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Chargers Hold Second Big Mountain Competition
Comp held down Ricardo's
On Thursday, Feb. 19 the Mammoth All Mountain Charger's spent the afternoon practicing grabs, spins, airs and learning new moves all the while having a great time at their "Trampoline Social" at Snowcreek Athletic Club. Two days later many of those same the team members competed in the second Charger Big Mountain Competition. The skiers came down the demanding Ricardo's Run, looker's left of Chair 3, while friends and family members watched from the bottom of the run cheering and ringing cow bells in support of the athletes.
One by one the young skiers charged down the mountain, skiing through the trees, into and out of gullies, over bumps, and often ending their run with a grand finale by jumping off of a large rock near the bottom of the course.
Coach Jenny Liebersbach noted, "We were very happy with how it turned out…Once again, the kids turned up the heat during their runs and impresses us greatly. It was really cool to see them all taking some bigger risks than they have in the past…"
Results for Chargers Second Big Mountain Contest
Girls 10 and under_1 Katie Moxley; 2 Bella Jahrmarkt; Boys 10 and under_1 Manny DeFelice; 2 Cian Smith; 3 Jake Westfall; 4 Jake McConnell; 5 Colten Fisher; 6 Evan Low; 7 Jonathan King; 8 Mark McConnell; 9 Kent Wilkison; Girls 11-14_1 Catherine Gacho; 2 Skyler Low; 3 Elena Fis; 4 Charlotte Smith; 5 Elise Adler; 6 Electa Clark; Boys 11-14_1 Carson Dorough; 2 Peter Bucklin; 3 Finn Huggs; 4 Jaden Fisher; 5 Conor Hackley; 6 Silas Wilson; 7 Exie DeFelice; 8 Dane Westfall; Girls 15 and over_1 Sandra Arimie; Boys 15 and over_1 Jack Lampert; 2 Adrian Arimie; 3 Connor Gilmore; and 4 Brian Adler.
Final High School Races Before Championships
Postponed slaloms pulled off just before champs
The final Inyo/Mono high school ski and snowboard races, before the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation (CNISSF) 2015 Championships, were held on Tuesday, Feb 24 at Mammoth. The races were the last chance the hometown athletes had to qualify for states. MHS's Fleur Connelly, didn't disappoint and dominated the snowboard races, taking first in all four runs giving her the win for both race three and race four in the girl's slalom. Not only was Connolly the fastest girl, her times beat out all of the boys in both races. Following right behind her was Julia Cage who took second and third in the two races.
On the boy's side, Sam Hein rode into third place in both races while teammates Kristian Martin and Edwin Molina each had two top ten finishes. Missing from the action this week was Husky standout Devin Tubbs. Unfortunately, Tubbs who had taken first in all six races up to this week's competition, recently suffered an injury off the hill, and is out for the rest of the season.
The Husky skiers also continued to show great strength in their performances with Sierra Gilfoy, Lynn Regelbrugge, Mallory Podosin and Audrey Sandvigen taking first, second, third and fourth place respectively in the first race of the day. The four girls returned in the afternoon and repeated their one, two, three, four finishes in exactly the same order as the morning. Melanie Moyer, Kimmy O'Connell, Camden DeAngelis, and Anya Feeney all finished with top ten results in both races.
Not to be out down by the girls, Ryan Foulke, Grayson Dozier, Brenden Torrance, Cody Jayne and Griffin Covert went one-two-three-four-five in the first boy's race, followed by Mason Forsythe and Tim Wolfe in seventh and eighth. In the second race Foulke and Dozier went one, two while Jayne moved up to take third, Covert, fourth and Mannetter, fifth.
Results for Inyo/Mono SL 3 and 4
Snowboard Girls_Fleur Connolly 1,1; Julia Cage 2, 3. Snowboard Boys_Sam Hein 3,3; Kristian Martin 5, 8; Edwin Molina 7, 9: Dylan Van Kampen 8, 12; Luis Alvarado 13, 15; Devin Soucy 15, 10; Carlos Morales DNF, 6; Pedro Cecena DSQ, 21. Ski Girls_Sierra Gilfoy 1,1; Lynn Regelbrugge 2,2; Mallory Podosin 3,3; Audrey Sandvigen 4, 4*; Melanie Moyer 5, 7; Kimmy O'Connell 7, 6; Camden DeAngelis 8, 9; Anya Feeney 9, 10; Hannah Halferty DNF, 13. Ski Boys_Ryan Foulke 1; Graayson Dozier 2; Brenden Torrance 3; Cody Jayne 4; Griffin Covert 5; Mason Forsythe 7; Tim Wolfe 8; Hayden Mannetter DNF; Ottto Gubser DNF
*It has been reported, that after the race Sandvigen informed Chris Leonard, MHS Alpine Advisor, that she had missed a gate in one of the slalom runs. Not only did her honesty disqualify her in that race, but it also meant that she wouldn't make the Championship Team.
CNISSF Team Announced
Twenty-three athletes qualify for CNISSF 2015 Championships
The CNISSF 2015 Championships will be held at Mammoth Mountain March 2-5 with the snowboarders competing Monday and Tuesday followed by skiers on Wednesday and Thursday. Athletes from thirty-five schools from around the state are expected to take part in the event.
MHS athletes who qualified for the Championships are: Snowboarding slalom_Kristian Martin; both giant slalom and slalom_Fleur Connolly, Julia Cage, Devin Tubbs, Tyler Searles, Sam Hein and Carlos Morales.
The skiers who made the "states" team are: SL_ Grayson Dozier, Cody Jayne, Audrey Sandvigen and Kimmy O'Connell; GS_Tim Wolfe and Anya Feeney. Both GS and SL_Sierra Gilfoy, Lynn Regelbrugge Mallory Podosin, Victoria Patrie, Melanie Moyer, Ryan Foulke, Brenden Torrance, Griffin Covert, Hayden Mannetter, and Mason Forsythe.
Kirkeby Awarded Top Far West Nordic Scholarship
Cross county skiing is her passion
On Monday it was announced that Amanda Kirkeby was awarded the Ted Beauchamp Scholarship for 2015. Kirkeby, a senior at Mammoth High School, and has been racing at National and Regional Competitions for Far West Nordic for over five years, at a very high level. She has also been a member of the Far West Nordic Academic Team since it was initiated in 2012.
"Cross country skiing is my passion. There are no words to describe the feeling I get from skiing across a fresh groomed trail on a crisp, blue-bird day or when I cross the finish line after a race. For me, it is not about the glory of standing on the podium after a win that keeps me skiing every day. It's my love for the sport itself and the kind, dedicated people that share my love of cross country skiing. Every time I am out on skis or surrounded by cross country skiers, I cannot contain my smile."
Kirkeby plans on using her scholarship to pursue her goals of continuing to cross country ski race in college, and hopes to one day even make the U.S. Ski Team. The scholarship monetary award is 300 dollars, but more importantly it is one of the highest honors that a junior Nordic ski racer can achieve in the Far West Division
The Ted Beauchamp Scholarship was set up in 1995 to honor the memory of long time Far West Nordic Board member Ted Beauchamp who gave tirelessly to help kids excel in the sport he loved.
Last week it was announced that Kirkeby, along with Trace Calvin, Connor Kusomoto, Meaghan Thompson and Calvin Forsythe all qualified to compete at the USSA Jr. Nationals, March 8-14.
U10-U12s Athletes Faced With Extreme Weather at Sugar Bowl
Skiers land podium spots for both slalom and GS
The Mammoth U10-U12 ski team traveled to Sugar Bowl for the North Series GS/SL, Feb. 21-22. Saturday, the athletes enjoyed spring like conditions in the hill that MMST coach Scott Saltsman described as a, "…nice day, sunny and not too warm. A great day for racing racing." Off the course, a jovial atmosphere prevailed with the team members finding time for snowball fights, building forts in the trees and even an impromptu game of "baseball" using snowballs and an old discarded sign they found. However, on the racecourse it was all business.
Mammoth's Siena Beeghly pulled down a second for the U10 girls in the giant slalom on Christmas Tree, while teammate Piper Wilkison was 10th and Grant Schneider and Greg Gazarian each earned a top 10 result for the U10 Boys. Neave Anderson slayed it in the U12 Girls slalom on Disney winning the race by 0.69 over Squaw Valley Ski Team's Georgia Sege. On the boys course Liam Gooch led the Mammoth contingent taking seventh.
Sunday, the racers woke up to an extreme change in the weather. The tee shirts and sunblock from the day before gave way to down jackets and neck gators. On this day, the athletes could again be found in the trees, but this time it was for protection from the fierce wind and pelting ice crystals flying through the sky. While other areas might have cancelled the race, Sugar Bowl held to "the show must go on" and so the racers headed out to face the elements while at the same time testing their skills in the course.
Due to fewer racers, an earlier start time and a location that was less impacted by the wind, the U10s made quick work of their slalom race compared to the U12s. Mammoth's Beeghly attacked the slalom course with the same determination that she had the day before, taking the win for the U10 girls. Madeline LeFrancois joined her in the medals with her 14th place finish. For three U10s, Jack Leonard, Maya Johnson and Sydney Wilson, the weekend was even more challenging as it was their very first USSA race and first away race all in one.
Unfortunately, for the U12s it was a different story. The wind gusts on Disney were so strong that their giant slalom race was run without gate panels, a rarity in the racing world. The same gusts also played havoc with the athletes' performances in the course. While some racers escaped the random gusts of wind, others had to fight through bouts of forceful wind on their way down the course. Although there was no second run reset or inspection, the race was still plagued by several uncontrollable factors, making for a very long and exceptionally cold day on the hill for all involved.
At the end of the day, Anderson had a fourth place result and Jordan Whistler was ninth for the girls. Afterwards Anderson revealed, "The snow was hard and fast and weather conditions very cold for Sunday, however, we were well prepared by our coaches for the challenge! Challenge accepted!" On the boy's side Bjorn Karlen added an 11th place finish to his 12th place result earned the day before. But the real MMST standout of the day had to be Daniel Schneider.
The day before, Schneider who is used to being on the podium whether in gymnastics, Math Olympics, chess tournaments, soccer games or diving meets, failed to meet his own expectations, placing 19th in the slalom. Sunday morning the all star athlete came out of the starting gate on fire and attacked the course with a renewed vigor resulting in a time that was just 0.42 behind the previous day's winner, Sugar Bowl's Michael Puchkov. Schneider, the third skier to come down the second run course, posted a time of 1:08.00. Now, it was just a waiting game, as Puchkov didn't make his second run for another 32 racers. In the end, the SBSTA skier finished his run with a time of 1:10.03, giving Schneider the U12 Boys GS win by a margin of 1.61. Afterwards Schneider said, "I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now." And then later after he had a chance to reflect, he said, "This was the greatest day ever!"
Traveling with the team were MMST coaches, Carl Underkoffler, Miles Andreson, Kasey Morning and Saltsman. When asked how they felt about the weekend they reported the weather was indeed, "cold and windy… but the kids were brave and endured the rougher weather." Then adding, "Mammoth really acted as a team. When … a teammate was going, everyone on the hill could hear all the Mammoth skiers cheering."
Results for Sugar Bowl GS/SL
U10 Girls_Siena Beeghly 2,1; Piper Wilkison 10,16; Madeline Le Francois 17,14; Sydney Willson 21,DQ; Reagan Sewell 22,23; Gretchen Gooch 23,DQ; Regan Clute 26,17; Skye Peterson 28,26; Jenna Lynch 29,21; Peyton Sewell 31, DQ; Cessa Desario 34, 29; Maya Johnson 38, 24; Lyla Desario 39, 37; Natalie Tholan DNS, 28; and Fiona Flavin DQ, 35; U10 Boys_Grant Schneider 7,17: Gregory Gazarian 9, DQ; Jace Urdi 25,19; Bodie MacMillan 33, 22; Astro Halliday-Kroner 34, DQ; Jack Leonard 36, 25 and Carl Shew DQ, DQ; U12 Girls_Neave Anderson 1, 4; Erica Lynch 22, DNF; Jordan Whistler 23, 9; Chaney Szeto 26, 42; Thea Amon-Franceschi 28, DNF; Madison Jayne 38, 23; Aria Assil 39, 52; Sara Mueller 49, 48; Skylar Wilkison 52, 36; Sierra Burror 55, 27; Lauren Ziotz 56, 57; Margerie McGlashan 57, 55; U12 Boys_Liam Gooch 7, DNF; Bjorn Karlen 12, 11; Daniel Schneider 19, 1; Daniel Steiner 21, 32; Aidan Le Francois 31, 26; Connor Williams 36, 57; Aidan Forrester 49, DNF; Michael Brink DQ, 38; and Quentin Le Francois DQ, 23.
On the Road with the U18-U21 Teams
Athletes travel to Mt. Rose, NV and Nakiska, AB
On February 21, twenty Mammoth Mountain Ski Team members traveled to Mt. Rose the U16-U21 Senft Slalom races. MMST's Maureen Lebel (U18) and Natalie Riffel (U21) each climbed to the top of the podium for the pair of back-to-back races in their respective divisions. Other skiers having notable finishes were: Erin Maidman, Hannah Everson, Katherine Brown, Sean Murphy, Kevin Wolfe, Justin Wallasch,
Max Ziontz, Austin Gumins, Perry Moyer and Robert Toy. Each of these athletes had at least one top ten finish.
At the same time two other MMST racers, Nikita Norton and Scotty Lebel were racing in Alberta, Canada on the Nor-Am Cup. Lebel and Norton met with some very strong competition in their move up to the next level of racing. However, Lebel placed 39th in the Super G at Nakiska, while Norton was 48th in the giant slalom. The Nor-Am Cup gives athletes who have qualified for the races, the opportunity to compete against athletes from other countries. In the races Norton and Lebel took part in, athletes came from countries including: Canada, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, Croatia, Great Britain, Australia, Austria and the United States.
Results for Mount Rose Senft Slalom 1 and 2
U18 Ladies_Maureen Lebel 1, 1; Erin Maidman 4, DNF; Hannah Everson 7, 9; Katherine Brown 8, 4; Kayleigh MacGregor 12, 19; Elisabeth Heit 15, 12; Chelsea Foulke 21, 18; Emily Steiner 22, 20; Miranda Betts 23, 17; U21 Ladies_ Natalie Riffel 1, 1; U18 Men_Sean Murphy 2, DNF; Kevin Wolfe 3, 3; Justin Wallasch 4, 7; Max Ziontz 5, DNF; Austin Gumins 8, 9; Perry Moyer 9, 6; Cody Underkoffler DNF, DNF; Logan DeAngelis DQ, DNF; Jimmy Wehsener DQ, 11; U21 Men_ Robert Toy 4, 2.
Malm and Wallasch Brothers Compete in International Ski Cross Races
Mammoth skiers race in ski cross Nor-Am Cup and World Cup competitions
Two Mammoth Ski Team racers took a few days off from training at home to compete in the Nor-Am Cup Men's Ski Cross, Feb. 18-19 at Fernie, BC. One of the athletes, Russell Malm, reported on their adventure saying, …on the first day after getting up there, "there's not much snow on the ground." Malm and his MMSST teammate Justin Wallasch, decided, "to go on an adventure to find the course. We finally find this "course" which there are just three features and a GS course. We try getting back to the lodge to get Poutine. (Greatest thing ever, by the way.) Anyways we ran into a patchy unsatisfied ski run, which we later find out was closed." On the first day of racing in the "quallys," Malm finished 17th for the day with what he termed "a terrible run and first run," while Wallasch was 15th. The following day Malm said, he "…got 15th in 'quallys', second first heat, second on my second heat which got me into semis and fourth into semis, which automatically got me into the small final and got eighth for the day!! Really happy for everything that has happened to me today and blessed for everything I have. Really can't thank my whole family enough for everything they have done to get me to where I need to be today!! I also can't thank the man up above for keeping me on my two skis." On that day Justin Wallasch was 18th.
Two days later on Feb 21-23, at the FIS Audi Ski Cross World Cup in Tegernsee, Germany, Justin's brother Tyler Wallasch was 50th and 48th. Tyler Wallasch summed it all up on Facebook, "Will be nice now to get some recovery and rest at home after a long few weeks on the road!"
]]>Attention all Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard Team members, please stop by SharpShooters-Main Lodge and sign the 2014-2015 team photo.
]]>Chloe Kim Named 2015 Women's Rookie of the Year
She has been riding for 10 years but, wasn't old enough to compete in last year's Olympics
Midway through the Rev Tour Mammoth Unbound athlete Chloe Kim was named, "Women's Rookie of the Year" by Snowboarder Magazine. Fourteen year-old Kim, who recently won the Gold Medal at X Games Aspen 2015, is the youngest athlete to win X Games Gold.
When announcing the award the publication wrote that, "While a case can be made that Kim isn't old enough to be considered a 'woman,' Snowboarder has chosen to take a different approach than the International Olympic Committee and USSA Grand Prix series and not let something as arbitrary as age keep her from fulfilling on her promise. Therefore, Snowboarder would be remiss if we didn't give the most deserving up and coming female snowboarder in the world, if not all-time, her due as our 2015 Women's Rookie of the Year. When you take into account what Chloe Kim accomplished last season at the age of 13, really no other girl even comes close to being as deserving." The current Overall TTR World Tour Champion, who specializes in the halfpipe, has spent the past few years training as a member of the Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team. It has been reported that she combines the styles of her mentor Kelly Clark with some of those by of Danny Davis thus "changing the women's halfpipe conversation with each switch method and overhead spin she lofts." Kim, who has been riding for 10 years but, wasn't old enough to compete in last year's Olympics, certainly has plenty of time ahead of her to reach for the stars.
Nordic Teams Travel to Tahoe
"The snow was extremely slushy and the temperatures were high"
Friday the 13th, may be considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. But, it certainly wasn't for a group of Mammoth High School and Middle School Nordic Team skiers who competed in the CNISSF North Tahoe Pursuit. Describing the event coach Kyle Osland said, "Last week's race at Auburn Ski Club was a mixed event, meaning it was different for the two teams. The high school team did a Pursuit Race and middle school did a 4-Kilometer Skate." In Osland's estimation the coverage was good, "but the snow was extremely slushy and the temperatures were high throughout the afternoon, causing all of the skiers to struggle through the course."
On the high school side, Conner Kusumoto was fifth for the Varsity Boys, while teammate Carson Bold was 12th. Jacob Mahler landed in third for the JV Boys. Amanda Kirkeby the sole MHS girl to compete finished in fourth.
Alexia Craven finished fifth for the middle school girls, followed by Robin Ferris in 18th, and Hannah Linaweaver in 4th. Jared Mahler finished sixth out of the 75 middle school boys who took part in the race. Osland noted that, "At the middle school level, our athlete's have continued to ski competitively for such a small team."
On Tuesday it was announced that, as a result of their outstanding finishes this season, Amanda Kirkeby, Trace Calvin, Connor Kusomoto, Meaghan Thompson and Calvin Forsythe have qualified to compete at the USSA Jr. Nationals in March.
Mammoth Hosts U.S. Revolution Tour
Local riders find success at home
The third stop of the U.S. Revolution tour took place at Mammoth Mountain, CA, Feb. 8-11, with U.S. Freeskiing rookie team member Willie Borm (Chaska, MN) taking home top honors in both slopestyle skiing and the first-ever Rev Tour big air. Birk Irving (Winter Park, CO) took home his second Rev Tour halfpipe win of the season. "The jump was really good," said Borm. "They changed it from slopestyle, made it a little more poppy and gave it a steeper landing. It was on point for big air."
Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team members Katherine Alexander and Hayley Moss took sixth and ninth respectively in the ladies slopestyle, while, Sierra Bowman captured ninth in the ladies halpipe. On the men's side Cameron Brodrick, a junior at Mammoth High School, was 12th and Alexander Glavatsky-Yeadon who hails from Hong Kong was 40th.
Moving into the snowboard comps the U.S. Snowboarding rookie team cleaned up at Mammoth. The level of riding at women's competition was as high as it gets with 2015 X Games gold medalist Chloe Kim winning the halfpipe competition. Kim's technical run packed with switch methods and back-to-back inverted spins looking very similar to her X Games winning run. After her win Kim, also a member of the
Mammoth Snowboard Team said, "I'm stoked to be back home in Mammoth. I don't have to travel and it feels really nice to be home. All the other girls were riding really well." The fourteen year-old Kim, bested her teammate and Rev Tour pipe leader Maddie Mastro, who placed second. A third member of the team Jenise Spiteri was 12th. Kim was the lone Mammoth rider to compete in the Ladies Slopestyle contest and finished fourth.
Japanese rider Eiju Hirano won the men's halfpipe contest, while Judd Henkes was the top Mammoth rider placing seventh. He was followed by Mammoth riders: Josh Bowman in 11th; Freeman Andrews, 26th; Liam Whiley, 32nd; Peter Danner 41st; and Deion Adams in 43rd.
Brett Moody (Anchorage, AK) and Julia Marino (Westport, CT) nabbed the first-ever Rev Tour big air wins. "The leveling of riding at Mammoth was on par with some of the biggest events of the season," commented Moody after his win. Mammoth Unbound athlete Brock Crouch landed in 15th, with Mammoth Snowboard Team members: Drayden Gardner 19th; Hogwang Ok 24th; Matthew Williams 26th; Henkes 27th; and Joss McAlpin 32nd.
In the final event of the week, the men's slopestyle, Jake Pates (Eagle, CO), Redmond Gerard (Dillon, CO) and Chandler Hunt (Park City, UT) swept the podium. Pates, who took home two Rev Tour podiums, led the U.S. Rookie team sweep, landing a cab double cork 900 and a backside double cork 1080 on the last two jumps. "It was such a battle up there," said Pates. These kids shred so it's super cool to be over here in slope competing with them doing the same tricks." Again it was Crouch who was the local leader taking 11th; Gardner 16th; George Scott 35th; McAlpin 48th; Whiley 49th; Andrews 51st; Andre Escobar 55th; and Williams 62nd.
Summing up the week's results Ben Wisner, Director Mammoth Mountain Snowboard and Freeski Teams revealed, "I am very proud of all our athletes who competed at the Rev Tour. The level of the skiers and riders was world class and out athletes proved they can mix it up with the best."
U16-U18-U21s Race at Mammoth
Lebels earn top podium spots at home
While the U14s were racing at Squaw, their older teammates were able to enjoy two days of super G racing at home on Feb. 14-15 followed by Jordan`s Holiday Classic Giant Slalom on Monday. Throughout the years the Sunshine Cup super G race has been run more often than not in anything but "sunshine." However, this year the only non-sunny parts of the course were those that were in the shade due to the very early start times.
Over the weekend a number of top SG results were scored by MMST athletes including: top 10 finishes both days by Eva Yguico, Sydney Snelbaker and Mack Carkeet for the U16 girls and Maureen Lebel, Kayleigh MacGregor, Erin Maidman, and Elisabeth Heit for the U18 girls. Lebel not only had top ten finishes, she took second on Saturday and came back to take first on Sunday with the top overall time for all the ladies.
The Mammoth men were equally as successful on their home mountain with Sam Richau, Casey Felgar, Barrett Calvin, Erik Eisen, Ryan Foulke and Lachlan Anderson all landing on the front page for the U16 men. In the U18 division Alex Colby was first on Saturday and came back on Sunday to take second. Cody Underkoffler joined him on the podium Saturday finishing in third, and then was fifth on Sunday. Sean Murphy, Logan DeAngelis, Austin Gumins, Kevin Wolfe, Justin Wallasch, Max Ziontz, Perry Moyer and Jimmy Wehsener all had top 15 results.
Not to be out done by his younger sister, Scotty Lebel charged down the course on both days to capture the fastest overall time both days. His U21 teammate Robert Toy ended up third and fourth in the division.
On Monday the racers put on their shorter skis for the more technical GS event and again Mammoth athletes saw great success. Carkeet, Snelbaker and Yguico all repeated a top 15 finish for the U16 girls, Maureen Lebel was back on top of the podium for the third time in three days, Katherine Brown was fifth, MacGregor sixth, and Heit 11th for the U18s. The men too, placed five in the top fifteen with Trevor Buongiorno eighth; Eisen 10th, James Gooch 11th, Cole Williams 12th, and rounding out the U16 page Connor Staley in 14th.
The U18s were represented by Sean Murphy on top of the podium, Max Ziontz in fourth, Perry Moyer fifth, Austin Gumins seventh, Jimmy Wehsener eighth, Logan DeAngelis ninth, and Kevin Wolfe 14th.
Feb 14/ 15 Sunshine Cup SG results:
U16 Ladies:Eva Yguico 5/6; Sydney Snelbaker 6/3; Mack Carkeek 10/4; Delaney Kearns DNS/18
U18 Ladies: Maureen Lebel 2/1; Kayleigh MacGregor 5/5; Erin Maidman 8/9; Elisabeth Heit 10/11; Miranda Betts 18/22; Emily Steiner 20/23; Katherine Brown DNF/DNS; Chelsea Foulke DNS, 20
U16 Men: Samuel Richau 6/12; Casey Felgar 9/18; Barrett Calvin 10/9; Erik Eisen 13/6; Ryan Foulke 14/13; Connor Staley 19/24; James Gooch 20/21; Lachlan Anderson 23/15; Trevor Boungiorno 25/19; Cole Williams 26/26; Duncan Reid 27/20; Luke Davenport 29/29; Sheldon French 33/36
U18 Men: Alex Colby1/2; Sean Murphy 5/4; Logan DeAngelis 6/DNF; Austin Gumins 7/6; Kevin Wolfe 8/7; Justin Wallasch 10/DNS; Max Ziontz 12/11; Perry Moyer 14/8; Jimmy Wehsener 15/14
U21 Men: Scotty Lebel 1/1; Robert Toy 3/4
Feb 16 Jordan's Holiday Classic GS results:
U16 Ladies: Mack Carkeet 4; Sydney Snelbaker 9; Eva Yguico11; Rylie Whistler 18; Mallory Podosin 25; McKenna Latt 26; Melanie Moyer 30; Silvia Lorico-Rappa 31
U18 Ladies: Maureen Lebel; Katherine Brown 5; Kayleigh MacGregor 6; Elisabeth Heit 11; Chelsea Foulke 17; Emily Steiner 18; Miranda Betts 19
U21 Ladies: Natalie Riffel DQ1
U16 Men: Trevor Buongiorno 8; Erik Eisen 10; James Gooch 11; Cole Williams 12; Connor Staley 14; Lachlan Anderson 18; Luke Davenport 21; Ned Jacobs 24; Scott McClure 30; Ryan Foulke DNF; Samuel Richau DNF; Cody Jayne DNF; Duncan Reid DNF; Casey Felgar DNF; Sheldon French DNF
U18 Men: Sean Murphy 1; Max Ziontz 4; Perry Moyer 5; Austin Gumins 7; Jimmy Wehsener 8; Logan DeAngelis 9; Kevin Wolfe 14; Alex Colby DNF; Cody Underkoffler DQ1
"That's My Favorite Run" U14 Race at Squaw Valley
Race could have been named "it's on, it's off, it's back on"
Brilliant California sunshine prevailed last weekend, Feb. 14-15 in the Tahoe Basin with temperatures reaching in the upper 50s to low 60s. Although beautiful, it was not necessarily the optimal weather for ski racing. And as Harry Blackburn, Director Mammoth Mountain Ski Team, noted last weekend's U14 giant slalom race, dubbed "That's My Favorite Run" could have been named, "it's on, it's off, it's back on."
The race was originally scheduled for Mount Shasta, and then re-sited to Alpine Meadows, not long after that it was postponed and then at the last minute came a notice from the Far West offices that the race was back on at Squaw Valley. Ultimately, the race was held off the Siberia Lift at the top of Squaw on Motts run. Due to this season's warm storms and prolonged dry spells Mott's has been the main stay race arena for Squaw Valley, not the notorious Exhibition race arena. Blackburn complimented the Squaw Valley Race Department, reporting that they "did a great job. The snow and race surface held up well for the entire field considering the snow and warm weather."
The Mammoth Director and coach said, "Our athletes skied great and our training continues to pay off. Bruno Amon Franceschi scored his best result thus far in his skiing career with a third place podium finish, and Jade Steiner broke inside the top 15. Evin Haworth and Kendall Lach both continue to have top 10 results." Lach was eighth both days, Haworth had a ninth on Saturday and Steiner was 14th and 15th.
"Sam Beutner continued to score top 15 results. Lance Davenport, Sabina Brink, Anastasia Seator- Braun, Vivi McGlashan had solid performances and Charlie Regelbrugge fought back and ended up with a solid second on Sunday, after a bobble on Saturday's race," noted Blackburn. On that day, Regelbrugge was uncharacteristically 61st after his first run on Saturday. He came back to win the second run, but it wasn't enough to move him up past 32nd place.
Blackburn finished by saying, "Overall our U14s have been focused and working hard on their skills. We're super proud of everyone's efforts. We now look forward to sleeping in our own beds and let the other teams travel down here to our home event the SGs to be held on the 28th and 1st of March. There is something to be said about the home hill advantage! Everyone is psyched for the SGs."
Feb. 14/15 That`s my Favorite Run U14 – Giant Slalom Results:
U14 Ladies: Kendall Lach 8/8; Evin Haworth 9/DNF; Jade Steiner 14/15; Sabina Brink 29/29; Anastasia Seator Braun 31/32; Vivienne McGlashan 33/35; Keely Podosin 48/ 51; Elizabeth Gammariello 49/53; Leila Assil 52/58; Siena Szeto 53/50; Chiara lorico-Rappa 66/72; Hallie Clute DNF/61
U14 Men: Bruno Amon Franceschi 3/DNF; Sam Beutner 20/13; Lance Davenport 30/32; Charlie Regelbrugge 32/2; Mason Haworth 49/49; Tommy Teslaa DNF/25; Samuel Baron DNF/51
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Wind, rain, fire, snow, and even earthquakes all played a part in the lives of MMSST athletes this week. For some it was as simple as a race postponement as was the case with the U14 North Series GS races. The races were originally scheduled for Feb. 7-8 at Mt. Shasta. When it became apparent that Shasta wasn't going to have enough snow to hold the competition, it was moved to Alpine Meadows. However, that was changed when the weather models showed a big storm approaching. Then the event was scheduled to take place next Feb. 14-15 at Alpine, then event was postponed and finally re-scheduled to be held at Squaw Valley for the same dates. The next event to take a hit from the storm was the Inyo/Mono High School slaloms races scheduled for Feb. 6 at Mammoth. Those have been moved to Feb. 24 at Mammoth. Even the 2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Vail, CO weren't spared and had to work around the weather. However the event that was probably the hardest hit was the U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth that was only able to salvage two of the four scheduled events.
2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, Vail, CO_Feb. 2-15
Tough going for Cook
On Feb. 6, Mammoth's Stacey Cook finished in 19th place in the World Championship ladies downhill, an event that Cook routinely excels in. Even though she didn't podium or even make the top ten, Cook has a lot to be proud of as it took a tremendous amount of mental toughness for her to even step in the starting gate after the fall she took in training the previous day. After flying through the first fencing, then smashing into the second row of fencing Cook was transported to the hospital, evaluated and then released with a bruised and battered body and the OK to race the following day.
After finishing her run that put her 2.16 out of first place Cook said, "The crash [on Thursday] wasn't that bad; it was hitting the nets that messed everything up. It was more knowing if I could deal with the pain, which sounds really silly. It was kind of a painful afternoon and evening. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to pull off some of those forces. Everything hurts. I got something going wrong on every limb.
This experience is amazing. I wasn't expecting Worlds in the U.S. to be like this. I was expecting it to be smaller and with less thoughtful fans. When I came down in the super G and heard that crowd, I was absolutely blown away and so inspired by them. That's a lot of what kept me fighting, even after the crash yesterday. I told the people in the ambulance that I was going to race today and they all laughed at me. There's always something you can take out of it—a medal, a fight back. Unfortunately, my big event stories seem to be fighting back a lot. But I find I can inspire through that outlet as well. I would have loved a medal, but it's really hard to get. We're competing against the best. We're doing the best we can and I'm proud of that. Later that afternoon, Cook wrote on Facebook, "I could do a lot of wishing that the last 24 hours had gone much differently, but instead I am so grateful for the opportunity to have been in the start gate today. It was hard pushing out of the start mentally as well as with two bum arms, but I was so motivated to make this amazing crowd and race crew proud. Thanks so much for bringing me into the finish with such a roar. That's something no athlete will forget." Some days, the rewards aren't just gold, silver, or bronze. Today was a rewarding fight through pain and fear that is easy to be proud of." Words of a true champion.
Mammoth Hosts Its 10th Sprint U.S. Grand Prix_Feb. 4-7
Weather forces cancelation of two events
The Sprint U.S. Grand Prix tour continued with its second stop at Mammoth Mountain, CA Feb. 4-7. Mammoth has a long and legendary Grand Prix history, hosting ten years of Grand Prix events and serving as the naming site for both the 1998 and 2014 Olympic snowboarding teams. Finally after months of planning Mammoth was poised and ready to host the highly anticipated continuation of the 2015 season, however Mother Nature had a different plan, thus forcing the event organizers to change the contest schedule on short notice.
Wednesday, Olympic champion Maddie Bowman's solid run during halfpipe skiing qualifications at the Visa U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix translated to a first place podium on Friday when the finals competition was canceled due to adverse weather. "It's unfortunate that finals were canceled, but Mammoth always puts us up really well, so I had a great time," said Bowman. "I'm happy to be skiing here and I'm happy that California is getting weather, so I guess I'll take it. I just tried to throw down a really good run and I'm happy that I did."
On the men's side, Canada's Justin Dorey took the win, with Olympic champion David Wise finishing second. In his qualifying run, Wise kept things consistent and went for tricks he knew he could land, including a double cork 1260. Wise was one of three athletes to land a 1260 during this competition. Teammate Gus Kenworthy made improvements from his first to second qualifying run, landing himself in third overall. "They told us that was a possibility [finals would be canceled] heading into qualifying," said Kenworthy. "I had that in the back of my mind and I tried to do the best run I could. I'm stoked I got a podium. It feels good. Obviously I would have liked to skied finals, but I'd rather stay safe and take a result than try and push it in bad weather and maybe get hurt."
On Thursday strong winds announcing incoming storms, persuaded the organizers to hold the snowboard slopestyle finals a day early. Qualifying from a final start field of 34 competitors in eliminations taking place in the morning, the top 10 men battled it out for the top spot of slopestyle finals. Smart contest riding was key, dealing with strong winds and slow speed at times. While the ladies decided to have their qualifying scores count as the final results, the men were able to put down some solid runs, closing out finals at one of the biggest events worldwide. In his third and final run, American Eric Beauchemin was able to score a strong 88.26 with a run of a Switch Tailslide 270, Cab 270 in 450 out, Cab 180 Backside 540, Cab 1260 Indy and a Frontside 1080 Mute, overtaking Yuki Kadono (JPN), who qualified first and was leading throughout the finals, but ended up a close second in the end. Canadian Sebastien Toutant scored marginally behind the Japanese finishing in third. Mammoth's Asher Humphries, who was third in the qualifier, ended up eighth in the finals. Three other local riders Brock Crouch, Brandon Davis, Joss McAlpin also competed, but were unable to make it out of the qualifying round. Danika Duffy represented her home mountain in the shortened women's event.
By Friday, as feared the storm had moved in with a vengeance and again the event organized were faced with making more schedule changes. As mentioned earlier, the ski halfpipe event was called and Wednesday's qualifiers now stood, as the finals and Saturday would see both the ski slopestyle and the snowboard halfpipe take place. But, the following day the competitors, including local riders Kelly Clark, Chloe Kim, and Greg Bretz woke up to a foot of heavy wet snow blanketing the courses and wind gusts up to 65 mph. First to go was the skier's slopestyle and several hours later, the event officials came out of their meeting with grim faces and hand gestures indicating the event was called. Moments later the "canceled" sign was posted and the event was over."
It's unfortunate that Mammoth put some much work into building a really good halfpipe and slopestyle course" Christensen noted. "But we tried and hopefully we'll come back to Mammoth for another really good contest." "It was a tough week with the weather," said Clark. "Mammoth did such an incredible job building and getting this event ready, but unfortunately when weather comes in like this it's something that's out of your control. The event organizers did the best job they could making the right decision for the riders." Clark added, "You hardly ever see event organizers do what's in the best interest of the riders for snowboarding. But today they did that. They weren't going to force us to go in conditions that weren't safe and weren't going to showcase the best of our efforts." The Sprint U.S. Grand Prix tour continues in Park City, UT Feb. 26-Mar. 1.
Elite FIS Races at Snow King, WY_ Feb. 5-10
FIS racers face tough competition and exceptionally large fields
Nine Mammoth Ski Team FIS racers spent a nearly a week, Feb. 5-10 at Snow King, WY for the Wild West Classic FIS Elite Series with the add on of two events replacing those canceled at Schweitzer, WA. The competition was incredibly tough and had exceptionally large fields. The women saw races with over 100 athletes, while the men had over a hundred and twenty. All a result of the cancelation of numerous FIS events this season, due to the lack of snow on the west coast and too much snow in other areas, which has left athletes scrambling to find races to compete in.
The first two days were devoted to giant slalom, and the next four were slaloms. Highlights for the group that included: Maureen Lebel, Natalie Riffel, Nikita Norton, Katherine Brown, Erin Maidman, Cody Underkoffler, Logan DeAngelis and Alex Colby, were often measured in finishes and move ups as opposed to podium wins. In the first GS, Lebel, who started 53rd, placed 24th and DeAngelis who started way in the back wearing bib 105 landed in 83rd. The next day it was Murphy who made the big move going from 109 to 60.
The slalom events brought several more successes. Colby had a 49th place move up; Underkoffler went from 86 to 48 and DeAngelis, who started 90th finished 47th. But, the men weren't the only one to move up. Lebel wearing bib 37 finished on the front page in 12th, while Brown went from 84th to 42nd. The following day both Brown and Colby shined with Colby having a 49 place advancement, starting 72nd and finishing 23rd, and Brown moving up 47 places.
On Feb. 9-10 the fields were a little smaller as the races were the ones that were to have taken place at Schweitzer at the beginning of January. Here Lebel, who finished 16th after her first run, turn on the heat and won the second run putting her on the podium in third place. Brown also had a front-page result finishing in 15th after starting 40th.
Nordic School Races at Tamarack_Feb. 6
Mammoth teams help prepare course
One of the events that wasn't affected by the storms was the CNISSF Mammoth Classic at Tamarack on Friday, Feb. 6. The day before Mammoth Nordic team members got out their shovels and worked hard to move snow to make a course that would hold for the expected 150 athletes from Mammoth and Lake Tahoe. Fortunately, the weather held out and along with their hard work the race was able to take place. By the end of the afternoon, Mammoth High School's Amanda Kirkeby sat in first in the 5k Varsity Girls race over Lizzie Larkins, TR. On the Varsity boy's side Husky racers Trace Calvin and Connor Kusumoto were in second and fourth. In the High School Boys JV race Eddie Matthiessen and Jacob Mahler finished their 5 k race just 14.7 apart to take first and second respectively. Following them were Matthew Weber in 14th with a time of 27:42.8 and Tanner Bissonette in 15th just 5.5 behind him.
Four Mammoth Middle School girls raced the 3k with Alexia Craven taking fourth place, while Sophia McKee, Robin Ferris and Hanna Linaweaver took 11th, 13th, and 32nd in that order. The lone MMS boy to compete, Jared Mahler finished fifth out of 40 competitors.
Ski Cross Events in Colorado and Switzerland_Feb. 6-7
Wallasch brothers compete on two continents
Tyler Wallasch continued his move up in the world of Ski Cross racing. On Feb. 5, Wallasch, the youngest competitor in the event landed two strong finishes in the Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup at Arosa, SUI. After placing 21st and 17th in the two qualifiers on Feb. 5, Wallasch went on to race in two back-to-back World Cup events on Feb. 6 and 7. His 22nd and 26th place results, which earned him World Cup points, were his best two results on the tour to date. After his first race Wallasch wrote that he had trained with one of the original ski cross stars Tomas Kraus saying, "…cool skiing with him while I am the youngest person in finals today. First heat today had some positives…" He then went on to add that he hoped to have a better result the next day. Unfortunately he missed his mark, but not by much. Just one year ago Wallasch wasn't even on the World Cup point list, now he sits in 38th place.
At the same time Tyler Wallasch was competing in Arosa, his younger brother Justin, a member of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team was at Ski Cooper, CO with teammate Russell Malm. The two racers were there to compete on the Holeshot Ski Cross originally scheduled for Jan. 11-12. The two U18s finished in 13th and 16thplace the first day. Malm noted on Facebook that he felt he had, "two good finishes for Holeshot." Adding "Started off my real long journey to what I'm hoping is success. Can't wait to go work really, really hard for the next week and head off to Canada on Saturday, Feb. 14. I can't thank my parents enough for everything they have done, as well as the man up above for keeping me safe! Let's go racing!!!!!!!!"
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]]>Mighty Mites_Jan. 31
Mighty Mites Practice Their Football and Skiing Skills
Mighty Mites along with their coach Connie Moyer took to the slopes over the Super Bowl weekend with not only their skis, but with the unlikely addition of footballs. Moyer had her kids pair up with one skiing with a football between their legs, the other skiing behind to pick up any "fumbles." Mammoth Mountain Community Foundation Executive Director Lindsay Barksdale, an ardent Seahawks fan, greeted the group at the bottom of the run for a photo and a few practice passes.
Revolution Tour_Jan. 27-30
Mammoth Athletes Earn Grand Prix Wildcard Spots at Seven Springs
The 2014-15 U.S. Revolution Tour continued at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania Jan. 27-30. The next generation of Olympic and snowboarders competed at "The Spot" Seven Springs' flagship terrain park, in the only Olympic-sized halfpipe on the East Coast for a chance to win a piece of the $67,000 tour prize purse.
Mammoth Mountain Freeski Team's Carly Margulies took home top honors in the women's halfpipe competition at the second stop tour, winning the ladies halfpipe competition and her teammate Sierra Bowman was fourth just missing the podium. Margulies posted the two highest scores of the day, winning her first U.S. Revolution Tour halfpipe contest with back-to-back 540s. After her win she said, "I felt pretty confident with my run. I was happy with the pipe—it was shaped really well, no snow in the flat bottom, no wind. I was stoked." Unfortunately, shortly after her win Margulies suffered a season ending injury and won't be able to compete in this weekend's Grand Prix. In the ladies slopestyle contest Kathryn Alexander landed right and left 360s to take home her second U.S. Revolution Tour slopestyle win.
On Friday, Jan. 30 in blustery, post-Juno snow conditions, Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team's Maddie Mastro took home her third straight U.S. Revolution Tour win in women's halfpipe, while another MMST athlete, Jenise Spiteri was ninth. Fifteen year-old Mastro continued her winning streak in Seven Springs' 22-foot halfpipe, putting down a score of 91 on her second run which was packed with a first-hit Haaken Flip and back-to-back 540s.
On the men's side MMST's Joshua Bowman also incorporated a Haaken Flip, along with a frontside 900 and Crippler 720 to take the lead and the golden ticket to compete at the Mammoth Grand Prix. Mammoth's Judd Henkes was 14th; Deion Adams, 24th; Sam Christie 26th; and Freeman Andrews 27th. Ben Wisner, Director Mammoth Snowboard and Freeski Programs reported he was "so proud of everyone's riding at the pipe…in some difficult weather conditions. The weather wasn't great but they all rode well."
In the men's hard fought slopestyle contest Mammoth's Asher Humphreys brought home a fifth place result with his first run score of 78.50. Other Mammoth riders who competed in slopestyle were: Joss McAlpin, who took 11th in the contest, while Jed Sky was 14th; Matt Williams 21st; Christie 25th; and Henkes 31st.
Alexander, Mastro and Bowman, who earned wildcard spots will compete at the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix and World Snowboard Tour Pro Level event in Mammoth Mountain, CA starting Feb. 4. Bowman summed up his earning a spot by saying, "I'm super stoked to go to the Grand Prix. It just sounds super fun." The U.S. Revolution Tour continues Feb. 8-11 also at Mammoth Mountain.
Burton European Open_Jan. 29-Feb. 1
Clark and Kim Flip Spots in Laax
Four Mammoth athletes were in Laax, Switzerland for the Burton European Open, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 including: Brandon Davis, Brock Crouch, Kelly Clark and Chloe Kim. Davis, Crouch, and Kim all came through the ranks of the Mammoth Snowboard Team. Davis and Crouch were the first local athletes to compete. Nineteen year-old Davis, and the younger Crouch, who is only 15, placing placed 14th and 25th in the men's slopstyle event on Jan. 31.
The following day, Clark and Kim continued their battle for queen of the hill, taking first and second respectively in women's halfpipe, flipping the results from X Games a week ago. Heavy snowfall had been a factor for the entire week, causing cancelled practices and challenging competition conditions. "It pretty much hasn't stopped snowing since we got to Switzerland" Clark explained, "I knew it was going to be challenging conditions and that I needed to be smart and put down a solid run first. Today was more about smart snowboarding then progressive snowboarding. It was changing every single run; you just didn't know what you were getting. I just knew I needed to try to go as big as possible. My experience paid off today, it was just one of those days."
Which is exactly what she did, putting down a run with a crippler and backside 540 along with back-to-back 720s, a conservative run for Clark who's known for landing the only 1080 in the business. "Today was more about smart snowboarding than progressive snowboarding. It was just one of those days, and my experience paid off." Kim, 16 years Clark's junior and the 2015 X Games gold medalist, opted for a more progressive route putting together a run that included a switch straight air and a switch backside 540. Their next competition will be at home when Mammoth hosts the Sprint U.S. Grand Prix Feb. 4-7.
Inyo/Mono High School Slalom Races_Jan. 30
Snowboarders Tubbs and Connolly Continue to Dominate South Division
Mammoth High School skiers and snowboarders continued to dominate the South Division Two races, with the most recent being two slaloms held, Jan. 30 at Mammoth. Grayson Dozier, competing for the Huskies in his first race of the season, won all four runs with teammates Hayden Mannetter and Brenden Torrance taking second and third in the first ski race. Torrance and Griffin Covert were the second and third place finishers in the second slalom for the skiers.
On the girl's side MHS's Sierra Gilfoy matched Dozier for a double win. Victoria Patrie and Lynn Regelbrugge were third and fourth for the first race and flipped their positions in the next race. Kimmy O'Connell racing for the first time as a Husky was sixth in both races.
Other MHS skiers and their finishes were: Boys_Griffin Covert 4,3; Tim Wolfe 7,9; and Otto Gubser 10,15. Girls_Anya Feeney 9, 9; Hannah Halferty 11,11.
The Husky skiers weren't the only ones to come out strong Devin Tubbs and Fleur Connolly both won their pair of slaloms. Tubbs was followed by teammate Tyler Searles who took second on both boys races, while Sam Hein took a third and fourth. Julia Cage joined Connolly in the top three for the girls with two third place finishes.
Other MHS snowboarders and their results were: Kristian Martin 6, 8; Carlos Morales 7,9; Edwin Molina 11, 7; Dylan Van Kampen 12, 13; Luis Alvarado 13, 16; Dyllan Murphy 16, 18; Pedro Cecena 19,21; and Devin Soucy DNF, 12. Feb. 6 the athletes will compete in two more slaloms at Mammoth for their final chance to make the team for the State Championships to be held at Mammoth Mountain, March 2-5.
Junior National Qualifier_Jan. 30-31
Nordic Racers Rip in Utah
By Chris Thompson
Local middle and high school Nordic skiers showed their strength at the Soldier Hollow "Super" Junior National Qualifier Jan 30-31, site of the 2002 Olympics near Salt Lake City. Skiing as part of the Far West team, along with racers from the Tahoe area, Mammoth skiers put in good performances in the Skate Sprint (1.3km on the Friday) and distance Classic (5 to 15km on the Saturday). Over 750 of the top racers from all over the Western US were competing at the meet.
Warm conditions and limited man-made snow challenged the competitors. Top Mammoth women's skier, Amanda Kirkeby (U18), finished 11th in the Skate and 17th in the 10km classic. Top Mammoth Men's skier, Trace Calvin (U18) finished 20th in the Skate and 21st in the 15km classic. Connor Kusumoto (U18, (45th and 29th), Calvin Forsythe (U18, 56th and 41st) and Carson Bold (U20, 22nd and 22nd) also put in strong performances for the men's team. For the women, Meaghan Thompson (U16, 64th and 66th), Sophia McKee (U16, 86th and 79th) and Alexia Craven (U14, 17th and 23rd) rounded out the Mammoth contingent.
Coaches Nancy Fiddler and Bryce Tiernan were pleased with the team's performance. "Our athletes really showed how their strong summer and fall training programs can produce solid results on the course", said Fiddler. Kirkeby, Calvin, Kusumoto, Forsythe and Thompson all added to their tally of Junior National qualifications and hope to be attending the Junior National Championships at Auburn Ski Club (Donner Summit) March 7-14.
In other Nordic News, the annual Middle School and High School Mammoth Classic is scheduled for Friday, Feb 6th at Tamarack. The local youth will be hosting approximately 250 Nordic athletes from the Tahoe area. The weekend action continues on Sunday, Feb. 8 with the Allan Bard Classic at Tamarack with distances for adults and juniors. Please call the Tamarack Ski Center for details and registration.
Jim Bollingmo Memorial Wild West Series_Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Calvin Has Dazzling Weekend at Snow Summit
Twenty-seven Mammoth Mountain U16s and their coaches traveled to Snow Summit for the Jim Bollingmo Memorial Wild West Series. The weekend series started out with a wet and cold slalom race, but the inclement weather didn't slow down MMST's Barrett Calvin. Calvin sat in second after the first run behind Squaw Valley Ski Team's Quinn Early, but finished the race in third just .05 behind the second place finisher Max Wingard, SVST. Joining Calvin on the front page were Sam Richau in 14th and Sheldon French in 15th. On the girl's side, Sydney Snelbaker was 10th, followed by Eva Yguico in 11th and Mack Carkeet in 12th.
On Saturday, the first day of giant slalom racing, the competitors woke up to conditions that were no better than the day before. Simply stated words used by the athletes to describe the day were "cloudy, foggy, snowing, and raining." Even with the ensuing poor visibility Carkeet sat in the top ten after the first run of GS, but she turned on the heat for the second run and posted the third fastest time giving her a fifth place finish overall. Delaney Kearns and Rylie Whistler were 13th and 14th respectively. Calvin crossed the finish line in second place after his first run, but then he leaned in and lost his outside ski on the second run. However, his teammates Casey Felgar, Erik Eisen, and Sam Richau were able to complete two clean runs and came in fourth, ninth and 11th.
Although the snow conditions for the weekend ranged "all over the board, some smooth runs and some bumpy," the weather for the final day turned out to be perfect for racing. Calvin was able to put the problems he encountered the previous day behind him and brought in the fastest time for the first run .40 ahead of Diamond Peak's Payton Norton. The two returned to battle it out for the second run with Norton racing just before Calvin. Norton turned in a time of 1:02.41. Going into the second run with a .40 advantage, meant all Calvin had to do was ski smart and come in with a time under 1:02.79. Calvin did just that with his time of 1:01.63 putting him on top of the podium. Ryan Foulke, Lachlan Anderson and Eisen all stepped up to the plate and finished eighth, ninth and 11th respectively.MMST girls Carkeet, Yguico and Snelbaker, who all had front page results on the first day, came back to do it again with Carkeet taking 7th, Yguico 12th and Snelbaker 13th.
Even though other MMST racers had top ten finishes, Calvin by far had the best weekend of the group with four out of his six runs being either first or second. When asked how he felt about his weekend, he responded, I'm "very happy with my results and stoked for my friends that did well." The U16s next race will be an open SG at Mammoth, and as Calvin put it, "so we will be training for the next two weeks. Can't wait!"
37th Annual Atmore Memorial FIS Slalom_Jan.30-Feb. 2
Colby, Murphy, Norton and Maidman Race at Spirit Mt.
In 1974 the City of Duluth, MN built a ski area. The area, Spirit Mountain, has a base elevation of 620 feet, a top elevation of 1,320 feet and it sits on the shore of Lake Superior. The resulting high relative humidity and cold January temperatures typically make for bulletproof snow, giving racers farther back in the pack virtually the same conditions as those in the draw.
On Jan.3-Feb. 2 Spirit Mt. was the site of 37th Annual Atmore Memorial FIS Slalom. Over its 36-year history, the race billed as "the premier FIS Slalom in the Central Division" has developed a reputation as a first class event. As a result every year the event draws racers from coast-to-coast, including multiple Olympians, US Ski Team and Team America members. Included in that draw this year were four members of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team, Alex Colby, Sean Murphy, Nikita Norton, and Erin Maidman.
Result highlights included Norton taking a pair of seventh place finished and Maidman moving up to take 21st on the final day. Maureen Lebel, who trains with the Mammoth team, took a ninth, fifth, and first.
The race is named in memory of Dr. William Atmore and his son Mark Atmore. Dr. Atmore served for many years as a member of the National Ski Patrol. His son Mark was a coach and then a member of the Spirit Mountain Ski Patrol. Their devotion and commitment of energy to skiing were unexcelled to a point that it could only be understood and truly appreciated by another skier.
U10-U12 North Series Sid's Slide_Jan. 31-Feb. 1
Racers Face Challenges at Squaw Valley
The U10-U12s headed off to Squaw Valley for a weekend of giant slalom racing, Jan. 31-Feb.1. Due to the lack of snow the race, dubbed Sid's Slide had to be moved from the lower part of the mountain to Mott's Run on the upper portion of the ski area. The relocation handed the young racers some demanding conditions including, some very "icy snow" and "variable terrain," that according to Carl Underkoffler, Assistant Ski Team Director, "provided (an) additional challenge for our athletes."
Even though the MMST athletes were definitely put to the test, there were some noteworthy finishes. Faced with a cool and breezy day on Saturday, MMST's Greg Gazarian was ninth in the first U10 boys race of the weekend followed by Grant Schneider just .13 behind him to take 10th. Talent definitely runs in the family as Grant's older brother Daniel a U12 was fourth in his age group. Also medaling for the U12 were Liam Gooch in eighth, Sage Boyer in 11th, and Bjorn Karlen in 15th. Siena Beeghly was the sole MMST U10 girl to land on the front page, while Erica Lynch and Neave Anderson fought their way to the top 15 coming eighth and 15th.
Sunday, other than the weather warming up, things didn't change much either on the hill or with the results. However, Grant Schneider pulled off his second medal winning race result of the weekend taking 15th for the U10 boys. For the girls it was Madeline LeFrancois in 11th and Jenna Lynch who just missed out on a medal on Saturday coming in 16th, moved up to take 14th. Three U12 boys finished in the medals; Liam Gooch in fifth, Daniel Schneider in 13th and Bjorn Karlen in 14th place. Anderson and Erica Lynch both came back to medal in seventh and 11th. By the end of the weekend two names, Lynch and Schneider, appeared more frequently than most on the result sheets. It wasn't a printing error. It was because there were two sets of winning MMST siblings, the Schneider brothers and Lynch sisters. The next race for the U10-U12 teams, the second 2015 Junior VC race, will be at home on Feb. 15.
USASA_Banked Slalom_Feb. 1
Walker Fastest in Natural Terrain Event
Mammoth held its first USASA Banked Slalom on Saturday, Jan. 31 and it was a huge success. Sixty competitors ranging in age from eight year-olds to 50+ tackled the banked slalom tucked away in Gremlins Gulch. Freezing temperatures and high winds didn't dishearten the adventurous skiers and snowboarders who signed up for the inaugural USASA event.
The banked slalom challenged the competitors through a timed run set within the parameters of the natural terrain, but it was 12 year-old Mammoth Free Ski Team's Sean Walker who was the fastest. Walker, who attends Mammoth Middle School, pushed the limits on his second run, navigating through the bumps and trenches that developed as the day went along, to come across the finish line with a time of 0:30.99. But he didn't just beat everyone in his class; his time was 1.85 ahead of the first place finisher in the Skier Men (14 and Over) division, Mark Grimes.
Other skiers who won their divisions were: Cody Lambert-Klein, and Lauren Drexel.On the snowboard side, the fastest result was brought in by Bishop's Carson Reid with a time of 34.01 in the Snowboard Men (14 and Over) division. The highly competitive class had 19 athletes ranging in age from 14 to 50+. Coming in second was Mammoth Snowboard Team's Liam Whiley. Whiley, one of three snowboarders to be hurt two weeks before during a freak wind gust, had two solid runs ending up just .23 behind Reid. Not far behind them was 12 year-old Trent Wallentine. The MMST competitor made his winning run in his second pass through the course, after it had developed into a much more demanding run.
Several other MMST snowboarders had winning runs in their class including: John Connolly, Snowboard Boys (9 and under); Skye Inn, Snowboard Girls (10-13); and Zeia Rose, Snowboard Girls (9 and under).
2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships_Feb. 2-15
Cook Takes 13th in Windy SG
On Tuesday, Feb. 3 Mammoth's Stacey Cook along with teammates Julia Mancuso, Laurenne Ross and World Champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO) took to the slopes at Vail/Beaver Creek for the first race of the 2015 FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, women's super G. The first American out of the starting gate was Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) who spent many days competing at Mammoth Mountain as a junior racer. Mancuso skied aggressively, per usual, but made a few mistakes that kept her from a medaling.
Cook, who won Monday's downhill training run, skied soon after Mancuso, and also had a challenging run. After finishing 13th she reflected, "Super G has been a tough event for me this year. I haven't yet found my groove. I had a really good feeling yesterday skiing and tried to carry that into today. I'm happy with some of the turns that I made. Obviously, only medals count, but there were definitely some positives for me to take out of today."
Wearing bib 18, Vonn dropped in to the cheers of her hometown fans. She was a bit stiff and hesitant on the top turns, which was reflected in her first split's time, nearly half a second out of the lead. However, as Vonn skied down the course she started to make up time towards the third split, creeping milliseconds under the leader's pace. As she crossed the finish line, Vonn had a tenth of a second lead. She held first place for a short time as Slovenia's Tina Maze immediately followed Vonn and quickly usurped Vonn by .12.
In the end, Austria's Anna Fenninger skied the fastest time of the day. Always a viable contender in super G, Fenninger skied a nearly flawless race down the shortened Raptor course. "Anna [Fenninger] skied very well and I'm very proud to be on the podium with those two," said Vonn. All four American starters finished in the top 15, with Ross taking the 15th spot.
Cook summed up the day by saying, "World Championships is a fun, big deal. When they lowered the start, you could actually hear the crowd after every racer. I've never experienced that my entire racing career, except for maybe in a slalom. In a super G, no way. I'm glad we had this opportunity before the downhill. It's a good warmup."
The four women are part of the 26-member team that has been labeled as the strongest team the U.S. has fielded in the three World Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek. So far this season, the U.S. Ski Team has had seven athletes on Audi FIS Ski World Cup podiums including five separate winners.
Inyo/Mono High School GS Races_ Jan. 23, 2015
Mammoth High School Ski and Snowboard Team had their final round of giant slalom qualifiers on Friday, Jan. 23 at home. MHS snowboarder Devin Tubbs continued to dominate the South 11 Division winning both races, while teammate Tyler Searles came in second for all four of his runs. So far Tubbs remains undefeated for the season having won both runs for all four GS races this season. Also, have strong finishes for the boys MHS Snowboard Team on Friday were: Sam Hein, Kristian Martin and Edwin Molina. On the girl's side Fleur Connolly matched Tubb's performance, also winning all eight of her GS runs for the season. Julia Cage who missed the previous two races, placed fourth in her first race and came back to take third in the final race.
The MHS skiers showed their strength with Ryan Foulke taking the win over teammate Griffin Covert in the first race. But, Foulke made mistake in the first run of the second race, and even though he won the second run the door was open for Covert to come back and take the win. Placing second behind Covert was Brenden Torrance, followed by Mason Forsythe who completed the one-two-three sweep for the Husky boys. Mallory Podosin and Sierra Gilfoy continued to battle it out for first place with each girl taking one win. Podosin was the top girl in the first race, but she had to settle for second place behind Gilfoy in the final GS. Gilfoy was not only the winner of the girl's second race of the day; her time was the third fastest overall time of the race including all of the boy's times. Lynn Regelbrugge and Melanie Moyer were weren't far behind with each posting top five results.
MHS Results_Snowboard Boys: Devin Tubbs 1, 1; Tyler Searles 2, 2; Sam Hein 7, 5; Edwin Molina 9, 9; Carlos Morales 12, DNF; Kristian Martin 14, 7; Dyllan Murphy 15, DNF; Dylan Van Kampen 18, 12; Luis Alvarado 21, 14; Pedro Cecena DSQ, 17. Snowboard Girls: Fleur Connolly 1,1; Julia Cage 4, 3. Ski Boys: Ryan Foulke 1, 12; Griffin Covert 2, 1; Hayden Mannetter 4, 16; Brenden Torrance 5, 2; Mason Forsythe 6,3; Tim Wolfe 9, 7; Cody Jayne DNF, DNS. Ski Girls: Mallory Podosin 1, 2; Lynn Regelbrugge 2, DNS; Sierra Gilfoy 3, 1; Melanie Moyer 4,3; Victoria Patrie 7,8; Anya Feeney 8, 7; Camden DeAngelis 11, 10; Hannah Halferty 13, DSQ ; Cary Walker DNF, DNS.
CNISSF Truckee Sprints_Jan. 23, 2015
The Mammoth High School and Middle School Nordic team traveled to Boreal for the CNISSF Truckee Sprints on Friday, Jan. 23. At that event MHS's Trace Calvin and Calvin Forsythe took fifth and eighth respectively, while teammate Amanda Kirkeby was third for the high school girls.
The Middle School skiers Jared Mahler and Alexia Craven each turned in very impressive results with Mahler taking fifth out of 78 boys, while Craven posted the sixth fastest time out of 62 girls. Both the high school and middle school teams will compete at home on Feb. 6, when Tamarack will host the Mammoth Classic.
Mammoth Results_MHS Boys: Trace Calvin 5; Calvin Forsythe 8; Carson Bold 27; Jacob Mahler 30; Tanner Bissonette 41. MHS Girls: Amanda Kirkeby 3; Katherine Janisse 37. MMS Boys: Jared Mahler 5. MMS Girls: Alexia Craven 6; Robin Ferris 34.
Volcom PB&RJ at Mammoth_Jan. 24, 2015
Stop #3 of Volcom Stones Peanut Butter and Rail Jam felt the warm embrace of sunny skies at Mammoth Mountain, CA on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.. The PBRJ has come a long way since its inception at Mammoth Mountain 15 years ago. What was a small gathering of local rippers celebrating snowboarding at its core has now become a global event.
The Unbound crew has brainstormed and built nearly every imaginable feature for the PBRJ in years past, but showed they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. The contest site consisted of the quintessential down rail in zone one, a double "railroad track" rail to single down rail in zone two, and a formidable down flat down rail in zone three.
The park features were dug in side-by-side to create a "rail zone" for the riders to hit as many times as they liked within their twenty-minute sets. During the PBRJ event, competitors were judged on the tricks they landed, not on their bails, on the separate rail/box features.
Athletes from all over North America, New Zealand, Argentina, South Korea, and Japan came to test their skills, but it was Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team's Danica Duffy and Judd Henkes, who claimed the top spot in their divisions.
In the Girl's Division Duffy was first, while local rider Mariah Dugan took second. Thirteen year-old Henkes out rode everyone in the "15 and under" division to take first, while local rider Jake Langston, 10 years old, was third. Joss McAlpin, MMST, was third in the Open Class.
Over the course of 2015 Volcom's PBRJ contest series will travel North America to find the very best in amateur snowboarding talent as they try to qualify for the $17,000 PBRJ Global Championships at Mammoth Mountain on April 18, 2015.
15 & Under Division:
1st: Judd Henkes (MMSST)
2nd: Joey Fava
3rd: Caleb Bonneville
4th: Jake Langston_Mammoth Lakes
5th: Levi Brown
16 – 21 Division:
1st: Levi Kaseroff
2nd: Brendon Krainer
3rd: Tim Laidlaw
4th: Pat Fava
5th: Frederico Chiarelo
Girls Division:
1st: Danika Duffy (MMSST)
2nd: Maria Dugan_Mammoth Lakes
3rd: Sierra Jewett
4th: Hailee Mattingley
5th: Jade McJannett
Open/AM Division:
1st: Samm Neuman – $250
2nd: Jeff Harvey – $150
3rd: Joss McAlpin (MMSST) – $100
4th: Ryan Pluche
5th: Brian Pracht
Volcom Snowboard – Brendon Krainer
Rev'd Rider: $100 – Danny Salazar
Electric "Gooyest Move Of The Event" $50 and Electric Shades – Austin Bayless
X Games Aspen Golden for Chloe Kim_Jan. 24, 2015
Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard Team was well represented at the Winter X Games 2015 Aspen as four of the five local competitors, Chloe Kim, Brandon Davis, Greg Bretz and Trevor Jacob all got their start as members of the Mammoth junior programs. Additionally the bronze medalist in Ladies Halfpipe, Torah Bright was a member of the Mammoth Mountain Snowboard Team when she was in her teens. On Saturday, 14 year-old Kim, became the youngest athlete to earn a gold medal in X Games history, when she won the Women's Snowboard SuperPipe. Clark, the "winningest" athlete in action sports history and Australia's Bright joined her on the podium in second and third.
Bruised and battered after a hard wipeout in the halfpipe, Kim slid up to the biggest stage in snowboarding with pressure to perform. She crashed earlier in the competition, resulting in a bloody face and questions lingering in her head about continuing to compete. After her winning run Kim reflected on what she was thinking earlier in the evening, "The first run I fell on that sixth hit. So, I was scared and I didn't get another run to try that hit again. It got the best of me and I decided I didn't want to deal with it again. I decided that I couldn't be scared of a halfpipe because that fall was a little accident. And, so I went for it and it worked out."
The darling of MMSST, Kim is halfpipe's inarguable future. And her incredible display of courage and talent proved that she's also the present. Kim stomped her third run down the pipe en route to winning gold. "My face kind of hurts right now, but that was so fun," said Kim immediately after her gold medal-clinching run. "I thought about pulling out [after crashing], but then I was like, 'I'm not going to wait another year to do this.' So, I decided to go for it and pretend like that fall never happened. And, I am really glad I made that decision."
Kim's wise choice to keep at it and drop in on her third run in the finals belied her young age. On final run, she needed a score of 90.01 to overtake her mentor, Mammoth Team rider Clark for an incredible win. She notched an impressive score of 92 on a five-hit run that included a switch method, cab 900, switch backside 720, mctwist, and frontside 900.
Winning the silver medal in women's snowboard superpipe was Clark. The 31-year-old icon earned her 13th X Games medal with the second place finish, but snapped her four-year win streak in Aspen. "I had a really fun night of snowboarding," said Clark, who has openly been a huge proponent of Kim's approach to riding. She went on to add, "There are steps [to competing]. You spend time taking risk and eventually that risk becomes your normal. I took a step tonight. Trying cab-9s in a contest is how you become able to do them, and the more times you try them the more consistent and comfortable you become with them. I just couldn't pull it in though."
Women's halfpipe snowboarding has a bright future ahead of it with Kim as the youngest gold medalist in X Games history. Alongside Clark and Bright, two indisputable legends of snowboarding, Kim's place atop the X Games superpipe podium illustrates the sport's past, present, and future.
Mammoth U14 Tech Skiers Shine at Diamond Peak_Jan. 24-25
U14 members of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team traveled to Lake Tahoe Diamond Peak Resort on January 24-25 for Diamond Peak North Series U14 Slalom. On Saturday, MMST's Charlie Regelbrugge, who is recovering from a case of pneumonia, faced some strong competition coming from Squaw Valley's Isaac Mozen and Matthew Smallhouse. Smallhouse, who had the advantage of racing on his home mountain, won the first run by .37 over Mozen, with Regelbrugge finishing a few more places down the list in fifth.
But, it was a different story for the second run. Smallhouse dropped back to take third, Mozen repeated his second place result and Regelbrugge turned on the heat to win the run by 1.91 over Mozen and take the win by 1.28. Regelbrugge's teammate Bruno Amon-Franceschi, who had two solid runs, ended up in fourth place.
The following day saw Regelbrugge, Mozen and Smallhouse continued their battle for the top podium spot. However, the day belonged to Regelbrugge as he won both runs putting him 1.18 ahead of Mozen, who ended up in second after Smallhouse dropped to fifth in his second run, earning him the third place finish for the day. Amon-Franceschi had his work cut out after coming in 16th for his first run. But, "the comeback kid" put that run behind him and came back to post the second fastest time behind Regelbrugge moving him into seventh for the day. Sam Beutner rounded out front page results taking 15th.
The boys weren't the Mammoth skiers to shine in the Tahoe tech races as two MMST girls, Kendall Lach and Evin Haworth each finished the weekend with a top fifteen result. On Saturday, Lach landed in 12th and on Sunday, Haworth, who was seventh after her first run, came back to be the third fastest girl in the second run, which moved her into fourth for the day.
Results_MMST Boys: Charlie Regelbrugge 1,1; Bruno Amon-Franceschi 4, 7; Tommy Teslaa 19, 17; Sam Beutner 28, 15; Colin Cong 40, 31; Lance Davenport 44, 27; Mason Haworth 53, 48; Nathaniel Feinstein DQ, 26; Nicholas Eppolito DQ, 44. MMST Girls: Kendall Lach 12, DQ; Evin Haworth 17, 4; Cheyenne Assil 31, 23; Jade Steiner 36, 30; Sabina Brink 42, 32; Vivienne McGlashan 44, 75; Siena Szeto 48, 37; Anastasia Seator-Braun 60, 42; Leila Assil 66, 61; Keely Podosin 68, 63; Elisabeth Gammariello 69, 64; Chaira Lorico-Rappa 76, 74; Hallie Clute DNF, 46.
Wallasch Competes in 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships_Jan. 25, 2015
Tyler Wallasch's results in ski cross competition keep getting better and better. Wallasch, a product of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Team program, moved out of Alpine racing several years ago to concentrate on ski cross. It was a time when he had a lot of local support, Mammoth Ski Team had a ski cross team and John Teller had just won gold at the X Games.
But, times changed for Wallasch. Starting with both the U. S. Ski Team and Mammoth dropping their ski cross programs and then his local teammate Teller retired this fall. Twenty year old Wallasch soon found himself all alone, but full of desire to continue competing.
Then along came the Swedish Ski Cross Team who "adopted" the up and coming World Cup competitor. Wallasch, who is often the youngest skier competing in the field, now with a team behind him, even though they represent a different country. With their support Wallasch began to move up in the ranks. On Jan. 25 he represented his homeland in the final event of the 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships: Kreischberg Bei Murau, Austria.
More than 5.000 spectators witnessed incredible fights from the starting gate to the finish line with Filip Flisar turning out to be the man of the day. The Slovenian and his famous moustache knew how to elate the crowd, fighting in every heat to make his way to the big final. In the final run he was in third position until the final corner, when he made a quick move, dove under the both men in front of him and was the first one crossing the finish line, followed by Olympic Champion Jean Frederic Chapuis (FRA) and Victor Oehling Norberg (SWE). In this event Wallasch had to settle for 24th position. But, for the "man without a team" this was his best World Cup result to date and he was the only American to make the finals in the World Championships.
Footloose Jr. VC Race_January 18, 2105
In December, representatives of the 2015 Junior Village Championship teams gathered to draft participating Mammoth Charger, U10, U12, or U14 racers with the hopes of putting together a winning team. The first test of their skill to assemble a team that could meet the challenge was held on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Jr. VC's are traditionally held on Fascination, but this year the first race, sponsored by Footloose Sports, was set on Andy's Double Gold. That day ADG, which is named in honor of Andrea Mead Lawrence the mother of Footloose's Corty Lawrence, proved to challenge all of the competitors with it's steep pitch and firm conditions. But, the racers on the Jersey Mike's team, one of the 12 competing teams sponsored by well-known businesses, didn't let the conditions phase them. The team expertly coached by Matt Liebersbach turned in the fastest overall time. And not only did the MMST U12 coach lead his team to the win, he also had three athletes take individual podium spots with Sierra Wight claiming second for the U10 girls; Jordan Whistler, first for the U12 girls; and Charlie Regelbrugge, winning the U14 boys class. Challenging Regelbrugge, who had the fastest overall times in both runs, for top U14 boy's spot were Lance Davenport (Kittredge) in second and Bruno Amon-Franceschi representing the Two Nil team, in third place. In the U14 girl's division another Footloose racer, Kendall Lach took the win with a blazing fast run. Joining Lach on the podium were two Mono Market racers, Sabina Brink and Evin Haworth in second and third respectively. Bjorn Karlen skiing for Command Performance won the U12 boys with a time of 20.67. Karlen's time was good enough to put him well ahead of many of the U14 racers. Daniel Schneider (Footloose) and Liam Gooch (Mono Market) were second and third respectively. Whistler, who's time of 22.24 was the top for the U12 girls, was followed by Bryn Urdi (Kittredge) in second and Madison Jayne (Burgers) in third. Another Two Nil team member Greg Gazarian, charged down the course ending up with a time of 22.30 that put him on top of the podium for the U10 boys. Coming in right behind him in second with a time of 22.58 was Bodie MacMillan (Mono Market). Petra's Askel Ferry lost his ski pole part way down the run in the red course, but he never missed a beat as it slipped from his hand. He continued down the course with a "ghost pole" in his left hand skiing right into third place. While his Petra's teammate Siena Beeghley captured first place for the U10 girls. Joining her on the podium were Wight in second and Burger's Gretchen Gooch in third. The teams will reconvene on Sunday, Feb. 15 when Giovannis's will sponsor the second of the three race series.
Team results after January 18, 2015
1 Jersey Mikes
2 Mono Market
3 Two Nil
4 Kittredge
5 Petras
6 Burgers
7 Footloose
8 Command
9 GC Firewood
10 Designs Unlimited
11 John's Pizza Works
12 Outdoor Sports
Davis and Whiting Compete at the 13th Red Bull Nanshan Open_January 18, 2015
Two Mammoth Snowboard Team alums, Brandon Davis and Spencer Whiting competed at the 13th Red Bull Nanshan Open. The event held Jan. 18, 2015 in Beijing, China was graced with great weather, great vibes and great riding. With the field of 16 narrowed down to six following the morning's finals, it was the last run of the competition that saw Norway's Mons Roisland take first place at the top the podium taking home a cool USD20,000. Roisland was excited not just to win, but on the whole competition experience, saying "It was so much fun just putting it down on the last run – this competition is insane, it's just like a bunch of friends hanging out, we experienced so much Chinese culture by going to the Great Wall, Silk Market and a water park, it's the coolest trip ever!" The Norwegian's final victory lap run consisted of a Switch BS1260 melon, FS720 nose/tail double, FS180 on switch BS360 out on the up-flat, and a switch blunt 270 out on the down rail. Eric Beauchemin (USA) and Rowan Coultas GBR) rounded out the remaining podium spots with second and third place. Beauchemin showed great flow throughout the park, while Coultas was pumped on his third place, starting his run off with a perfect cab900 double cork – "I got 8th last year, and then to get third this year with a way better run, I am so stoked to be on the podium!" He Wei was the highest ranked Chinese rider in 12th, earning the respect of both the crowd and local fans with a solid run throughout the park. This year Davis finished in the eighth spot, while Whiting landed in 25th. Both Davis and Whiting are now part of the select Mammoth Mountain Team along with Chloe Kim, Greg Bretz, Kelly Clark and others.
USASA_The Unbound Series_January 17-18, 2015
Over the Martin Luther King weekend it was back-to-back competitions in USASA-The Unbound Series. On Saturday the snowboarders were on Andy's Double Gold for two runs of giant slalom followed by two runs of slalom. On Sunday, the athletes, both skiers and snowboarders moved over to South Park for the second Rail Jam of the season. Some of the top winners for the weekend were: Kurt Hoshino, first for both GS and SL in the Breaker Boys (12-13); John Connolly, first in GS, SL and third in the Rail Jam for Grommet Boys (8-9); Sonora Alba, who was first in all three contests for the Snowboard Girls (9 and under); Devin Tubbs, first for GS, SL and second for the Rail Jam in Junior Men (16-17); Gabrielle, Julian and Mauricio Arregoces who took first in all of their GS/SL races; in the Snowboard Boys (10-13) Jake Langston was first in the GS, second in the SL and fourth in the Rail Jam while his brother Evan was second in the GS, and first in both the SL and Rail Jam; Super Applebaum, Fleur Connolly, and Sierra Casper first in both GS and SL for their respective classes; and Chase Baker, who was first in GS/SL and fifth in the Rail Jam for Ruggie Boys ((7 and under).
Surefoot Colorado Ski Cup, January 10-12, 2015
Mammoth Mountain Ski Team members Nikita Norton, Katherine Brown Hannah Everson and Natalie Riffel traveled to Winter Park Resort, CO for the Surefoot Colorado Ski Cup on Jan. 10-12, 2015. Norton a U21 racer was sixth in the slalom on the first day. U18s Brown and Everson were 29th and 30th. Riffel, who didn't finish her first run made her comeback after a year's absence due to an injury suffered on Jan. 26, 2014 at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho. The following day she came back to take 13th in the GS. Brown and Everson placed 21st and 26th respectively. The last day of the series saw all of the ladies encounter problems and none of them were able to finish both runs. The group will be at home training until their next race, which at the present time is subject to snow conditions.
Mammoth Junior Nordic Racers Compete_January 16 and 19, 2015
Members of the Nordic Teams for both Mammoth High School and Mammoth Middle School competed in the CNISSF Sugar Bowl Freestyle race, Jan. 16, 2015 at the Sugar Bowl/Royal Gorge Resort. Amanda Kirkeby with a time of 0:13:28.71 was the top performer for the MHS team bringing home second place in the girl's 5km race, while on the boys side Connor Kusumoto was fourth with a time of 00:12:06.36. Teammates Trace Calvin, Calvin Forsythe, Carson Bold and Jacob Mahler were sixth, eighth, 15th and 25th in the boy's race. Their outstanding racing earned the Mammoth boys 170 points putting them in second place in the team competition just behind Sugar Bowl. Two Mammoth Middle School athletes also competed. Jared Mahler placed fifth in the 3km boys with a time of 0:14:28.62, while Alexia Craven's 0:15:18.55 time earned her sixth in the 3km girl's race. On Monday some of the same Mammoth racers took part in the Sierra Skogsloppet sponsored by the Auburn Ski Club. Calvin was fifth overall in the 13km race, followed by Kusumoto in ninth, Forsythe in 12th, and Bold in 18th. Kirkeby was third overall in the 10 km race, while Meaghan Thompson took 22nd overall in the 6.6 km race. Friday, Jan. 23 the teams will travel to Truckee High School for the CNISSF Truckee Freestyle Sprints.
Jan. 9_MHS Skiers and Snowboarders Dominate First CNISSF Meet The first 2015 Inyo/Mono Alpine and Snowboard races were held Jan. 9, 2015 at Mammoth Mountain with athletes from Mammoth High School, Bishop High School and Rim of the World High School from Lake Arrowhead, CA competing. After a year's absence Devin Tubbs, who rejoined the MHS Snowboard Team this season, was clearly the winner finishing well over 10 seconds ahead of the second place male finisher in both races. Returning team member Sam Hein followed Tubbs placing third and fourth, while Carlos Morales was fifth and seventh. The top three MHS snowboarders were backed up by Tyler Searles, Edwin Molina, Dylan Van Kampen, Kristian Martin, and Devin Soucy, who all had a top ten finish.The 2014 CNISSF State GS Women's Champion, Fleur Connolly continued to dominate the girl's snowboarding field taking both wins for the girls and second only to her MHS teammate Devin Tubbs in the overall times. Connolly was the only MHS girl to compete on Friday.The MHS skiers also captured first for all of their races with returning team members Sierra Gilfoy winning both races for the women and Griffin Covert for the men. Lynn Regelbrugge followed Gilfoy with a pair of second place finishes and the sole new member of the women's team Mallory Podosin landed in fourth for her first high school race. Podosin moved up to take third place in the afternoon race. Hayden Mannetter was second in both of the men's races, and Brenden Torrance was third and fourth. Teammates Mason Forsythe and Tim Wolfe both had top ten finishes in both races. MHS SNOWBOARD RESULTS: WOMEN_Fleur Connolly 1, 1. MEN_Devin Tubbs 1,1; Sam Hein 3, 4; Carlos Morales 5, 7; Tyler Searles 6, DNS; Edwin Molina 8, 12; Dylan Van Kampen 10, 11; Kristian Martin 11, 8; Devin Soucy 12, 10; Dyllan Murphy 16, 13; Luis Alvarado 17,19. MHS SKI RESULTS: GIRLS_Sierra Gilfoy 1,1; Lynn Regelbrugge 2,2; Mallory Podosin 4,3; Anya Feeney 6.5; Camden DeAngelis 10,6; Victoria Patrie 9,7; Hannah Halferty 13, 12. MEN_Griffin Covert; Hayden Mannatter 2,2; Brenden Torrance 3,4; Mason Forsythe 5,6; Tim Wolfe 8,7; Otto Gubser 12, 11.
Jan. 9-11_Giant Slalom U16 Wild West Series On Fri. Jan. 9 Mammoth Mountain U16 Ski Team traveled to Sugar Bowl for the three day U16 Wild West Series. The first day of racing was a giant slalom and MMST girls Eva Yguico placed 12th and Mack Carkeet 14th. In the men's race Sam Richau was eighth; Duncan Reid, 11th; and Erik Eisen 15th. Barrett Calvin, who was second after first run, encountered some difficulties and had to settle for a DNF in the second run.Saturday the athletes moved into slalom portion of the three-day series with Delany Kearns being the top MMST lady taking 15th. Both Yguico and Carkeet had top ten finishes in one run, but were unable to successfully finish both runs.However, the men stacked the front page with Barrett Calvin 5th, Richau 9th, Luke Davenport 11th, Cole Williams 12th, Lachlan Anderson 14th, and Sheldon French 15th. Sunday, Carkeet moved up to take 11th, with the top three women being National Training Group (NTG) racers. NTG, based out of the Center of Excellence in Park City, supports the development of top regional junior athletes by bringing them together from across the country to train and compete as a team. The groups work collaboratively with each other, as well as with clubs, academies and regional and national teams as deemed athletically appropriate. The race on Sunday was won by NTG racer Alix Wilkinson, who started her skiracing career at Mammoth, before her family moved to Utah. In the men's race Calvin was fourth; Williams, who fell back to 27th on the first run, came back to place sixth in his second run, ending up 14th the race; and Anderson added to the MMST front page results in 15th. Eisen who was 26th after first run, had a much stronger second run taking 10th. His combined times ended up just .11 off of Anderson giving him 16th place. MMST RESULTS_LADIES_Eva Yguico 12, DNF, 46; Mack Carkeet 14, DNF, 11; Sydney Snelbaker 16, DNF, 18; Rylie Whistler 26, 20, 30; Delany Kearns 29, 15, 22; Cary Walker 31, DNF, 25; Melanie Moyer 38, 35, 50; McKenna Latt 41, 18, 29; Silvia Lorico-Rappa DNS, 37, 52. MEN_Sam Richau 8, 9, DNS; Duncan Reid 11, DNF, 31; Erik Eisen 15, 22, 16; Lachlan Anderson 16, 14, 15; James Gooch 18, 17, 19; Cole Willaims 22, 12, 14; Trevor Buongiorno 27, 20, 21; Sheldon French 29, 15, DNF; Cody Jayne 30, DQ, DQ; Ned Jacobs 42, 33, 35; Barrett Calvin DNF, 5, 4; Luke Davenport DNF, 11, 24; Connor Staley DNF, 24, 17; Ryan Foulke DQ, DNF, DQ.
Jan. 10-11_Kangaroo Classic U10.U12 North Series SL The first Far West North Series race, the Kangaroo Classic U10.U12 North Series Slalom was held at Alpine Meadows on January 10-11, 2015. Mammoth Mountain Ski Team was well represented by 65 "Sharp Lime" team members, their coaches and a full gallery of friends and family at the bottom of the course.MMST newcomer Jean Song, a second year U10, who formerly raced for Wisconsin's Wilmot Junior Race Team, came out of the starting gate ready to show the other Far West racers that she means business. Song's first run landed her in third place behind two Squaw Valley skiers including the blazing fast Carly Hamilton. In the second run Song turned on the heat and finished second, but her advantage wasn't enough to move her out of third. Hamilton ended up taking both runs and the win by 5.16 over the second place finisher. Two other MMST girls landed in the top 15 with Siena Beeghley taking eighth and Piper Wilkison in 14th. The U10 Boys placed two racers on the front page with the December 2014 Kittredge Cup standouts Bodie McMillan in fifth and Gregory Gazarian in seventh. Just missing the front page was Grant Schneider who sat in 17th place after the first run. Schneider was a mere .03 behind the 16th place racer Kirkwood's Prince Ilano. In the second run Schneider and Ilano tied for thirteenth place, giving Ilano the .03 advantage and the fifteenth place finish.The U12's saw Neave Anderson finish in fifth for the girls. While, Liam Gooch was sixth in the boys in a race that first, second and third all went to Sugar Bowl Ski Team members. Following Gooch were the LeFrancois brothers with the younger Quentin beating his older brother Aidan by .44 in the first run. Aidan came back to take the second run by .05, but not enough to overtake his brother.On Sunday, Beeghley moved up to third for the U10 Girls and Song took sixth. They were joined in the top 15 by Wilkison in 12th and Regan Clute in 14th. The U10 Boys had three front-page finishers with Gazarian in 10th, Jace Urdi 13th, and Cooper Hindshaw in 15th. Anderson was disqualified midway through her first run. Although she came back to take sixth in the second run, it couldn't count for the overall finish with her DQ. Leo Sarvey was the sole MMST U12 Boy to finish in the top 15, taking 14th, again in a race swept by SBSTA.The team members will be on the hill Sunday, Jan. 18 in the first Junior Village Championship race sponsored by Footloose Sports.
Jan. 10_Chargers Have a Family Social
Jan. 10_Wallasch Has Best Ski Cross Break Through On Saturday, Jan. 10 athletes awoke in Val Thorens to fog and rain blanketing the Jean Frederic Chapuis ski cross course, causing minor delays to the morning's qualification program. However, the fog began to lift just as qualifications were getting underway, and when it came time for racing there were perfect blue skies overlooking a competition that would see Mammoth Ski Team alum Tyler Wallasch, have a huge break through placing 28th in the event. Wallasch, who has been racing on the World Cup Ski Cross tour for the past several years and is often the youngest athlete on the tour, announced his result on Facebook saying, "First World Cup top 30. Had such a blast, but I'm really hungry for more! I had a few really fast splits yesterday in qualifying and I'm feeling faster than I ever have going into world champs next week." Ski cross, a combination of alpine skiing, motocross, and roller derby, is one of the most demanding, physical and exciting snow sports in the world. To be a successful athlete in the sport a competitor must have: the ability to make fast, powerful turns, control one's body over hundred foot jumps, hold ground against the other skiers in the course, and make quick and intelligent decisions. Wallasch who trained with the Swedish Ski Cross team over the fall has been working on developing these essential techniques. In his post he thanked the Swedish Team "for pushing me up to get to a whole new level in my skiing."
Jan. 11_Lakes Basin Skate Race Sunday, Jan.11, Tamarack hosted the Lakes Basin Skate Race with three race divisions: 15k Adults, 5k Juniors (11-19), and 2k Kids (ages 10 and under). Alana Levin reported, there was a very exciting kids 2k race with Wade Perry and Cabot Godoy tying for first place. She went on to say,"The 5k race was also a very close finish with Meaghan Thompson (U16) edging out Alexia Craven (U14) for a 0:10 win." Local, Todd Hensley, Mammoth Middle School PE Teacher won the 15k. Second place was captured by Mammoth Middle School Coach Isaac Kreisman, and third place went to Peter Mayfield of Tahoe. Bishop local, Dr. Carolyn Tiernan lead the women's 15k, with local Annie Barrett-Cashner finishing second and Lorene Samoska finishing third. Levin added, "Some good history was in the adult race with famous Yosemite climbers and locals Claude Fiddler and Rick Cashner expressing their range in the Nordic ski race." The next race, the Far West Junior league race is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6, followed by the Alan Bard Classic 20km on Sunday, Feb. 8. Full results can be found at: http://farwestnordic.org/raceresults/results20142015/tl_lakesbasin15.html
Jan. 11_Unbound Safety Clinic Sunday, Jan. 11 Gabe Taylor led an Unbound Safety Clinic at the top of the Forest Trail Run. The clinic was open to the public, but primarily aimed at members of the MMSST team who spend a lot of their time in the park. Taylor told the young athletes that he feels they are the "stewards of the park." The clinic was designed after the five-part National Ski Area Association SMART Park Initiative. The five SMART lessons are: 1. Start small, build your skills and work your way up; 2. Make a plan. Check out the park, every feature, every time; 3. Always Look, before you drop; 4. Respect, the features and other users; and finally the fifth rule, Take it easy, know your limits, and land on your feet.
2014/2015 Far West Nordic Academic Team Named Far West Juniors are amazing kids, on and off the snow. Recently, Far West Nordic Ski Education Association recognized 21 of them including five from Mammoth Lakes for academic achievements. The following Mammoth Lakes students, who all have a GPA of 3.5 or above, were named to the 2014/15 Far West Nordic Academic Team: Freshman, Meaghan Thompson, Mammoth Lakes Academy; Sophomores, Trace Calvin, and Connor Kusumoto, Mammoth High School; Seniors, Carson Bold and Amanda Kirkeby, Mammoth High School.


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