Tuesday, January 24, 2012

SPORTSMAN & SKI HAUS JO QUALIFIER


FVSEF,the Sportsman & Ski Haus and the Whitefish Mountain Resort hosted the season’s first Junior Olympic Qualifier. The Qualifier consisted of 2 Giant Slalom races and 1 Slalom. Results from this and additional qualifiers held at Missoula Snow Bowl, Big Sky Resort and Red Lodge will be used to determine attendance at the Western Region’s Junior Olympics to be held at Big Sky and Bridger resorts and the FIS Western Region Championships at Schweitzer Basin, Idaho.
The opening series started with a Giant Slalom on the steep Ed’s Run at the Whitefish Resort. Excellent snow conditions provided an extremely good track for the 3 contested races. A second GS was held Sunday and the races concluded with a Slalom on Monday.
Local results from the Saturday GS include:
Women
Erin Tabish 7th; 15-16 year old category
Madeline Williams 3rd; 17-19
Men
Brittain Walton 6th; 13-14 year old category
Cameron Welch 12th; 13-14
Oliver Van Everen 13th; 13-14
Nevada Kramer 3rd; 15-16
Jacob Welch 9th; 15-16
Aaron Oberlitner 3rd; 17-19

Sunday GS
Women
Piper Howeth 5th; 13-14
Kelly Shea 6th; 13-14
Erin Tabish 3rd; 15-16
Madeline Williams 3rd 17-19
Men
Oliver Van Everen 7th; 13-14 Yrs.
Brittain Walton 10th; 13-14
Cameron Welch 12th; 13-14
Nevada Kramer 1st; 15-16
Jacob Welch 8th; 15-16
Aaron Oberlitner 2nd; 17-19

Monday Slalom
Women
Piper Howeth 7th; 13-14 Yrs.
Erin Tabish 4th; 15-16
Madeline Williams 2nd; 17-19
Men
Oliver Van Everen 6th; 13-14 Yrs
Brittain Walton 7th; 13-14
Cameron Welch 13th; 13-14
Jacob Welch 4th; 15-16

The Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation would like to thank it’s major sponsors, the Sportsman & Ski Haus and the North Valley Hospital’s Base Lodge Clinic for their continued support.

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