Flathead Valley ski racers have podium success at Big Sky
Local ski racers compete in Big Sky. Standing from left to right is Jordon Jurasek (Polson), Kellie Klepper (Whitefish), Valerie Cross (Eureka), Raiya McCutcheon (Whitefish), Audrey Metzler (Lakeside and Montana Alpine Racing School at Blacktail), Otto Lund (Polson), and kneeling, Jackson Surber (Missoula). (Courtesy photo)
Ski racers from the Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation team stepped onto the winners podium several times during a speed series for ages 12-20 at Big Sky Resort on Feb. 5-6.
The Flathead Valley team participated in a training camp the week leading up to the races and frequented the podium over both days of racing.
Next the U14 team and Development team will compete in three slalom races at Great Divide near Helena on Feb. 19-21, while the U14 to U18 groups will race giant slalom and super-G at Discovery Ski Area near Phillipsburg on Feb. 24-27. All race series are qualifying events for the Western Region Championships in March.
Big Sky race results:
Super-G 1
Women U14:
1st Greta Lund
3rd Sydney McPhie
17th Dynalea Tomblin
18th Guin Tomblin
Men U14:
1st Jackson Surber
Women U16:
3rd Raiya McCutcheon
10th Kellie Klepper
16th Valerie Cross
Men U18:
2nd Jordon Jurasek
Super-G 2
Women U14:
1st Greta Lund
2nd Sydney McPhie
19th Guin Tomblin
24th Dynalea Tomblin
Men U14:
1st Jackson Surber
Women U16:
5th Raiya McCutcheon
6th Melody McNalley
9th Valerie Cross
Men U16:
1st Otto Lund
Men U18:
3rd Jordon Jurasek
Super-G 3
Women U14:
1st Sydney McPhie
5th Greta Lund
16th Guin Tomblin
25th Dynalea Tomblin
Men U14:
1st Jackson Surber
18th Cassius Keim
Women U16:
5th Melody McNalley
7th Valerie Cross
11th Kellie Klepper
Men U16:
1st Otto Lund
Men U18:
2nd Jordon Jurasek