Tommy Moe Kids League
Sunday, February 27, 2010
Giant Slalom
Today was the Giant Slalom race for the Tommy Moe Kids Competition Series. We
had great snow for the event, with warmer temperatures and perfect powder snow.
The race was a Giant Slalom course with greater distance between gates which
allowed for larger turns and faster race times. Over 40 competitors participated in
the event, with Piper Howeth running the fastest combined time of 60.56.
The next competition is the rescheduled Giant Slalom event on Sunday, March 13
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The cost of entry is $12. Note that the race times differ from the regularly scheduled
races, due to conflicts with other events during the day. Registration is from 8-
9:30am at the Fireside Room of Ed & Mully’s and the race starts at 10am. For
more information, check out HYPERLINK "http://skiwhitefish.com/
lessons_tommy_moe.php" http://skiwhitefish.com/lessons_tommy_moe.php or call
406-862-2909.
Results by Category:
Girls ages 5 - 6: Alli Kernan (1st), Maya Schroder (2nd), Ashby Dominick* (3rd)
Boys ages 5 - 6: Drew Kernan (1st), Teague McDonald (2nd), Decker Wold* (3rd)
Girls ages 7 - 8: Stella Eddy* (1st), Mikaela Daniels* (2nd), Anna Elm* (3rd)
Boys ages 7 - 8: Colter Upton* (1st), Gardner Dominick* (2nd), Douglas Mercer* (3rd)
Girls ages 9 -10: Audrey Hyatt (1st)
Boys ages 9 - 10: Liam Nelson* (1st), Carver Gilman*(2nd), Walt Hollensteiner* (3rd)
Girls ages 11- 12:Piper Howeth*(1st), Haley Nicholson(2nd), Isabelle Andersen(3rd)
Boys ages 11 - 12: Zander Wold* (1st), Jack Kahle* (2nd), Jayron Venturini* (3rd)
Snowboard Boys 9-10: Mark Andersen (1st)
Overall Fastest Time: Piper Howeth*
*Members of the Whitefish Mountain Resort Race Team.
The 2012 Team
2012 Whitefish Mountain Race Team
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Williams and Kramer Continue to lead the Gold Cup Standings Through the Big Sky Super G Races
These results were updated through the SG races in Big Sky February 26-27.
Madeline Williams and Nevada Kramer continue as the leaders of the Jim Barrier Gold Cup in their respective gender/age groups. Williams competes in the Jr. One age group (17-19 years) and Kramer competes as a Jr. Three (13-14 years).
Both Williams and Kramer are scoring top results in the season long series to maintian their lead in Gold Cup standings.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup The Jim Barrier Gold Cup is the Northern Division’s premier race series. This is a Continental Cup type competition using the same scoring principals designed to recognize the top racers in the Northern Division. Races
counting for Gold Cup points are the J1, J2, J3 qualifiers, all open races and the OHG race at Bridger Bowl in early April. The Gold Cup is open to all A, J1, J2, and J3 competitors.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup History Born in 1940, Jim Barrier grew up skiing for the Flathead County High School.
During the years 1956-1959, he was the #1 ranked alpine racer in Montana.
He was picked to be one of four alpine skiers to compete as a member of the US Olympic Ski Team at the first Winter Olympic Games held in the United States, 1960 Squaw Valley, California. He finished 16th in the GS, but fell in the slalom. He did not compete in the DH.
Barrier earned a four year skiing scholarship at MSU, but broke his leg in the fall of his freshman year. He joined the US Army, and skied for the Army. After discharge, he became a ski coach at Schweitzer Basin in ID. He later was hired by PNSA as their Divisional Coach. He introduced the first junior ski racing seeding system in the United States. In 1966, 1967, and 1968, he also worked with Bob Beattie and Gordon Eaton as Assistant Men’s Coach for the United States Ski Team. After the Olympics, he was hired by the Head Ski Company to develop a fiberglass ski
made by Dura Fiber, which was called the Head XR-1. Later, Jim became president of Dura Fiber Ski Company. His experience in business and manufacturing led him to a successful career in business; working for Kaiser Electro Precision and Kaiser Aerospace. Jim, always a fierce competitor lost his final battle to cancer in 2000.
Madeline Williams and Nevada Kramer continue as the leaders of the Jim Barrier Gold Cup in their respective gender/age groups. Williams competes in the Jr. One age group (17-19 years) and Kramer competes as a Jr. Three (13-14 years).
Both Williams and Kramer are scoring top results in the season long series to maintian their lead in Gold Cup standings.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup The Jim Barrier Gold Cup is the Northern Division’s premier race series. This is a Continental Cup type competition using the same scoring principals designed to recognize the top racers in the Northern Division. Races
counting for Gold Cup points are the J1, J2, J3 qualifiers, all open races and the OHG race at Bridger Bowl in early April. The Gold Cup is open to all A, J1, J2, and J3 competitors.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup History Born in 1940, Jim Barrier grew up skiing for the Flathead County High School.
During the years 1956-1959, he was the #1 ranked alpine racer in Montana.
He was picked to be one of four alpine skiers to compete as a member of the US Olympic Ski Team at the first Winter Olympic Games held in the United States, 1960 Squaw Valley, California. He finished 16th in the GS, but fell in the slalom. He did not compete in the DH.
Barrier earned a four year skiing scholarship at MSU, but broke his leg in the fall of his freshman year. He joined the US Army, and skied for the Army. After discharge, he became a ski coach at Schweitzer Basin in ID. He later was hired by PNSA as their Divisional Coach. He introduced the first junior ski racing seeding system in the United States. In 1966, 1967, and 1968, he also worked with Bob Beattie and Gordon Eaton as Assistant Men’s Coach for the United States Ski Team. After the Olympics, he was hired by the Head Ski Company to develop a fiberglass ski
made by Dura Fiber, which was called the Head XR-1. Later, Jim became president of Dura Fiber Ski Company. His experience in business and manufacturing led him to a successful career in business; working for Kaiser Electro Precision and Kaiser Aerospace. Jim, always a fierce competitor lost his final battle to cancer in 2000.
Whitefish Alpine Race Team Speeds to Good Results in Big Sky Super G
The Whitefish Alpine Race Team visited Big Sky, Montana for a USSA Sanctioned Super G race held on the difficult Hangman’s Course.
The Whitefish Skiers traveled with coaches Pete and Dick Collins, two former Whitefish Racers (and brothers) that have returned to share their racing experience with the current Juniors.
Super G typically combines high speed turns and jumps and is contested in 1 run, putting execution of that run at a premium. The technical races of Slalom and GS allow the combination of two runs giving an athlete a potential of recovering from a mistake on one of the runs. Saturday, the one run format allowed two races to be held at Big Sky
Saturday Morning Race
Madeline Williams 1st in the Jr. 1 women’s class
Erin Tabish 3rd in the Jr. 2 women’s class
Katherine Millette 14th in the Jr. 3 women’s class
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd in the Jr. 1 men’s class
Nevada Kramer 2nd in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Jacob Welch 10th in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Austin Oberlitner 18th in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Saturday Afternoon Race
Madeline Williams 1st Jr. 1 women
Erin Tabish 4th Jr. 2 women
Katherine Millette 10th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd Jr. 1 men
Jacob Welch 8th Jr. 3 men
Sunday’s Race
Madeline Williams 1st Jr. 1 women
Erin Tabish 5th Jr. 2 women
Katherine Millette 13th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 4th Jr. 1 men
Nevada Kramer 2nd Jr. 3 men
Jacob Welch 9th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 19th Jr. 3 men
The Whitefish Skiers traveled with coaches Pete and Dick Collins, two former Whitefish Racers (and brothers) that have returned to share their racing experience with the current Juniors.
Super G typically combines high speed turns and jumps and is contested in 1 run, putting execution of that run at a premium. The technical races of Slalom and GS allow the combination of two runs giving an athlete a potential of recovering from a mistake on one of the runs. Saturday, the one run format allowed two races to be held at Big Sky
Saturday Morning Race
Madeline Williams 1st in the Jr. 1 women’s class
Erin Tabish 3rd in the Jr. 2 women’s class
Katherine Millette 14th in the Jr. 3 women’s class
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd in the Jr. 1 men’s class
Nevada Kramer 2nd in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Jacob Welch 10th in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Austin Oberlitner 18th in the Jr. 3 men’s class
Saturday Afternoon Race
Madeline Williams 1st Jr. 1 women
Erin Tabish 4th Jr. 2 women
Katherine Millette 10th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd Jr. 1 men
Jacob Welch 8th Jr. 3 men
Sunday’s Race
Madeline Williams 1st Jr. 1 women
Erin Tabish 5th Jr. 2 women
Katherine Millette 13th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 4th Jr. 1 men
Nevada Kramer 2nd Jr. 3 men
Jacob Welch 9th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 19th Jr. 3 men
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Today we met Wayne Wong on the Hill!
We met Wayne Wong on the hill at Whitefish today; I can't tell you how much he influenced modern skiing so I would refer you here for a beginning of an explanation!
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/blogs/gordys/20091106/blazing-skis-%E2%80%93-wayne-wong-the-face-of-freestyle-skiing
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/blogs/gordys/20091106/blazing-skis-%E2%80%93-wayne-wong-the-face-of-freestyle-skiing
Friday, February 25, 2011
Whitefish Team Attends the Jeremiah Thompson Memorial Slalom Series
The Missoula Snowbowl and the Missoula Ski Educational Ski Foundation hosted 3 days of slalom racing as the Jeremiah Thompson Memorial Slalom Series. I had the pleasure of knowing Jeremiah Thompson as a member of the Dartmouth Ski Team. We were lucky to have the Dartmouth Team train on our hill often and also competed with them frequently. Jeremiah Thompson was a standout skier and a leader that my team wanted to emulate.
Whitefish Results for the series were as follows:
February 11, 2011
Madeline Williams 3rd Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 8th Jr. 3 women
Erin Tabish 8th Jr. 2 women
Jacob Welch 8th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 14th Jr. 3 nen
February 12, 2011
Madeline Williams 4th Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 6th Jr. 3 women
Nevada Kramer 1st Jr. 3 men
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd Jr. 1 men
Austin Oberlitner 10th Jr. 3 Men
Feb 13, 2011
Madeline Williams 4th Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 10th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 4th Jr.1 men
Jacob Welch 11th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 12th Jr. 3 men
Whitefish Results for the series were as follows:
February 11, 2011
Madeline Williams 3rd Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 8th Jr. 3 women
Erin Tabish 8th Jr. 2 women
Jacob Welch 8th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 14th Jr. 3 nen
February 12, 2011
Madeline Williams 4th Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 6th Jr. 3 women
Nevada Kramer 1st Jr. 3 men
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd Jr. 1 men
Austin Oberlitner 10th Jr. 3 Men
Feb 13, 2011
Madeline Williams 4th Jr. 1 women
Katherine Millette 10th Jr. 3 women
Aaron Oberlitner 4th Jr.1 men
Jacob Welch 11th Jr. 3 men
Austin Oberlitner 12th Jr. 3 men
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Williams and Kramer Continue to Lead the Coveted Gold Cup Standings
Madeline Williams and Nevada Kramer continue as the leaders of the Jim Barrier Gold Cup in their respective gender/age groups. Williams competes in the Jr. One age group (17-19 years) and Kramer competes as a Jr. Three (13-14 years).
Both Williams and Kramer are scoring top results in the season long series to maintian their lead in Gold Cup standings.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup The Jim Barrier Gold Cup is the Northern Division’s premier race series. This is a Continental Cup type competition using the same scoring principals designed to recognize the top racers in the Northern Division. Races
counting for Gold Cup points are the J1, J2, J3 qualifiers, all open races and the OHG race at Bridger Bowl in early April. The Gold Cup is open to all A, J1, J2, and J3 competitors.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup History Born in 1940, Jim Barrier grew up skiing for the Flathead County High School.
During the years 1956-1959, he was the #1 ranked alpine racer in Montana.
He was picked to be one of four alpine skiers to compete as a member of the US Olympic Ski Team at the first Winter Olympic Games held in the United States, 1960 Squaw Valley, California. He finished 16th in the GS, but fell in the slalom. He did not compete in the DH.
Barrier earned a four year skiing scholarship at MSU, but broke his leg in the fall of his freshman year. He joined the US Army, and skied for the Army. After discharge, he became a ski coach at Schweitzer Basin in ID. He later was hired by PNSA as their Divisional Coach. He introduced the first junior ski racing seeding system in the United States. In 1966, 1967, and 1968, he also worked with Bob Beattie and Gordon Eaton as Assistant Men’s Coach for the United States Ski Team. After the Olympics, he was hired by the Head Ski Company to develop a fiberglass ski
made by Dura Fiber, which was called the Head XR-1. Later, Jim became president of Dura Fiber Ski Company. His experience in business and manufacturing led him to a successful career in business; working for Kaiser Electro Precision and Kaiser Aerospace. Jim, always a fierce competitor lost his final battle to cancer in 2000.
Both Williams and Kramer are scoring top results in the season long series to maintian their lead in Gold Cup standings.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup The Jim Barrier Gold Cup is the Northern Division’s premier race series. This is a Continental Cup type competition using the same scoring principals designed to recognize the top racers in the Northern Division. Races
counting for Gold Cup points are the J1, J2, J3 qualifiers, all open races and the OHG race at Bridger Bowl in early April. The Gold Cup is open to all A, J1, J2, and J3 competitors.
Jim Barrier Gold Cup History Born in 1940, Jim Barrier grew up skiing for the Flathead County High School.
During the years 1956-1959, he was the #1 ranked alpine racer in Montana.
He was picked to be one of four alpine skiers to compete as a member of the US Olympic Ski Team at the first Winter Olympic Games held in the United States, 1960 Squaw Valley, California. He finished 16th in the GS, but fell in the slalom. He did not compete in the DH.
Barrier earned a four year skiing scholarship at MSU, but broke his leg in the fall of his freshman year. He joined the US Army, and skied for the Army. After discharge, he became a ski coach at Schweitzer Basin in ID. He later was hired by PNSA as their Divisional Coach. He introduced the first junior ski racing seeding system in the United States. In 1966, 1967, and 1968, he also worked with Bob Beattie and Gordon Eaton as Assistant Men’s Coach for the United States Ski Team. After the Olympics, he was hired by the Head Ski Company to develop a fiberglass ski
made by Dura Fiber, which was called the Head XR-1. Later, Jim became president of Dura Fiber Ski Company. His experience in business and manufacturing led him to a successful career in business; working for Kaiser Electro Precision and Kaiser Aerospace. Jim, always a fierce competitor lost his final battle to cancer in 2000.
Whitefish Skiers do well at Great Divide
Whitefish YSL competitors traveled to Great Divide Ski Area near Helena Montana for a 3 day tournament that contested Slalom, Giant Slalom and Kombi on Feb 19, 20 and 21.
The slalom, held on the Belmont Bowl course was a challenging event on a held on a cold and blustery day. The Whitefish group held well against the odds and Pixie Moore and Kristin Van Everen were 6th and 7th respectively in their age categories. Jacques Eve finished 13th giving up some ground in the first run and coming back strongly with a solid second run.
The GS, starting very near the top of the Belmont Bowl course offered much better weather conditions and Pixie Moore responded with a 6th in her age group followed closely by teammate Kristin Van Everen in 9th. Jacques Eve responded with a very near podium finish 4th place.
Monday the Kinder Kombi challenged the Whitefish bunch and they responded well to the challenge for some great results. The Kombi, a fairly new event combines the characteristics of Slalom and Giant Slalom. The one run nature of this race demands perfection combined with speed and truly rewards those who inspect the course with accuracy and execute well in that run.
Kristin Van Everen finished 6th in category, followed by Pixie Moore, 7th less than 3/10 of a second behind.
Colter Upton, from Whitefish, roasted his completion winning his age group by 5+ seconds. Upton’s time would have finished 2nd in the next age category.
The next stop on the YSL tour is a March 5, event at Discovery Mountain near Anaconda, MT. Discovery will host 2 Giant Slalom Races and their venue is considered to be one of the most interesting GS trails on the circuit.
The slalom, held on the Belmont Bowl course was a challenging event on a held on a cold and blustery day. The Whitefish group held well against the odds and Pixie Moore and Kristin Van Everen were 6th and 7th respectively in their age categories. Jacques Eve finished 13th giving up some ground in the first run and coming back strongly with a solid second run.
The GS, starting very near the top of the Belmont Bowl course offered much better weather conditions and Pixie Moore responded with a 6th in her age group followed closely by teammate Kristin Van Everen in 9th. Jacques Eve responded with a very near podium finish 4th place.
Monday the Kinder Kombi challenged the Whitefish bunch and they responded well to the challenge for some great results. The Kombi, a fairly new event combines the characteristics of Slalom and Giant Slalom. The one run nature of this race demands perfection combined with speed and truly rewards those who inspect the course with accuracy and execute well in that run.
Kristin Van Everen finished 6th in category, followed by Pixie Moore, 7th less than 3/10 of a second behind.
Colter Upton, from Whitefish, roasted his completion winning his age group by 5+ seconds. Upton’s time would have finished 2nd in the next age category.
The next stop on the YSL tour is a March 5, event at Discovery Mountain near Anaconda, MT. Discovery will host 2 Giant Slalom Races and their venue is considered to be one of the most interesting GS trails on the circuit.
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