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Peak to Valley celebrates 35th anniversary

The 35th annual Peak to Valley race returned to Whistler Mountain's slopes this weekend, Feb, 22-23. Three hundred racers, or 72 teams of four, zipped down the 5.
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Former Olympian Britt Tilston (Janyk) was the fastest woman to cross the Peak to Valley race finish line on Saturday, Feb. 23. Photo by Nick Hubley/coastphoto.com

The 35th annual Peak to Valley race returned to Whistler Mountain's slopes this weekend, Feb, 22-23. Three hundred racers, or 72 teams of four, zipped down the 5.5-kilometre course before crossing the finish line in Creekside over the course of the two days.

On Friday, Heather Munroe occupied the top spot on the individual women's results list with her time of six minutes, 39.2 seconds (6:39.2), followed by Dani Robson in 6:43.30 and Liz Thompson in 6:50.10.

Max Peiffer was the fastest man on course during the Friday heats, clocking in at 5:37.8. Carson Llewellyn ranked second with his time of 5:42.9, while Mathieu Leduc claimed third in 5:45.90.

On Saturday, former Olympian Britt Tilston (Janyk) was the fastest woman to complete the course, crossing the finish line in 5:39.40. Sofi Leroux followed in second place in 5:52. 40, while Corey Harle slid into third in 6:03.80.

As for the men, Brian Bennett clocked the fastest time in 5:10.40. He was trailed by Harry Armstrong, who finished the race in 5:21.30, followed by Mike Cadman with a time of 5:39.60.

'Young Broke Foolish and Fast', competing in Category I, was the fastest overall team with a four-person combined time of 22:34.40. Category II's NZ Foundation Team took second place in 24:07.40, while Blue Ice Wrecking Crew, competing in Category III, was the third-fastest team with a time of 25:06.70.

Full results and age group breakdowns are available here.