Big White Ski Club hosts final stop in 2017/18 Western Ski Cross Series

U16 Women – Overall Points Podium

Western Canada Ski Cross Finals Race hosted by Big White Ski Club
TELUS Park at Big White
March 2nd – 4th 2018

Western Canada Ski Cross Series 2018 Overall Points Results – PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin  

• U16 Ladies
  1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
  2. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
  3. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
• U16 Men
  1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
  2. Jack Morrow (Whistler)
  3. Konnor Kimball (Sunridge)
• U18 Ladies
  1. Samantha Carter (LL)
  2. Sarah Clarke (ABSX)
  3. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
• U18 Men
  1. William Rioux (ABSX)
  2. Zachary Stanier (LL)
  3. Adrian Wattamaniuk (Snow Valley)

Last weekend the "Finals" of the Western Canada Ski Cross Series were held on the TELUS Park ski cross course at Big White. Big White was the final stop in a series of races across the West for athletes ages 12 and older. The TELUS Park ski cross track consists of natural and artificial features such as banked turns, doubles, rollers, wootangs and aztecs. What truly sets the sport apart from other skiing disciplines is the fact that  there are four skiers competing in the track at the same time (similar to motocross). This exciting sport made it’s Olympic debut at the Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010. Approximately 120 young athletes from BC, Alberta and Washington, including the host team from Big White Ski Club, raced on the exceptional track with a number of podium finishes. Course training took place on Friday while racing commenced on Saturday and continued until Sunday afternoon and offered some great spectator entertainment. Ned Ireland from the Canadian Ski Cross Team was on hand to present the awards. Other Big White Ski Club alumni who have gone on to the Canadian Ski Cross Team include World Cup Team member Ian Deans and 2018 Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa. (Huge shoutout to Todd and Sharon Cashin from the Big White Ski Club for compiling all the news, results and photos from this fantastic event!)

U18 Women – Overall Points Podium

RESULTS: Race 1 (Saturday, March 3rd) PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin

• U12 Ladies
  1. Liv Willoughby (BWSC)
  2. Peyton Devlin (SPAC)
  3. Alexa Martin (BWSC)
  4. Jordan Minifie (Yukon)
  5. Kael Oberland (BWSC)
  6. Taryn Schrock (BWSC)
  7. Reese Swift (BWSC)
• U12 Men
  1. Brandon Johnson (SPAC)
  2. Cameron Currie (SPAC)
  3. Gavin Johnson (SPAC)
  4. Harris Hunter (SPAC)
  5. Tige Kramer (SPAC)
  6. Hugo Sastre (SPAC)
  7. Douglas Hunter (SPAC)
• U14 Ladies
  1. Talyn Lorimer (SPAC)
  2. Mia Ruse (Whistler)
  3. Shayna Little (BWSC)
  4. Kiera Swift (BWSC)
  5. Sierra Zuck (Sunridge)
  6. Greta Gladwin (Yukon)
  7. Jaelynn Todd (SPAC)
• U14 Men
  1. Jack Thomas (Whistler)
  2. Finley Cashin (BWSC)
  3. Ben Hare (BWSC)
  4. Micah Schwritlich (SPAC)
  5. Euan Currie (SPAC)
  6. Luke Leddy (Skykomish)
  7. Naddus Kruezko (Sunridge)
  8. Johnny Ekinci (BWSC)
• U16 Ladies
  1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
  2. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
  3. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
  4. Dakota Clyde (Sunridge)
  5. Rory Stadler (Red Deer)
  6. Saige Clarke (LL)
  7. Ally Thompson (Skykomish)
• U16 Men
  1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
  2. Jack Morrow (Whistler)
  3. Adam Fricska (BWSC)
  4. Luke McMillan (BWSC)
  5. Konnor Kimball (Sunridge)
  6. Isaiah Francis (LL)
  7. Robert Chen (LL)
  8. William Little (BWSC)
• U18 Ladies
  1. Kiersten Vincett (ABSX)
  2. Mara Bishop (ABSX)
  3. Samantha Carter (LL)
  4. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
  5. September Stefani (Red Mtn)
  6. Anika Aschbacher (Yukon)
  7. Avery Kunkel (LL)
• U18 Men
  1. William Rioux (ABSX)
  2. Zachary Stanier (LL)
  3. Aidan Mills (UBCO)
  4. Cormac Fox (Skykomish)
  5. Colin McCombe (UBCO)

U16 Men – Overall Points Podium

RESULTS Race 2 (Sunday, March 4th) PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin

• U12 Ladies
  1. Liv Willoughby (BWSC)
  2. Alexa Martin (BWSC)
  3. Jordan Minifie (Yukon)
  4. Reese Swift (BWSC)
  5. Kael Oberland (BWSC)
  6. Samantha Hveding (BWSC)
• U12 Men
  1. Brandon Johnson (SPAC)
  2. Cameron Currie (SPAC)
  3. Gavin Johnson (SPAC)
  4. Charles Sissons (SPAC)
  5. Hugo Sastre (SPAC)
  6. Harris Hunter (SPAC)
• U14 Ladies
  1. Talyn Lorimer (SPAC)
  2. Shayna Little (BWSC)
  3. Maren Vincett (Valley)
  4. Jaelynn Todd (SPAC)
  5. Mia Ruse (Whistler)
  6. Greta Gladwin (Yukon)
  7. Sierra Zuck (Sunridge)
• U14 Men
  1. Jack Thomas (Whistler)
  2. Finley Cashin (BWSC)
  3. Euan Currie (SPAC)
  4. Naddus Kruezko (Sunridge)
  5. Ben Hare (BWSC)
  6. Fraser Jacoby (SPAC)
  7. Joshua Jerstad (SPAC)
  8. Johnny Ekinci (BWSC)
• U16 Ladies
  1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
  2. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
  3. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
  4. Saige Clarke (LL)
  5. Rory Stadler (Red Deer)
  6. Dakota Clyde (Sunridge)
  7. Ally Thompson (Skykomish)
• U16 Men
  1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
  2. Naoise Dempsey (Yukon)
  3. Luke McMillan (BWSC)
  4. Adam Fricska (BWSC)
  5. Robert Chen (LL)
  6. Wesley Vangel (Yukon)
  7. Isaiah Francis (LL)
• U18 Ladies
  1. Sarah Clark (ABSX)
  2. Kiersten Vincett (ABSX)
  3. Samantha Carter (LL)
  4. Mara Bishop (ABSX)
  5. September Stefani (Red Mtn)
  6. Anika Aschbacher (Yukon)
  7. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
  8. Avery Kunkel (LL)
• U18 Men
  1. William Rioux (ABSX)
  2. Aidan Mills (ABSX)
  3. Zachary Stanier (LL)
  4. Wilf Tansley (Skykomish)
  5. Eli Klassen (SASK)
  6. Matthew Molnar (LL)
  7. Cormac Fox (Skykomish)

U18 Men – Overall Points Podium