Race Season Is On!

The Alpine team has been busy across all age groups and venues, with racing and training happening worldwide and at home. From a small group of FIS men racing in Europe to South Series and Devo athletes competing at the UOP, the season is now fully underway after a long wait for winter to arrive.

The FIS athletes have been busy and all over the place, with small groups splitting up and competing anywhere from Italy, Quebec, Jackson Hole, and California, all while earning podium finishes, personal bests, strong returns from injury, and several big bib moves. Closer to home, the U16s and U14s opened their IMD qualifier seasons at Snowbird and Snow King with strong performances from both groups. They both then headed to Jackson Hole for the first speed races of the season, getting valuable time on longer skis and terrain. First-year U14s followed with a speed camp on the same hill, and both YOB groups will continue speed racing at Tamarack, Idaho.

In addition to the races at Snowbird and Jackson, two U16 athletes traveled to Vermont for a National Performance Series, competing head-to-head with the top U16s in the country and more than holding their own, with top-5 and top-10 results.

The South Series and Devo groups kicked off their race season at the UOP with excellent skiing, strong results, and great effort and attitude reported by coaches. After a challenging start and several canceled events, the Masters group will finally open their season this weekend at Park City Mountain.

After an incredibly difficult early season, things are coming together with both training and racing. We are hopeful that by the end of next week we will have access to all training venues, including the UOP (Hyeway and West Peak), Park City Mountain, and Deer Valley. Congrats to all our athletes on a strong start, let’s keep it rolling.

Lastly, a huge shout out goes to Tallulah Proulx, who qualfied for the Olympics in Slalom and GS for the Phillipines and will be the first female winter Olympian for the Phillipines!!

January Podium Results:

• Winter Rothwell – Sugar Bowl Slaloms: 2nd and 3rd overall in both races (FIS)
• Brooke Brown – Northstar/Palisades: 1st GS1, 2nd SL1 (FIS)
• Max Meucci – Snow King: 3rd GS1 (FIS)
• Sydney Daly – Snowbird: 1st in all four races and overall series winner; 4th Burke NPS GS (U16)
• Feren Johnson – Snowbird: 1st SL1; Jackson: 2nd SG2 (U16)
• Will Beebe – Snowbird: 3rd GS1, 1st GS2, overall series winner; Jackson: 1st SG1 (U16)
• Lila Tyler – Snowbird: 3rd SL1 (U16)
• Lillia Stein – Snowbird: 2nd SL1 (U16)
• Yael Lanzkowsky – Snowbird: 3rd SL2 (U16)