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Kokanee Series on Ross’ Gold

The second instalment of the 10-race Kokanee Valley Race Series was a fast giant slalom on Ross’ Gold on Thursday, Jan. 9. The more than 70 racers who participated made the most of the conditions to post some excellent times.

The second instalment of the 10-race Kokanee Valley Race Series was a fast giant slalom on Ross’ Gold on Thursday, Jan. 9. The more than 70 racers who participated made the most of the conditions to post some excellent times.

Whistler Mountain Ski Club coaches Rob Boyd, Sead Causevic, and Pierre-Luc Dumoulin were focussing on upcoming club races this week, which left the competition wide open. This week the fastest time wasn’t even in the pro categories – Rick Lewon, racing in the men’s 40 to 49 category, posted a combined time of one minutes, 27.3 seconds to win the day.

The Series continued on Jan. 16 with a giant slalom on Whistler, followed by a super-G on Blackcomb on Jan. 23.

Visit www.whistler-blackcomb.com/calendar/events/kokanne.asp for more information on the series, which is open to the public. Complete results are also available.

Top-three Results:

Pro Women

1. Kim McKnight, 1:34.69

2. Sanae Tanaka, 1:36.99

3. Liz Roehrig Thompson, DSQ

Pro Men

1. Phil Stiel, 1:31.03

2. Paul Caswell, 1:39.63

3. Steven Hainsworth, 1:42.38

Women 60-Plus

1. Grace Oaks, 1:43.84

Women 40 to 49

1. Janine Linder Joris, 1:36.53

2. Kary Firstbrook, 1:39.88

3. Terry Vincent, 1:40.35

Women 30 to 39

1. Shirley Hui, 1:52.94

2. Erin McCardle, 1:54.59

3. Sherry Newstead, 1:55.25

Men 70-Plus

1. Gar Robinson, 1:59.42

2. Douglas Deeks, 2:01.29

3. Patrick Duffy, 2:14.69

Men 60 to 69

1. Bob Switzer, 1:36.32

2. David Trussler, 1:38.74

3. Alfred Zeilberger, 1:40.93

Men 50 to 59

1. Neil Mawdsley, 1:40.15

2. John Townsend, 1:43.04

3. Jules Lajoie, 1:45.56

Men 40 to 49

1. Rick Lewon, 1:27.30

2. Alain Rey, 1:32.43

3. Dave Johnston, 1:34.04

Men 30 to 39

1. Robert Jaffe, 1:37.11

2. Geoff Gerhart, 1:37.25

3. Andre Cartier

Men 19 to 29

1. Scott Jewett, 1:31.73

2. Kyle Thornley, 1:35.62

3. Rick Doran, 1:40.01

Pro Snowboarders

1. Scott Gillis, 1:35.67

2. Matt Murray, 1;44.82

3. Derek Maxheleau, 1:51.48

Women Snowboarders

1. Michelle Rideout, 2:08.34

Men Snowboarders

1. William Young, 2:08.13

Pro Telemarkers

1. Alex Cogger, 1:56.85

2. Anderson Goss, 2:04.66

3. Grant Ringham, 2:15.92