No fooling, the Lane Parrish Memorial alpine ski races are coming back to Baldy—on the weekend of April 1-2.
Get ready for super giant slalom on Greyhawk and mogul racing on Race Arena. This will be the 14th annual Lane Parrish Memorial at SunValley.
The friendly, local competition provides funds for Ketchum Alpine Racing and the Sun Valley Freestyle Team. Co-hosts are KAR, Sun Valley Company and the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation.
A classic Sun Valley persona of the 1970s and 1980s, Lane Parrish was a famed local speed and bump skier and stuntman who died in 1990 in a plane crash at age 33.
Skiers, telemarkers and snowboarders are invited. Age groups are 40-plus, 20-39, 13-19 and 12-and-under.
Combined skiers will be first on the super giant slalom start list. The mogul racing is Saturday, April 1 on Race Arena. The SG is Sunday on the traditional Parrish course starting just above Upper Greyhawk and finishing at the bottom.
The top 15 men and five women from the Parrish SG will go back to the top and race for the New Diamond Sun SG trophy.
Most registrations will take place during the pre-race sign-up party Friday, March 31 from 3-6 p.m. at Apple's Bar & Grill at the bottom of Warm Springs. The awards party will be staged at Apple's Sunday afternoon.
Cost is $25 for each event, or $45 for combined entry. For kids 12-and-under, the cost is $15 per event and $25 combined. Turn in registrations at Apple's and receive your race t-shirt.
Last year's overall winners were Carl Rixon Jr. and Ali Maricich. There were 120 racers in the SG and 87 in bumps.
For more details contact John Zuck at 726-4129 or Ken Corrock at 726-8472.
