A host of local kids from The Lightning Creek Ski Club descended on Sunpeaks Ski Resort to compete in the Nancy Greene Festival, March 23 – 24. Of the 33 kids, aged 5 – 13, who went, nine shared 15 podium finishes between them. The kids enjoyed themselves and, despite not having moguls at the local hill, managed that portion of the weekend quite well. “The moguls at the top were huge,” Hailey Doucette said, who managed to capture first in her age category. “It was little scary at first.” But neither flying down the mountain at speeds of more than 65 km/h, nor flying through the air for more than 10 metres fazed Hailey or her younger sister Hannah. More than four hundred from all over B.C. came together to race at the two day event. The first day of racing consisted of a side-by-side dual Glalom with Nancy Greene herself at the start giving the kids encouragement and posing for photos. The next day consisted of four different ski skills, a distance jump where kids were jumping more than 10 metres, a velocity speed trap where racers were reaching upwards of 70km/h, a timed mogul run and Combi/ skiercross type obstacle course that consisted of jumps, banked turns and gates. Friday night was an exhibition rock-and-roll dual race right into the village for kids aged 11 – 13.
Results for the local team on the podium were as follows:Hailey Doucette 1st in the 12yr old girls Combi/skiercrossRyan Elden 1st in the 12yr old boys Combi/Skiercross Grace Klapatiuk 2nd in the 11yr old girl Combi/skiercross Hannah Doucette 3rd in the 11yr old girls Combi/skiercross Samantha Lawlor 2nd in the 6yr old girls Combi/skiercrossTanner Hewitt 1st in the 5yr old boys Combi/skiercross Holden Doucette 2nd in the 5yr old boys Combi/skiercross Hailey Doucette 1st in the 12yr old girls moguls Camryn Delwisch 2nd in the 5yr old girls moguls Tanner Hewitt 1st in the 5yr old boys Moguls Holden Doucette 2nd in the 5yr old boys moguls Ryan Elden 1st in the 12yr old boys Glalom Hailey Doucette 3rd in the 12yr old girls Glalom Hannah Doucette 3rd in the 11 yr old girls GlalomGrace Klapatiuk 4th in the 11yr old girls Glalom James Kozuchar 3rd in the K2 13yr old boys Glalom