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Masters strike Ross’s Gold

Close to 50 skiers took part in the annual Masters Recreational Race Series on Sunday, Feb. 6, with races in both the sport and race categories taking their turns on the giant slalom course on Ross’s Gold.

Most of the competitors are using the event as training for the Appleton Rum Peak to Valley Race, which was rescheduled for March 11-12.

The weather was still unsettled with a few flurries in the morning, but the conditions were hard and fast.

The next Masters race, a slalom on the Upper Dave Murray, tales place on Sunday, Feb. 20. You can register in advance at any Whistler-Blackcomb Ski School Sales or Guest Relations location until 10 a.m. on race day. Competitors must be 19 years old, and all participants are eligible to win a pair of Atomic skis. Karin Kafkova won the skis on Sunday.

Race Category (combined two runs):

Women 60-plus

1. Grace Oaks – 1:59.01

2. Helene Bertrand – 2:20.44

Women 50 to 59

1. Catherine Sloan – 2:09.06

Women 40 to 49

1. Wendy Morrison – 1:45.03

2. Wendy Harrison – 1:51.01

3. Terry Vincent – 1:51.81

Men 70-Plus

1. Owen Owens – 2:05.22

2. Herbert Grubel – 2:13.19

3. Jerry Stolar – 2:18.30

Men 60 to 69

1. Bob Switzer – 1:43.37

2. David Trussler – 1:50.14

3. Bernard Kahlert – 1:50.95

Men 50 to 59

1. Paul Psutka – 1:45.77

2. Gary Wilke – 1:45.90

3. Ken Chaddock – 1:46.75

Men 40 to 49

1. Tommy Thomson – 1:39.05

2. Philip Beauregard – 1:39.62

3. Alain Rey – 1:40.04

Sport Category:

Women Sport 50-plus (best of two runs)

1. Nancy Forrest – 1:13.66

2. Nicola Dorken – 1:26.77

Women Sport 40 to 49

1. Shannon Walker – 1:30.38

Women Sport 39 and Under

1. Corrie Kowalczyk – 1:12.38

Men Sport 60-plus

1. Gavin Hume – 1:18.33

Men Sport 50 to 59

1. Mike Bulger – 57.74

2. Howard Dickerman – 58.18

3. Walter Dorken – 1:02.27

Men Sport 40 to 49

1. Bill Dolcetti – 57.45

2. Reynold Copes – 57.67

3. Monty Clemens – 1:00.86

Men Sport 39 and Under

1. Tim Waitman – 1:10.33