For the week of April 17 - 23, 2002

Great garb for an Hawaiian luau

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Bringing the balloons down Baldy is Jessica Soine (right), in a dual race with Heidi Lamey (left). Express photo by Willy Cook

 

Sunday’s not-so-beautiful weather didn’t prevent a bunch of telemarkers clad in luau party costumes from celebrating the 2002 Hawaiian National Telemark races on Baldy.

The Sun Valley Race Department set a lovely, fast race course for the many competitors who attended in their gallant granola garb. All the natives had a fun time. 

Awards:

• Men’s Open: 1—Buck Cobb. 2—Chris Page. 3—Todd Faulk.
  
  

• Women’s Open: 1—Gretchen Flint. 2—Nicky Elsbree. 3—Lisa Chang.
  
  

• Citizen Men: 1—John Lee. 2—Danny “Irie Irish” Walton. 3—Bob Buchanan.
  
  

• Citizen Women: 1—Liesl Schernthanner. 2—Tracy Lee. 3—Lauren Kulik.

 

Special awards included:

• Fastest, slowest and “Best Crash”: Joel Mallet. 
  

• Best Female Racer over 40: Roger Crist. 
  

• Best Female Racer under 40: Tyler Davis Jeffries. 
  

• Dead Last: Tyler Chandler.
  
  It was the final event of the 2002 Sun Valley Telemark Series sponsored by Backwoods Mountain Sports, SV Brewing, Mama Inez, Smoky’s, Sturtevants, Formula Sports, Grumpy’s, The Subshack, Casino, The Waxroom, Rustic Moose and Chums Limited.

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