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Big turnout for KVRS GS

After a 30 centimetre powder day sapped the registration for the last Kokanee Valley Race Series event there was a big turnout of more than 75 skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers for the Jan. 7 giant slalom on Ptarmigan.

After a 30 centimetre powder day sapped the registration for the last Kokanee Valley Race Series event there was a big turnout of more than 75 skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers for the Jan. 7 giant slalom on Ptarmigan.

There are also events on Jan. 14 and Jan. 21 (GS on Blackcomb and Super G on Whistler) before the series breaks for the Olympic Games. Registration for events is $26 at Guest Relations in advance, going up to $30 on the day of the race. Day of race registration is on the lower level of the Rendezvous Lodge for Blackcomb races and at the trailer on top of the Garbanzo Chair for Whistler events until 9:45 a.m.

Jan. 7 GS Results

Women 60-Plus

1. Grace Oaks - 2:43.64

Women 50 to 59

1. Terry Daly - 2:26.08

2. Joy Fera - 2:40.09

3. Randall Carpenter - 2:43.92

Women 40 to 49

1. Sanae Tanaka - 2:18.73

2. Kary Firstbrook - 2:22.35

3. Shirley Hui - 2:37.87

Women 30 to 39

1. Heike Stippler - 2:32.68

2. Kristi Hirsh - 2:34.95

3. Kate Mullins - 2:38.96

Women 19 to 29

1. Baye Drury - 2:18.44

2. Kaori Onishi - 3:24.34

Men Telemark

1. Randy Warm - 2:48.86

2. Hugh Berwick - 3:07.59

Women Snowboard

1. Stephanie Johnston - 3:45.83

Men Snowboard

1. Marc Walford - 3:19.98

2. Kelvin Johnston - 4:09.49

3. Rob Melvin - 4:18.51

Men 80-Plus

1. Gar Robinson - 3:21.34

Men 70 to 79

1. David Trussler - 2:28.32

2. Bob Switzer - 2:29.40

3. Werner Himmelsbach - 2:55.94

Men 60 to 69

1. Paul Psutka - 2:17.27

2. Jules Lajoie - 2:30.29

3. Butch White - 2:32.22

Men 50 to 59

1. Peter Lyall - 2:12.68

2. Dave Johnston - 2:17.34

3. Reid Drury - 2:17.93

Men 40 to 49

1. John Muzzillo - 2:16.35

2. Tenney Wilkins - 2:17.49

3. Geoff Gerhart - 2:20.13

Men 30 to 39

1. David Dubcak - 2:14.56

2. Paul Hothersall - 2:21.71

3. Edward Urbanic - 2:26.61

Men 19 to 29

1. Anton Soderberg - 2:09.79

2. Ian Stirk - 2:17.23

3. Tom Francis - 2:18.38

Women Pro

1. Mikaela Westring - 2:18.08

2. Emma Gunnebrink - 2:25.30

Men Pro

1. Frederico Malanotti - 2:10.22