Red Mountain Resort plays host to 2018’s first Teck Kootenay Zone GS & SL races

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

January 13th and 14th saw the first Kootenay Zone Race of the 2018 ski season hosted by RED Mountain Resort and the Red Mountain Racers. The races took place at the Legacy Training Centre which proved to be race-ready despite mother nature providing a little extra snow! It was a terrific weekend of racing, with teams from Lake Louise, Fernie, Kimberley, Kicking Horse, Whitewater, Red Mountain and the Yukon attending.

Saturday there were three slalom races for the U14 athletes and 2 slalom races for the U12's. There was a great group of volunteers ensuring the courses ran smoothly for all athletes. After a full day of racing the athletes attended a banquet and awards ceremony with presentations by local Teck representative Tammy Salway. While the athletes enjoyed their dinner the parents, coaches and volunteers headed to the top floor of the historic Red Mountain Day Lodge to enjoy the appreciation gathering hosted in Rafters Bar.

Sunday presented a fantastic day of giant slalom racing for the U14 athletes with 3 races being completed with good visibility. For the U12 athletes the fog seemed to roll in just as they were to begin both of their races. Despite this we saw some very talented athletes flying down the course and taking to the podium.

Our athletes are eagerly awaiting the next zone race which will take them to Kicking Horse. A big congratulations to all those who qualified for the BC Games and best of luck in all your races this season!

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Red Mountain club member and professional photographer, Lesley Chisholm, took some great photos of the racers (despite less than fantastic visibility). In addition to the pics you see here, she will be uploading more to her website at http://www.lesleychisholm.com/ – please check in later this week to see the full collection.

Below are the top-3 finishers in each race – good job everyone!!

Saturday, January 13 – U12 ladies – 1 run Slalom #1

1	71	BUCHAR, Nikola	Kimberley Alpine Team	2007	41.35
2	84	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	41.84
3	87	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	41.86

Saturday, January 13 – U12 ladies – 1 run Slalom #2

1	87	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	44.33
2	84	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	45.89
3	94	CLARK, Madison	Whitewater Ski Team	2006	46.48

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #1

1	3	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	44.65
2	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	45.80
3	2	CORRY, Josie	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	49.54

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #2

1	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	46.27
2	23	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	47.27
3	26	TIMM, Jessica	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	47.57

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #3

1	3	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.16
2	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	47.97
3	23	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	48.74

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U12 men – 1 run Slalom #1

1	122	HEWITT, Tanner	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	38.88
2	118	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	39.37
3	110	DEMMLER, Reuben	Red Mountain Racers	2006	40.25

Saturday, January 13 – U12 men – 1 run Slalom #2

1	122	HEWITT, Tanner	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	43.72
2	118	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	44.94
3	115	VANHOOREN, Nate	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	45.24

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #1

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	42.41
2	36	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	43.41
3	40	CARTER, Ewan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.36

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #2

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	43.89
2	40	CARTER, Ewan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.29
3	46	CAIS, Baptiste	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	45.50

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #3

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	44.29
2	36	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.71
3	39	CHRISTIE, Brett	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	47.14

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Ladies – 1 run GS #1

1	98	GARDINER, Georgia	Red Mountain Racers	2007	1:01.63
2	109	FIRLOTTE, Mya	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	1:04.58
3	107	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:04.81

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Ladies – 1 run GS #2

1	107	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:06.96
2	103	CLARK, Madison	Whitewater Ski Team	2006	1:08.14
3	125	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	1:08.50

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #1

1	46	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	58.41
2	41	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	59.33
3	38	JENSEN, Maren	Kimberley Alpine Team	2005	1:00.59

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #2

1	30	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:02.01
2	46	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	1:04.54
3	34	NGAN, Emily	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:04.58

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #3

1	30	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:01.73
2	41	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	1:04.41
3	51	TIMM, Jessica	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	1:05.35

U12 Red Mountain Racer Reuben Demmler at Teck Kootenay Zone Race, Red Mountain PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Men – 1 run GS #1

1	73	DEMMLER, Reuben	Red Mountain Racers	2006	1:00.22
2	75	PASULA, Brayden	Kimberley Alpine Team	2006	1:01.60
3	65	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:01.64