What a beautiful Saturday in January it was for the annual Arkoosh Cup kids' alpine ski races at Rotarun Ski Area!
Rotarun Ski Club hosted 94 racers and their parents for a full day of gate skiing. Organizers thanked the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and volunteers for a well-run event.
Those with the fastest times on the eight-and-under course were Molly Milgard and Jake Blackburn. Fastest 11-12 boy and girl for the Arkoosh Cup were Haley Cutler (25.36 seconds) and Emmet Say (25.16).
Top results from Rotarun:
Arkoosh Cup girls
Ages 4-and-under: 1—Jessica Blackburn 22.5. 2—Hannah Ferris 22.6. 3—Tatum Minor 22.8. 4—Ella Boice 32.9.
Ages 5-6: 1—Kate Norton 28.72. 2—Sage Holter 34.28.
7-8 Non-Ski Team: 1—Alli Rathfon 28.76. 2—Laine Allison 29.2. 3—Sophia Harder 1:01.23. 4—Madison Ferris 1:01.35.
7-8 Ski Team: 1—Molly Milgard 24.63.
9-10 Non-Ski Team: 1—Lauren Busdon 39.09. 2—Emily Thayer 41.88. 3—Leah Thayer 42.29.
9-10 Ski Team: 1—Abby Norton 26.52. 2—Olivia Weisel 26.58. 3—Katelyn Rathfon 27.04. 4—Margot Griffith 28.4. 5—Sage Rheinschild 28.8.
11-12 Non-Ski Team: 1—Rachael Malone 33.76.
11-12 Ski Team: 1—Haley Cutler 25.36. 2—Josie Allison 25.88. 3—Madison Milgard 26.18. 4—Samantha Busby 26.41. 5—Lexi Black 26.52.
Arkoosh Cup boys
Ages 4-and-under: 1—Logan Pilaro 25.1.
Ages 5-6: 1—Fletcher Stumph 24.37. 2—Josh Blackburn 26.02. 3—Charlie Snyder 26.57. 4—Kai Nelson 29.73. 5—Connor Campbell 30.32.
7-8 Non-Ski Team: 1—Sam Hebert 25.47. 2—Irvin Gonzales 28.55. 3—Wil Hebert 28.67. 4—Alex Daves 30.53. 5—Hunter Barrow 34.13.
7-8 Ski Team: 1—Jake Blackburn 24.59. 2—Charlie Stumph 26.21. 3—Wyatt Minor 26.39. 4—Luke Rizzo 27.27. 5—Will Griffith 27.34.
9-10 Non-Ski Team: 1—Kagen Albright 34.6.
9-10 Ski Team: 1—Yuri McClure 25.79. 2—Wyatt Smith 26.48. 3—Hayden Cowden 26.88. 4—Will Snyder 27.58. 5—Kristian DeWolfe 27.62.
11-12 Non-Ski Team: 1—Hayden Thayer 27.85.
11-12 Ski Team: 1—Emmet Say 25.16. 2—Tanner Josey 25.21. 3—Austin Savaria 25.31. 4—Will Long 25.72. 5—Gavin Shipley 26.08.