This past weekend was packed with fun, and snow! We enjoyed two races put on by the Coyotes and our coaching team; a GS on Big John on Saturday, and a “Modified GS” on Landslide on Sunday. Individual Results are live on the database here, and there is a round up of the highlights from each race further down this newsletter. We are also formally announcing our Mid Season event! All details for the event being held February 8th are included here. Lastly there is a short Fantasy update.
This Weekend:
We’ve got a Slalom race on Comet on Sunday Afternoon. Inspection will begin at 12 15, with a race start of 1 pm. One item of note, if you would like to wear a downhill suit+slalom shorts on your bottom half, you will be allowed. We understand you may not want to mark up your nice ski pants with slalom gates in the race. You will need to abide by outfit regulations for your top half.
Race Results:
Big John GS on Saturday
It was a small field on Saturday afternoon, with only 75 racers taking to the slopes persevering through a substantial blizzard. The course was set to run fast, however the snow was not. It was Duff Isberg’s day to take top spot on the podium, finishing with a time of 35.33. He beat out Joel Charron (35.34), and Alec Libert (35.48) in an incredibly tight race. On the women’s side, Katie Farrow finished in 36.07 to win, while Mack Irwin (37.30) and Brianna Machej (39.78) finished 2nd and 3rd. There were some major points won, by Paul Peterson (gaining 40 pts), Brayden Irwin (gaining 37 pts), David Henderson (24 pts) Chris Knight (28 pts), Mark Shillum (27 pts), Ray Murakami (40 pts), Graeme Blair (32 pts). There is still one remaining Big John GS, for those of you who missed the race, or simply missed the opportunity to gain big points in the race!
Landslide Modified GS on Sunday
Our 2020 speed race was executed without hiccups by the Coyotes. There was a lot of snow (A LOT) to get off the course for them to run a safe race, and still they were able to complete two runs for all racers who chose to run twice. After getting knocked of the top of the podium on Saturday, Alec Libert returned to his winning ways, putting down the fastest run by nearly 8 tenths of a second, finishing with a time of 50.72. Following Alec were Ben Williams (51.49), and Joel Charron (51.86). Interesting fact, it was Alec Libert’s first win in our annual Speed event, since 2015. Whatever he waxed the night before, it worked!
The women’s race featured the same three on the podium as the day previous, with Mack Irwin taking top spot with a time of 54.26. Katie Farrow finishing 2nd (54.69) and Brianna Machej finishing 3rd (56.74). All three women are in tight competition for the overall lead. Both Mack and Katie share the lead with 300 Pts a piece, while Brianna, is not far behind at 253.
All results and details are available on the website!
Call for Volunteers:
Craigleith is hosting the Ladies NorAm Dual SL On Feb 8th. We will have the best of the best ladies racers duking it out in head to head dual slalom on Little John under the lights. We need volunteers to help with the event in various functions. You get a front row seat watching the excitement while helping to create a world class event. If you are able to help either in the afternoon for the qualifier SL race or the evening dual event please contact Jean Allen at jean.allen@sympatico.ca.
Thank you,
GDHL MID SEASON EVENT:
This year’s mid season event is the GDHL Apres Ski Party! Join us on Saturday, February 8th, for great music, and great company at the NORTH LODGE, 3:30 – 6 pm.
No need to be a GDHL member, all are welcome! And it is BYOB (Bring Your Own Booze). “Not Ottawa” (the band) will be playing, there will be plenty of food to enjoy, and best of all, no big bar bill!
Following our event we will head over to Little John, to watch the best Female Alpine Skiers in North America run the NORAM Dual Slalom under the lights!
Fantasy Update:
There is a large volume of data to be processed for Fantasy, and the crew of statisticians is hard at work. At this point, the updates have not been made to the spreadsheets found here. To check your team, you can click through, and make sure you know who you are cheering to score big points. All data will be ready for next week’s newsletter.
See you on the slopes,
-Douglas Jarvis