host the Olympic Qualifiers for the U.S. Freestyle and Nordic Combined ski teams. The qualifiers, preliminarily scheduled for Dec. 22 and 23, will bring some of the country’s elite skiers to Northwest Colorado for two days of competition. On the line will be U.S. Olympic team spots for men’s and women’s moguls and aerials, and men’s Nordic combined. The event also will bring welcome exposure to Steamboat Springs. Wirth said NBC will

■ WEATHER

Afternoon and evening storm. High of 75.

Page 39

bring its Olympic television production crew to Steamboat for the qualifiers, which will be televised in high definition as part of a 90-minute special sometime between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Wirth estimated the potential TV audience at between 1.5 million and 3 million viewers. “Our company is bearing most of the cost,” Wirth said. “We look at this as part of the company’s contribution and part of our marketing. It’s who

we are as a brand and company. Of course, it’s who we are as a community.” Wirth said Ski Corp. also will be looking to the city and other individuals and organizations for funding and volunteer assistance. While some of the logistics are yet to be finalized, Wirth said the qualifiers likely will take place Dec. 22 and 23. There is the potential, however, for all See Ski trials, page 12

■ THERE’S MORE ONLINE For around-the-clock updates, breaking local news and sports scores, videos, photos and an interactive community forum, visit www.steamboatpilot.com.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.