That’s a wrap on the 2024 GDHL season! Thanks to all of our racers for bringing your best to the hill every race!
In this newsletter:
Season Results
Thank you Sponsors!
Banquet Recap
Club Championships
Bib Drop Off
GDHL SHWAG!
Coat Purchase
Feedback - we value it!
Season Results
Team Results
1st - Venture – 6040 points
Owners: Christine Ottaway and consortium
Stephen Jarvis
Robert Burnes
Craig Sievenpiper
Kim Westlake
Meghan Barber
Marc Warren
Geoff Matthews
Ethan Eakins
Keegan Irwin
Ed Barnicke
Brook Dyson
Tom Murdison
Griffin Copp
2nd - Vortex – 5898 points
Owner: Peter Popalis
Susie Raymond
David Staples
Peter Ashworth
Gordon Jennings
Jeff Sutherland
Chad Westlake
Paul Peterson
Petey Popalis
Alex Addison
Richard Sultmanis
Joey Hill
Noah Levine
Ben Williams
3rd - Zipper – 5824 points
Owner: Jennifer Bellamy and consortium
Peri Wiseman
Brian Holland
James Mathers
Elizabeth Hind
Jenn Price
Mario Skopek
Kellis Malcolm
Sarunas Lenauskas
Matthew Staples
Cam Bellamy
Robert Prusinski
Aidan Turnbull
Mike Welton
Individual Results
Male
1st - Griffin Copp and Mike Welton – TIED
3rd - Ben Williams
Female
1st - Meg Ryley
2nd - Katie Farrow
3rd - Cheryl McConachie
Male 50+
1st - Jeff Sutherland
2nd - Greg Cavers
3rd - Allan LaChance
Female 50+
1st - Kate Veer
2nd - Susie Raymond
3rd - Sam Callow
Greg "Sumo" Lee – Most Improved
1st - Drew Clark – 190 points increase
2nd - Robbie Bruce – 138 points increase
3rd - Jake Sheehan – 135 points increase
Fastest Family
1st - Bruce Brothers
Gord/Fraser – 4th/8th
2nd - Gust Brothers
Austin/Dylan – 5th/20th
3rd - Mistaya Homes
Mike Welton / Meg Barber – 1st/31st
4th - Veer Family
Jack/Kate – 10th/45th
Approximately 33 families!
5 families of 3 or more
If you are a team owner of a top three team OR were smart enough to buy back in as a racer, your share of the winnings have already been sent to accounting for processing. Look for the credit on your account in the weeks ahead. Enjoy!
Rivalry Cup
Cheryl McConachie vs Mackenzie Irwin
Thank you Sponsors!
Once again - thank you to our wonderful sponsors! You help us put on the best season that we can. We appreciate your assistance with largest adult ski racing league in the province.
If you’re interested in joining this great group of sponors for the 2025 season, please let us know gdhl@gdhl.org. We are looking for assistance with putting on all of our events and races. It’s a great way to get in front of an audience of hardcore and not-so-hardcore adult racers.
Sutherland Insurance
Raymond James Canada
Lysander Funds
Squire John’s
Erinwood Ford
Lange/Dynastar
Sidelaunch Brewery
Spy Distillery
Nicholas Pearce Wines
Banquet Recap
What a night! Thanks to Paul, Brook, Richard, Chris, Carrie, Meg, and Mike for taking us through the festivities of the evening. We had over 200 racers, fans, groupies, coaches, and Coyotes in attendance on Saturday night. Everyone was celebrating everything GDHL!
Special thanks to JF Courville for presenting the Greg “Sumo” Lee Award and to James Mathers for presenting the Rivalry Cup. Racers new and veteran appreciated you keeping the stories behind these awards alive. Big shout out to Drew Clark for winning the Sumo, and Mackenzie and Cheryl for duking it out!
2024 was a record-breaking season with record-breaking social events. We look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Club Championships
Congratulations to all of our GDHL’ers that competed in the Club Champs this past weekend. One more chance at glory!
Full results can be found here.
Bib Drop Off
Remember to drop off your bibs at the Race Office in the Depot. If we don’t have your bib your account will be charged.
GDHL SHWAG
Fresh off the boat from halfway around the world - your 2024 GDHL Bags! Global shipping lanes may be hard to navigate right now, but our gear finally made it.
Drop by the Depot or Lodge on Saturday/Sunday and look for your friendly GDHL Committee Member. We will be there to hand them out.
Shoot us an email at gdhl@gdhl.org if you will not be picking up a bag for yourself. We have more racers than anticipated this pre-season, so we may not be able to accommodate all racers.
Feedback
We value your feedback! If there is any way that we can make the GDHL better for the 2025 season, please send us your thoughts at gdhl@gdhl.org
See you next season!
Your GDHL Committee 2024:
Brook Dyson
Meg Ryley
Carrie L
Michael Deangelis
Chris Knight
Richard Usher-Jones
Peter Dyson
Paul Peterson
Offseason Training Ideas
Looks like we have run out of room for 2024… but our Instagram account is always looking content to post!