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.