North hospitality – and great racing! – on display at Teck U14 Provincials in Smithers

For three days, a total of 186 skiers aged 13 and 14-years from across the province were treated to Northern hospitality and a spectacular event at the Teck U14 Provincial Championships, at Hudson Bay Mountain, in Smithers, hosted by the Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club.

Starting with GS on Thursday on an ideal pitch, the girls tackled a couple of nice sets on the Cinderella run, while the boys squared off on a slalom race on Turkey Shoot. They swapped disciplines the next day as the club impressively ran the event with a double organizing committee.

On Friday evening, the Smithers club hosted an athlete and coach banquet where teams of 10 for the double elimination dual on Saturday were announced. The next morning a 20-team elimination dual head-to-head race was a smashing success, with winning teams all receiving placards … and bragging rights. See the complete results below.

Each athlete attending provincials received their own U14 provincial champs toque, which was well received by athletes.

The mighty Smithers Ski Club received praise by coaches, volunteers and athletes for how smooth the events ran and how excited they were to be in beautiful Smithers.