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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — About 40 hot-air balloons will take to the sky this weekend during the Bank of the West Hot Air Balloon Rodeo.
This year’s rodeo opens at 6 a.m. today and Sunday at the launch area near Bald Eagle Lake.
Balloons begin inflating at 6:30 a.m. and taking off about 7 a.m.
Once airborne, pilots will attempt to “slash and dash” across the lake, touching the baskets of their balloons to a target in the water. They then fly to River Creek Park, and pilots will compete to see who can toss a beanbag closest to the center of an “X.”
The balloons then fly back to Bald Eagle Lake. Contestants each drop a marker and try to grab one of three small helium balloons.
Each of the small balloons represents a prize.
