For the week of December 12 - 18, 2001

Smith Cup lures 67 for Warm Springs GS

New snow for Masters opener on Baldy

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Sixty-seven alpine ski racers enjoyed Baldy’s new snow last weekend as the U.S. Ski Association Intermountain Masters racing season kicked off with the Smith Cup giant slaloms.

Six members of the 2002 U.S. Alpine Masters Ski Team brought luster to the start list for the two-day event presented by the Sun Valley Ski Club.

They were Ginny Reed, Anna Droege, Glenn McConkey, Stan Beach, Michael Falk and Bill Skinner.

Andy Baillargeon won the men’s "Super Seed," both days, while Glenn McConkey and Nancy Auseklis shared the women’s wins on the 25-gate Warm Springs courses. A total 18 women and 49 men raced.

Here are the "Super Seed," top ten for the men both days, and the women’s top five, followed by class winners:

·  "Super Seed," Saturday: 1—Andy Baillargeon 1:18.31. 2—Shawn Ackerman 1:19.32. 3—Michael Falk 1:19.34. 4—Steve Linck 1:19.51. 5—Bob Skinner 1:20.27. 6—John Campbell 1:20.43. 7—Nick Maricich 1:20.59. 8—Bill Skinner 1:20.72. 9—Randall Malin 1:21.11. 10—Richard Slabinski 1:22.01.

·  "Super Seed," Sunday: 1—Baillargeon 1:17.63. 2—Bob Skinner 1:18.08. 3—Ackerman 1:18.57. 4—Falk 1:19.75. 5—Slabinski 1:19.92. 6—Bill Skinner 1:19.97. 7—Ken Dreyer 1:20.03. 8—Malin 1:20.59.

·  Top women, Saturday: 1—Glenn McConkey 1:26.50. 2—Nancy Auseklis 1:27.55. 3—Anna Droege 1:28.33. 4—Sally Tauber 1:30.27. 5—Heather Black 1:32.78.

·  Top women, Sunday: 1—Auseklis 1:25.71. 2—McConkey 1:26.64. 3—Anna Droege 1:30.08. 4—Tauber 1:30.71. 5—Carol Whelan 1:34.83.

Class winners among the women were Ginny Reed, Joanne Davis, Auseklis, McConkey, Rosemary Moschel, Sally Martin, Marcia Beach, Sally Tauber, Sherrie Skinner and Heather Black.

Men’s class winners were Ralph Roylance, Harry Baxter, Stan Beach, Keith Thompson, Bob Sarchett, Jim Ruscitto, Andy Baillargeon, Gary Loritz, Bill Vernon, Bill Tabar, Robert Ayers, John Campbell and David Jenkins.

 

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