Heiko Ihns (U14) at January Whitewater Teck slalom – PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Jeffery
Whitewater Kootenay Zone Race – U12/U14/U16/U18/Masters Slalom Races
Whitewater Ski Resort, Nelson, BC – Hosted By Whitewater Ski Team
January 10 & 11, 2015
Katie Clark (U16+) at January Whitewater Teck slalom – PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Jeffery
This year families came from as far away as Lake Louise, Golden and Calgary. Once again the vibe at Whitewater lived up to its reputation. This was 2 days of slalom racing, with 103 competitors and a total of 4 one-run races over the weekend. They ranged in age from 10 to 72! We have 2 masters racers in our club, ages 71 and 72. Kirk Jensen, GM of the Whitewater Ski Resort foreran the race, and his coach from his youth, Mike Koper, was at the race with a team from Lake Louise. Mike took the opportunity to coach Kirk in the start just like 30 years ago!
We had perfect weather, sunshine and cold temps. The snow was hard, making for fair races due to a consistent track for all racers. We have a very strong field of racers in our Kootenay Zone, who will go on to Provincial series races for U16 next weekend at Red Mountain, and for U14 at Silver Star in February. The next Kootenay Zone race will be a giant slalom in Kimberly Jan31/Feb1.
There are a couple of Whitewater Freeride Team athletes on the Whitewater Ski Team this year. It is becoming well known that a good alpine ski racer makes for a strong Freeride athlete. Whitewater is known for its ‘big mountain’ culture of powder skiers, but there is a certain level of ‘ski race culture’ starting to build. The whitewater ski team did borrow some Freeride big mountain culture, and were successful this weekend due, in part, to their pre-run power stance – this is where they breathe in the power of the mountains, and breathe out the butterflies!
Thanks to Dylan Henderson for providing this report, and to Scott Jeffery for the great action shots!
Derek Gibbons (U12) at January Whitewater Teck slalom – PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Jeffery
Click HERE for a complete set of results
Jacqueline Davis (U12) at January Whitewater Teck slalom – PHOTO CREDIT: Scott Jeffery
Top-10 finishers listed below
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Men, U12 1 Run
1 GIBBONS DEREK, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.28
2 BARNUM KALEB, 2004 42.90
3 CARTER EWAN, 2004 43.07
4 BEAMAN JOSHUA, 2003 45.02
5 BROWN JOHN, 2003 46.07
6 LAZIER LIAM, 2003 46.12
7 HEWITT GAVIN, 2004 46.71
8 SAUNDERS JACK, 2004 48.87
9 CHRISTIE BRETT, 2004 49.96
10 KINGHORN FINLEY, 2003 50.44
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Ladies, U12 1 Run
1 KING ABIGAIL, 2003 43.83
2 NUTTALL SASHA, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 45.58
3 JONES ALIZA, 2003 45.69
4 DAVIS JACQUELINE, 2004 46.46
5 HICKSON SOPHIE, 2003 48.20
6 LEGER CHANEL, 2003 49.73
7 CLAYTON ELLA, 2003 51.37
8 GLASIER SAMANTHA, 2004 51.50
9 PARDOE SIERRA, 2003 52.97
10 ROBERTSON LAUREN, 2003 53.26
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Men, U12 1 Run
1 GIBBONS DEREK, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 46.12
2 BARNUM KALEB, 2004 49.07
3 BEAMAN JOSHUA, 2003 49.19
4 KINGHORN FINLEY, 2003 49.80
5 BROWN JOHN, 2003 50.22
6 CARTER EWAN, 2004 50.31
7 LAZIER LIAM, 2003 50.95
8 HEWITT GAVIN, 2004 52.40
9 SAUNDERS JACK, 2004 52.65
10 CHRISTIE BRETT, 2004 54.52
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Ladies, U12 1 Run
1 KING ABIGAIL, 2003 49.45
2 HICKSON SOPHIE, 2003 49.79
3 DAVIS JACQUELINE, 2004 49.84
4 NUTTALL SASHA, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 50.29
5 JONES ALIZA, 2003 51.73
6 ROBERTSON LAUREN, 2003 53.33
7 LEGER CHANEL, 2003 54.82
8 CLAYTON ELLA, 2003 55.52
9 PARDOE SIERRA, 2003 56.81
10 CORRY JOSIE, 2004 57.27
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Men, U14 1 Run
1 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 40.79
2 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 41.12
3 HOFMANN, Mattias (Red Mountain Racers) 41.24
4 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 41.88
5 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.30
6 GIBBONS, Bradley (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.66
7 WATERFIELD, Garrett (Whitewater Ski Team) 42.67
8 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 43.51
9 BELLMAN, Troy (Whitewater Ski Team) 44.23
10 GAFFRAN, Nathan (Whitewater Ski Team) 44.65
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Ladies, U14 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 38.99
2 STREET, Charlize (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.18
3 FOSTER, Elly (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.22
4 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 41.23
5 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.50
6 HAWKINS, Anna (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.56
7 DAMM, Emma (Kimberley Alpine Team) 42.91
8 SAUNDERS, Ella (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.59
9 ZUMWALT, Monique (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.75
10 OBEN, Shan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 44.33
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Men, U14 1 Run
1 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 45.67
2 HOFMANN, Mattias (Red Mountain Racers) 45.97
3 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 46.34
4 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 47.12
5 BELLMAN, Troy (Whitewater Ski Team) 47.78
6 MEASURES, Tao (Whitewater Ski Team) 48.53
7 ZUMWALT, Joey (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 49.12
8 SCHIEWE, Nova (Salmo) 49.19
9 TEBULTE, Isaac (Red Mountain Racers) 51.44
10 CHRISTIE, Max (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 52.90
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Ladies, U14 1 Run
1 STREET, Charlize (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 44.06
2 FOSTER, Elly (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 44.62
3 DAMM, Emma (Kimberley Alpine Team) 44.78
4 OBEN, Shan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 47.88
5 WATERFIELD, Kiley (Whitewater Ski Team) 49.26
6 SCHULZE, Hanna (Red Mountain Racers) 50.59
7 ZUMWALT, Monique (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 51.28
8 PERZ, Linden (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 51.88
9 MURRAY, Zarah (Whitewater Ski Team) 52.85
10 LASSILA-CLACK, Emily (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 53.44
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Men, U16+
1 LUNN, Isaac (Red Mountain Racers) 1:25.36
2 SWAN, Bobby (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:27.45
3 GAFFRAN, Noah (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:32.79
Saturday, January 10 Slalom, Ladies, U16+
1 CLARK, Katie (Kimberley Alpine Team) 1:24.12
2 PUNCHARD, Oso (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:28.00
3 DAMM, Bronwyn (Kimberley Alpine Team) 1:35.85
4 STEFANI, September (Red Mountain Racers) 1:37.55
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Men, U12 1 Run
1 GIBBONS DEREK, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.39
2 BARNUM KALEB, 2004 43.39
3 KINGHORN FINLEY, 2003 43.93
4 CARTER EWAN, 2004 44.36
5 LAZIER LIAM, 2003 45.38
6 SAUNDERS JACK, 2004 46.47
7 JENSEN BRODIE, 2004 47.09
8 CHRISTIE BRETT, 2004 49.03
9 ARLING BENNETT, 2004 49.60
10 BABIN DEVLI, 2004 53.16
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Ladies, U12 1 Run
1 DAVIS JACQUELINE, 2004 44.90
2 KING ABIGAIL, 2003 45.69
3 HICKSON SOPHIE, 2003 45.70
4 NUTTALL SASHA, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 45.80
5 JONES ALIZA, 2003 49.11
6 LEGER CHANEL, 2003 49.29
7 ROBERTSON LAUREN, 2003 50.33
8 CLAYTON ELLA, 2003 51.56
9 PARDOE SIERRA, 2003 51.98
10 CORRY JOSIE, 2004 52.56
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Men, U14 1 Run
1 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 41.35
2 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.82
3 HOFMANN, Mattias (Red Mountain Racers) 42.93
4 GIBBONS, Bradley (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.14
5 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 43.86
6 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 43.90
7 NUTTALL, Caleb (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 44.18
8 LEISHMAN, Henry (Whitewater Ski Team) 45.30
9 WATERFIELD, Garrett (Whitewater Ski Team) 45.57
10 MACDONALD, Nic (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 45.91
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Ladies, U14 1 Run
1 FOSTER, Elly (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.45
2 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 42.09
3 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.41
4 ZUMWALT, Monique (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.83
5 DAMM, Emma (Kimberley Alpine Team) 43.38
6 SAUNDERS, Ella (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.46
7 CICALESE, Lorena (Black Dogs Ski Club) 43.63
8 HAWKINS, Anna (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.93
9 OBEN, Shan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 44.01
10 GARDINER, Zara (Red Mountain Racers) 44.50
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Men, U16+
1 LUNN, Isaac (Red Mountain Racers) 1:20.21
2 SWAN, Bobby (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:23.74
3 BROUSSON, Liegh (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:34.73
4 GAFFRAN, Noah (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:45.04
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Ladies, U16+
1 CLARK, Katie (Kimberley Alpine Team) 1:25.42
2 PUNCHARD, Oso (Whitewater Ski Team) 1:25.66
3 DAMM, Bronwyn (Kimberley Alpine Team) 1:32.58
4 STEFANI, September (Red Mountain Racers) 1:36.50
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Men, U14 1 Run
1 IHNS, Heiko (Red Mountain Racers) 39.67
2 NUTTALL, Caleb (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.74
3 HOFMANN, Mattias (Red Mountain Racers) 40.91
4 GIBBONS, Bradley (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.38
5 TIMM, Dylan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.43
6 PANKE, Kristof (Red Mountain Racers) 42.04
7 OOSTHUIZEN, Yael (Whitewater Ski Team) 42.41
8 ZUMWALT, Joey (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.54
9 WATERFIELD, Garrett (Whitewater Ski Team) 43.56
10 BEAMAN, Brycen (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 43.77
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Ladies, U14 1 Run
1 GAUL, Samantha (Red Mountain Racers) 38.86
2 STREET, Charlize (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.21
3 KOPER, Lauren (Black Dogs Ski Club) 40.68
4 MARTIN, Cory (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.79
5 FOSTER, Elly (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.35
6 HAWKINS, Anna (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.78
7 OBEN, Shan (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.82
8 SAUNDERS, Ella (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 41.93
9 ZUMWALT, Monique (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 42.49
10 DAMM, Emma (Kimberley Alpine Team) 42.65
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Men, U12 1 Run
1 GIBBONS DEREK, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 40.10
2 BARNUM KALEB, 2004 41.24
3 KINGHORN FINLEY, 2003 43.66
4 CARTER EWAN, 2004 43.73
5 BEAMAN JOSHUA, 2003 44.30
6 LAZIER LIAM, 2003 44.34
7 BROWN JOHN, 2003 45.39
8 HEWITT GAVIN, 2004 46.00
9 CHRISTIE BRETT, 2004 47.10
10 ARLING BENNETT, 2004 51.25
Sunday, January 11 Slalom, Ladies, U12 1 Run
1 KING ABIGAIL, 2003 45.95
2 NUTTALL SASHA, 2003 (Fernie Alpine Ski Team) 46.68
3 HICKSON SOPHIE, 2003 48.22
4 LEGER CHANEL, 2003 50.86
5 PARDOE SIERRA, 2003 51.14
6 ROBERTSON LAUREN, 2003 51.21
7 CLAYTON ELLA, 2003 52.43
8 CORRY JOSIE, 2004 53.42
9 BLAIR AVERY, 2004 53.44
10 JACQUES SYDNEY, 2003 56.02