A strong contingent of alpine ski racers from The Whitefish Mountain Race Team competed in two giant slalom races at Discovery Basin March 5-6th. With a record 160 skiers, from all over Montana, the 12 Whitefish racers faired quite well with four 1st place finishes, three 2nd’s, and a host of top ten finishes. A long and demanding course required strong stamina and focus. The Whitefish team was up to the task.
The team was led by 12 year old Oliver Van Everen with two phenomenal runs on Saturday to capture the gold in a hotly contested J4 age group. Nine year old Colter Upton continued a streak by winning first place both days in the J6 division. Jacob Welch rounded out the first place winners with a win on Sunday in the J3’s.
Newcomer Gardner Dominick smoothly raced to two 2nd place finishes in the 7-8 year old division. Also new to the travel circuit in the girls J6 division, was Stella Eddy and Marina Kramer. Stella raced to a nice comeback 4th on Sunday, after 8th Saturday. Marina had two solid finishes, 6th and 8th.
Three Whitefish girls competed in the 9-10 year old division. Mia Hernandez had a strong showing with two top 10 finishes, 7th and 9th. Kristin Van Everen raced to 10th place both days. Pixie Moore had a 12th and 13th.
In the 11-12 year old division, Jacques Eve had a 9th place finish and Cameron Welch two 14th places in the boys group. In a large field of girls, Piper Howeth narrowly missed top ten with 11th and 12th place finishes.
Next up for the Youth Ski League group are the YSL Championships March 18th-20th at Bridger Bowl. As always, the team thanks their sponsors...Hammer Nutrition, Hunter & Company and The Base Lodge Clinic.
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