#4, CMU’s Katrine Selsor hits for two VS Mines.

#22, CMU’s Colton Burgon is fouled by #42, Cesar Mapeli from Colorado School of Mines.

Grand Junction High School’s Fallon Ward swims a length during the 400-Yard Freestyle team relay at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta Saturday morning.

Grand Junction High School’s Maddie Toolen swims a length during the 100-Yard Backstroke at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta Saturday morning.

Grand Junction High School’s Maddie Toolen swims a length during the 100-Yard Backstroke at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta Saturday morning.

Montrose High School’s Natalie Moureaux swims a length during the 400-Yard Freestyle team relay at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta Saturday morning.

Grand Junction High School’s Susan Bissonnette swims a length during the 400-Yard Freestyle team relay at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta Saturday morning.

Colorado Mesa University’s Kelsey Sigl, #21, takes a shot for two points as Kate Louthan of Colorado Christian University defends during the second half of Friday’s game at Brownson Arena.

Colorado Mesa University’s Ryan Stephan, #23, eyes the basket past the outstretched arm of Colorado Christian University defender Connor Isley, #11, during the first half of Friday’s game at Brownson Arena.

Nine-year-old Ryan Pinneo from Grand Junction works on his fielding during the Rockies Baseball Camp in the Mavs Pavillion on the CMU campus. Rockies’ third baseman Jordan Pacheco was working with kids at the Rockies Baseball camp.

Rockies’ third baseman Jordan Pacheco working with kids at the Rockies Baseball camp in the Mavs Pavillion. He will be in town for a three-day camp.

It’s Mr. JUCO’s birthday and to celebrate he and his friends made a “Gangnam Style” dance video. Mr. JUCO turned 6-years-old on Jan. 2. The video was sponsored by Big O Tires and produced by local filmmakers Todd Braley and Kyle Stanley.

Cliff Ulman from Grand Junction pulls a good size rainbow trout out of an ice hole on Corn Lake in the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park Corn Lake Section. After his catch a very happy blue heron came along and Ulman threw the trout to heron and with one bite the heron eats it.

A blue heron eats a rainbow trout on the ice covered Corn Lake in the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park. Cliff Ulman was ice fishing on the lake and after catching the trout tossed it out for the happy heron to eat.

Colorado Mesa University point guards Kevin Screen, left, and Daniel Estes go head to head during a scrimmage at practice at Brownson Arena.

Christen Lopez, left and Taylor Rock are transfers making a big difference for the No. 13 CMU Womens basketball team.

Bridal Veil Falls is a 365 foot waterfall at the end of the box canyon overlooking Telluride. Hiking and off-road trails pass by the falls and the power plant at its top. In winter the frozen shape of the falls forms an imposing challenge to intrepid ice climbers.

197 lb Jordan Passehl at CMU wrestling practice

Jordan Passehl at wrestling practice for CMU.

Wearing fins and goggles, Catelyn Page, 6, swims underwater at Orchard Mesa Pool on Thursday. Catelyn spend the afternoon at the pool with her seven-year-old sister Kadyn and her grandfather. Orchard Mesa Pool will be open for public swim Saturday and Sunday, but will close Monday and Tuesday for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

No matter the cold, Hans Stegmann exercises at Stocker Stadium.

Zac Duarte of Grand Junction practices his rail slide with fellow skateboarders Jordan Kissner, right, and Kevin Brink on the porch of Lincoln Park Barn.

Ice-fishing doesn’t have to be fancy to be fun, as Jeff Cook of Grand Junction demonstrated last winter at Vega Reservoir. Some basic angling equipment, plus a thermos for something hot and a chair to sit in, is about all you really need.  Photo by Dave Buchanan.

Ice fishing can be a family affair, and a sunny day last spring found Hailey Carr, her brother Trenton and their father, Mike Carr, sharing a trip on the ice at Crawford State Park.

Jeff Currier of Victor, Idaho, holds up a mirror carp caught during a trip in his home state. Currier was the featured presenter at the 2005 Western Colorado Fly Fishing Exposition and will be one of the speakers at the Denver Fly Fishing Show this weekend. Jeff Currier/Special to The Sentinel

Julie Norman stands at the top of the Sierra lift at Copper Mountain Resort.  Interstate 70 is far below in the background.

View from the top of the Pallavicini lift at Arapahoe Basin looking toward Keystone and Breckenridge Ski Resorts. PHOTO by Julie Norman

The lifts were full at Powderhorn Monday morning.

Former Glenwood Springs native and Grand Junction resident Nick Massaro enjoys a day in the sun along Four Mile Road outside Glenwood.