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Steamboat Marathon crowns two-time champion, a rave and running enthusiast

5 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Michael Mitchell never runs out of energy, joy or glitter. On Saturday, Mitchell climbed Colorado’s highest summit, Mount Elbert, and on Sunday he became the winner of the 44th annual Steamboat Marathon. Mitchell, a 26 year old ultra runner originally from Minnesota, fell in love with the long distance running community as a senior in college. Since then, he has raced in the Leadville 100, Boston Marathon, New York City Marathon, among countless others.
Photos and results - 2025 Steamboat Marathon

5 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

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Yampa River Festival’s raft rodeo dazzles crowd, not for the faint of heart

6 days ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Rodeo cowboys have to ride their bull for eight seconds before getting bucked off. Most rafters lasted roughly that same amount of time in C-Hole during the Raft Rodeo, part of the 45th annual Yampa River Festival on Saturday. One rafting crew stood out above the rest during the competition, a trio of local high school students who showed their competitors, the crowd and C-Hole itself that they were made for surfing the wave.
Steamboat’s Sidney Barbier named finalist for 2025 CWSA Inspiration Award

1 week ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Sidney Barbier, a Steamboat Springs native and University of Denver Nordic skier, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Honda Inspiration Award by the Collegiate Women’s Sports Awards. The Honda Inspiration Award is given to a collegiate female student-athlete who has overcome physical or emotional adversity while working toward a return to athletics. It has been awarded for 37 years. Barbier, 22, suffered from health challenges due to nutcracker syndrome for nearly seven years.
45th annual Yampa River Festival begins Thursday; main event Saturday

1 week ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

The Yampa River Festival , Steamboat Springs’ traditional kick-off to summer, celebrates its 45th annual rendition this week. The festival, held Thursday to Sunday, is hosted by Friends of the Yampa and honors the Yampa River and its many offerings to river recreators in Northwest Colorado. The festival begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday with the State of the Yampa Address at Bud Werner Memorial Library.
U.S. Ski and Snowboard nominates 3 rookies from Steamboat Springs to its teams

2 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

U.S. Ski and Snowboard is adding three rookies to its teams this winter who hail from Steamboat Springs. The official roster announcements were made last week with 25 Steamboat athletes earning nominations. Logan Grosdidier, Jeremy Nolting and Abby McLarnon will be joining the U.S. Ski Team for the first time. Logan GrosdidierAt the age of 16, Logan Grosdidier will be the youngest member of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2025-26 competition season.
Winters, Overstake announced to U.S. Snowboard Racing Expert Team

2 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

The U.S. Snowboard Racing Team announced its nominations for the 2025-26 winter season Thursday. Among the eight nominations to the elite team are Steamboat’s own Cody Winters and Walker Overstake. The elite team is reserved for the highest caliber of snowboard racers with the greatest possibilities for winning medals in future World Championship and Olympic Winter Games competitions.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to add 5 watercraft cleaning stations in Northwest Colorado

2 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is continuing its fight to prevent Aquatic Nuisance Species from spreading in the state’s lakes and reservoirs. This year, CPW is adding new gear and watercraft cleaning stations across the state to aid in its prevention efforts.
The road to Boise, Part 3: Steamboat Soccer Club U19 boys take a well-deserved rest

2 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

When the high school soccer season comes to a close for the boys, they have a few months to enjoy playing in the snow before the spring club season comes up on the calendar. The U19 and U16 Steamboat Soccer Club teams will start practice right after blues break in the middle of February. The snowfallen city is not the most ideal venue, but it’s what they’ve got.
Steamboat girls golf ties for 5th in state; 2 golfers reach top-10

2 weeks ago | steamboatpilot.com | Tom Skulski

In golf, you have to check your pride at the door, according to Andrew Donner, the Steamboat Springs girls golf coach. The golf team sent all four of its regional players to the state championship for the first time in program history earlier this week. The Sailors tied for fifth place in Class 3A, a year removed from a third-place state performance. “Following up third with a fifth is really good,” Donner said. “These girls are at such a disadvantage compared to these other teams.