Alexa Brownlie (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) wins 2019 Teck Enquist Slalom Trophy PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Iwasaki
Cameron Seward (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club) wins 2019 Teck Enquist Slalom Trophy PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Iwasaki
Hosted by the Mount Seymour Ski Club, the 2019 Enquist Slalom was the 83rd running of this classic 2-day race event, which has been held on the slopes of Mount Seymour annually since 1936. The race featured competitors from ages 12-16 from ski clubs all across BC Alpine’s Coast Zone.
Alexa Brownlie (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) and Cameron Seward (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club), were the individual recipients of the Enquist Slalom Trophies at this weekend’s alpine slalom races on Mt. Seymour.
On Saturday heavy snow fell and volunteers worked hard to keep the track on the “Unicorn” run in shape. Sunday dawned with cool temperatures and a bluebird sky offering breathtaking views of the mountain and the city below. The young skiers put on an impressive show of skill and sportsmanship throughout the weekend.
On Saturday, the U14 podiums included Alexa Brownlie (Gold), Erin Husken (Silver), Gaia Fameli (Bronze) for the women and Felix Shorter (Gold), Jack Thomas (Silver), Graeme Eder (Bronze) for the men. The U16 podiums included Isabella Cross (Gold), Katarina Kaludjercic (Silver), Mila Plavsic (Bronze) for the women and Dylan Stevens (Gold), John Nicolls (Silver), Cameron Seward (Bronze) for the men.
On Sunday, the U14 podium for the women was a repeat of Saturday with Alexa, Erin and Gaia repeating their performances. For the U14 men, Felix Shorter repeated his Gold medal performance while Graeme Eder moved up to Silver and Milan Novak picked up the Bronze. For U16 the podium included Mila Plavsic (Gold), Katarina Kaludjercic (Silver), Nicola Fretenburg (Bronze) for the women while Hayden Harley (Gold), Cameron Seward (Silver), Markus Cordy-Simpson (Bronze) stood on the podium for the men.
Sadie Ismay from the Vancouver Office of race series sponsor TECK presented awards at the post-race ceremonies.
~ Report submitted by Robert Selby (Media Liaison) Mount Seymour Ski Club; Photos courtesy of Michael Iwasaki, Mount Seymour Ski Club member
Top-10 and Complete Results below:
| Rank | Bib | Ladies' 1st Slalom RESULTS | Club | YOB | Run1 | Run2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | CROSS, Isabella | WHIST | 2003 | 42.89 | 46.26 | 1:29.15 |
| 2 | 20 | BROWNLIE, Alexa | WHIST | 2005 | 42.93 | 46.86 | 1:29.79 |
| 3 | 9 | KALUDJERCIC, Katarina | GROUS | 2003 | 42.83 | 47.37 | 1:30.20 |
| 4 | 17 | HUSKEN, Erin | WHIST | 2005 | 43.70 | 46.79 | 1:30.49 |
| 5 | 10 | PLAVSIC, Mila | GROUS | 2004 | 43.96 | 47.10 | 1:31.06 |
| 6 | 1 | MILLER, Amanda | WHIST | 2003 | 43.81 | 47.77 | 1:31.58 |
| 7 | 4 | LAI, Dee Dee | WHIST | 2003 | 45.19 | 48.21 | 1:33.40 |
| 8 | 6 | IRISH, Lily | GROUS | 2004 | 44.57 | 48.90 | 1:33.47 |
| 9 | 8 | BAY, Bella | WHIST | 2003 | 44.83 | 49.14 | 1:33.97 |
| 10 | 26 | FAMELI, Gaia | CYPRE | 2005 | 45.76 | 48.22 | 1:33.98 |
| Rank | Bib | Men's 1st Slalom RESULTS | Club | YOB | Run1 | Run2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | STEVENS, Dylan | GROUS | 2004 | 40.80 | 43.78 | 1:24.58 |
| 2 | 93 | NICOLLS, John | WHIST | 2003 | 41.19 | 43.79 | 1:24.98 |
| 3 | 92 | SEWARD, Cameron | GROUS | 2003 | 41.60 | 44.17 | 1:25.77 |
| 4 | 96 | SHORTER, Felix | WHIST | 2005 | 41.60 | 45.09 | 1:26.69 |
| 5 | 89 | CORDY-SIMPSON, Markus | GROUS | 2004 | 41.86 | 45.55 | 1:27.41 |
| 6 | 84 | GILBERT, Sascha | WHIST | 2004 | 42.02 | 45.94 | 1:27.96 |
| 7 | 87 | ROSS, Duncan | WHIST | 2004 | 42.72 | 46.36 | 1:29.08 |
| 8 | 100 | FULLER, Sam | WHIST | 2004 | 43.86 | 45.26 | 1:29.12 |
| 9 | 107 | THOMAS, Jack | WHIST | 2005 | 43.55 | 46.24 | 1:29.79 |
| 10 | 91 | HRISTOV, Alek | GROUS | 2003 | 43.40 | 46.86 | 1:30.26 |
| Rank | Bib | Ladies' 2nd Slalom RESULTS | Club | YOB | Run1 | Run2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | BROWNLIE, Alexa | WHIST | 2005 | 43.09 | 41.13 | 1:24.22 |
| 2 | 17 | HUSKEN, Erin | WHIST | 2005 | 43.41 | 40.90 | 1:24.31 |
| 3 | 12 | PLAVSIC, Mila | GROUS | 2004 | 43.44 | 41.39 | 1:24.83 |
| 4 | 13 | KALUDJERCIC, Katarina | GROUS | 2003 | 43.80 | 41.15 | 1:24.95 |
| 5 | 26 | FAMELI, Gaia | CYPRE | 2005 | 45.57 | 42.54 | 1:28.11 |
| 6 | 22 | FRETENBURG, Nicola | GROUS | 2004 | 45.39 | 42.74 | 1:28.13 |
| 7 | 6 | IRISH, Lily | GROUS | 2004 | 45.84 | 42.32 | 1:28.16 |
| 8 | 1 | SLATER, Taylor | GROUS | 2004 | 45.88 | 42.97 | 1:28.85 |
| 8 | 29 | BLOUIN, Sofia | CYPRE | 2005 | 46.23 | 42.62 | 1:28.85 |
| 10 | 19 | HULTMAN, Cordelia | GROUS | 2005 | 45.95 | 43.15 | 1:29.10 |
| Rank | Bib | Men's 2nd Slalom RESULTS | Club | YOB | Run1 | Run2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 89 | HARLEY, Hayden | WHIST | 2003 | 41.72 | 39.64 | 1:21.36 |
| 2 | 85 | SEWARD, Cameron | GROUS | 2003 | 42.16 | 40.28 | 1:22.44 |
| 3 | 96 | SHORTER, Felix | WHIST | 2005 | 42.81 | 40.40 | 1:23.21 |
| 4 | 84 | CORDY-SIMPSON, Markus | GROUS | 2004 | 43.46 | 39.79 | 1:23.25 |
| 5 | 86 | STEVENS, Dylan | GROUS | 2004 | 43.20 | 40.15 | 1:23.35 |
| 6 | 92 | RUMYANSEV, Yvon Vanya | GROUS | 2003 | 43.96 | 40.55 | 1:24.51 |
| 7 | 91 | ROSS, Duncan | WHIST | 2004 | 43.09 | 41.46 | 1:24.55 |
| 8 | 100 | FULLER, Sam | WHIST | 2004 | 43.82 | 41.06 | 1:24.88 |
| 9 | 94 | EDER, Graeme | GROUS | 2005 | 43.77 | 41.99 | 1:25.76 |
| 10 | 109 | NOVAK, Milan | WHIST | 2005 | 44.79 | 41.31 | 1:26.10 |