Brett Landsen from Ft Collins gets big air on the half pipe at Copper Mountain Resort.

Jesse Rivera, right from Montrose lands a kick to Eric Wild from South Dakota. Rivera won the 180lb. match with a decision.

#9, Skyler Sherman with the Defiance 16 Volleyball team with a kill over the Western Colorado Red 15 team in a 25-21 win for the Defiance 16 team in the Western Colorado Volleyball Showcase tournament in the Maverick Center Saturday afternoon.

Climber Caroline George rests her hand while navigating a wall of rock hundreds of feet above the Box Canyon floor just outside Ouray Colo., Saturday Jan. 12, 2013. George was one of 25 climbers from around the world competing in the annual Elite Mixed Climbing Competition Saturday during the 18th annual Ouray Ice Festival.

Bo Pipher, left from Paonia wrestling Jeff Christeleit from Grand Junction in the 126lb. match at GJHS. Pipher won 6-0.

Jacob Trujillo, top from GJHS turns Ty Coats from Paoina on to his back in a 16-4 win in the 145 lb. match at GJHS.

Colorado Mesa University’s Sharaya Selsor hits the third of four free throws she made in the final 30 seconds of play in the Mavericks 70-66 win over Colorado State University, Pueblo Friday at Massari Arena. Selsor scored 20 points in the Mavericks win. Pueblo Chieftain photo by Mike Sweeney

CMU 197 lb Jordan Passehl tries a reversal against David Dill of Cal. Baptist. Passehl fought from behind the whole match until OT when he scored a take-down to win 10-8. CMU won the meet 24-18

Kevin Mitchell at batting practice in the Pavilion

CMU’s Jordan Moore-Liester at first baseball practice in Pavilion Thursday.

Jordan Moore-Liester at first baseball practice in Pavilion Thursday.

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Grand Junction 145 lb wrestler Jacob Trujillo, top,  wrestler makes a move to get a takedown on Isaac Trujillio of Fruita at the District 51 tournament. Trujillo won the decision 4-1.

One of about a dozen fans pump drying air across the surface of the gym floor at Colorado Mesa University’s Brownson Arena as the men’s basketball team practices. A broken sprinkler line sent water cascading across the gym floor Tuesday, warping some of the boards.

#10, Tyler Hays from Central hits the running jumper over the D from Palisade at Palisafe High School.

#33, Jenna Brown from Palisade go’s to the hoop as #21, Robbi Termentozzi and #20, Shanelle Southam from Central play the defense.

Ski mountaineers can test themselves and their equipment Sunday when Powderhorn Mountain Resort hosts a Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup Series race.Top division racers will traverse 5,000 feet in total elevation change. piste-off.com/Special to the Sentinel

Colorado winters offer many opportunities for ice anglers to get out and test themselves on the ice. The lineup of ice-fishing tournaments include the Rifle Gap State Park tournament on Jan. 19-20 and the Collbran Lion’s Club Vega Reservoir tournament on Feb. 2. Photo by Phil Douglass, Utah Division of Wildlife

You never know what you may catch through the ice. This tiger trout was caught at Utah’s Scofield Reservoir by photographer Derek Elverud. Photo by Derek Elverud, Utah Division of Wildlife

Central’s Jacob Rubalcaba, top, returned to the mat last weekend after missing three weeks with an ankle injury.

Bo Pipher of Paonia High School wrestles Olathe’s Trenton Piatt during the Warrior Classic in December.

Marsai Martinez, 7, of Grand Junction handles a ball at the ‘Lil Swishers basketball Camp at Colorado Mesa University. The women’s team taught fundamental hoops moves to more than 50 second and eighth grade girls. This is the first camp sponsored by the CMU women’s program during the holiday break.

A pair of young mule deer peer at the photographer as they were grazing just outside of Paonia.

15-year-old Zevin Ulman from Grand Junction skating on the snow covered ice on Corn Lake in the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park, Corn Lake section.

Annie Whiteley of YNot Racing does a burnout with her Funny Car. Whiteley got into drag racing 10 years ago.

Grand Junction’s Jim and Annie Whiteley of YNot Racing kis with their trophies after they each won their class at a Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race last year in Tulsa.

Grand Junction’s Jim and Annie Whiteley of YNot Racing celebrate with their trophies standing between Jim’s Top Alcohol Dragster and Annie’s Funny Car after they each won their class at a Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional race last year in Tulsa.

Scott Mercier continues to train during the freezing-cold days of winter by riding his bike indoors on a roller.

Organized backcountry tour operators are among those supporting the off-road regulations adopted by four southwest Colorado counties in an effort to protect the resource and visitors.