Saturday, January 13, 2001 -- Champion, PA
Mid-Atlantic Snowboard Series Giant Slalom
Story and photos by Don Parks
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[Coverage]
[Overall Results]
[Results by Class]
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A recent break in the cold weather brought plenty of sun and
temperatures above freezing to the slopes. Starting with the slalom
races, the course was a long series of gates with a quick drop almost
right out of the start. If you survived the turns on top, where the
course became a little icy, you still had another headwall in the
second half of the run. Taking turns, from the Ruggie Boys (7-Under)
to the Legend Women (40-49), the course was fun for everyone.
Another Masters rider in Peter Rubincain (Burton, Scott Fate Clothing) set the second best single run time with a 40.27 on his second try. This was enough to capture second overall with a combined 82.99.
The best performance among the women was the consistent Holly
Kuhn (Sims, Spy, Raichle, One Ball Jay, ZooYork). The Junior (16-17)
racer had a combined time of 92.82 and finished in fifth overall.
Kuhn was again setting the pace for the women in GS. Her time of 87.51 gave her another good showing at sixth overall.
After all the racing wrapped up on the slopes, it was time for awards in the lodge. With medals for all the top class finishers, points were also scored toward the Mid-Atlantic Snowboard Series South Region championships (see (SnowboardSeries.com for more information.) Then there was a nice set of prizes, and they were awarded at random. So, the only way to win was to go out and run with the dogs. And, the only way to certainly lose was to stay on the porch.