Well the little squad that could, did it again! Mt. Baldy's E1 black* team took the silver medal at the Okanagan Finals at Big White over the weekend. There were a hundred and seventy racers from Sun Peaks, Harper Mtn, Revelstoke, Silver Star, Big White, Apex and Mt Baldy. It was great race on the lower Paradise that challenged the kids with some steepness and icy turns. The only team that finished ahead of ours was Silver Star's best team. There were more successes for the Baldy squad through the weekend starting with our blue team finishing in seventh place.
On Sunday it was the E2s turn with Mt Baldy fielding three racers including Ella Pasin, Foster Kane and Sebastian Larivee. The field was 115 strong this time but our team still managed to do quite well. In the nine year old girls category Ella was 20th. In the ten year old boys category Sebastian cracked the top ten taking the tenth place medal with Foster following in 18th.
Congratulations to all the kids! Not only did they perform but they were the sharpest dressed on the mountain with their new team vests.
We will have some professionally taken pictures posted later in the week. Stay tuned.
*(Black - highest skill level, Blue - mid level, Green - beginning level)
Mt. Baldy is not resting on it's success just yet. We are off to the Provincial K1 (11 & 12 yr olds) championships at Grouse Mtn and Cypress Bowl in Vancouver this weekend. Racing starts Saturday with slalom, then turns to the kombi event on Sunday, finishing with the GS on Monday. After that we have Apex coming to Baldy to train on Friday March 21st. We are hoping to use the lower shaft for some GS and Slalom training. Then the Okanagan K1 series wraps up with the finals at Apex on the 29th and 30th. Our E2s are invited to that race to give them an early taste of what K1 will be like next year. It should be another fun and exciting weekend.
On Sunday it was the E2s turn with Mt Baldy fielding three racers including Ella Pasin, Foster Kane and Sebastian Larivee. The field was 115 strong this time but our team still managed to do quite well. In the nine year old girls category Ella was 20th. In the ten year old boys category Sebastian cracked the top ten taking the tenth place medal with Foster following in 18th.
Congratulations to all the kids! Not only did they perform but they were the sharpest dressed on the mountain with their new team vests.
We will have some professionally taken pictures posted later in the week. Stay tuned.
*(Black - highest skill level, Blue - mid level, Green - beginning level)
Mt. Baldy is not resting on it's success just yet. We are off to the Provincial K1 (11 & 12 yr olds) championships at Grouse Mtn and Cypress Bowl in Vancouver this weekend. Racing starts Saturday with slalom, then turns to the kombi event on Sunday, finishing with the GS on Monday. After that we have Apex coming to Baldy to train on Friday March 21st. We are hoping to use the lower shaft for some GS and Slalom training. Then the Okanagan K1 series wraps up with the finals at Apex on the 29th and 30th. Our E2s are invited to that race to give them an early taste of what K1 will be like next year. It should be another fun and exciting weekend.
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professional pictures not here yet but got a few from Gary
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