Winter is drawing to a close, and the Sun Valley Freestyle ski team will wrap up its 2009-10 season this weekend. The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation kids will compete in the Coleman Open, a two-day halfpipe event here in Sun Valley Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10.
Results from Missoula
The Sun Valley Freestyle ski team, led by head coach Joe Cordeau, celebrated Easter weekend at Missoula, Mt. competing in a Northern division spring mogul event.
"The conditions were excellent and our skiers are in great condition this far into the season. The spring is really when our athletes can really shine," said SVSEF freestyle program director Andy Ware.
In Saturday's moguls, Sun Valley women finished 2-3-4-8.
Aunika Philips was second overall (1st F2) and Renee Shapiro made the overall podium in third place (the 1st F4).
Ware said, "This was Renee's best finish of the year. She made the podium with girls three or four years older than she is. She had a fantastic weekend."
Hannah Haupt finished in fourth overall (2nd F2). Alysha Herich returned to competition for the first time this season to finish eighth overall (3rd F3).
Trevor Norris made the top 10 finishing 10th overall (1st M3). Joey Richardson was 14th overall (3rd M2). Former SVSEF skier Austin Bourret placed fourth overall (2nd M1).
Other SV men's results: RJ Bracken 16th (4th M2); Wyatt Wilson 18th (4th M3); Lucas Beste 22nd (2nd M5); Alec Poster 25th (5th M3).
On Sunday Aunika Philips swept the events of the day with first overall in the morning singles event and first place in the duals event as well.
Renee Shapiro skied well again to finish fourth overall (1st F4) in singles. Hannah Haupt was sixth overall (3rd F2) followed by Alysha Herich (8th, 3rd F3).
Joey Richardson moved up three spots in single moguls (11th, 1st M2). Trevor Norris was again 10th overall (1st M3).
"All our guys made adjustments and improved their scores Sunday," Ware said. "It's great to see them identify what they need to improve on and come back and do it the next day."
Other men's results from Sunday: RJ Bracken 13th (2nd M2); Wyatt Wilson 16th (4th M3); Alec Poster 18th (5th M3); Lucas Beste 21st (1st M5); Kurtis Fieguth 6th (4th MS); and Austin Bourret 4th (2nd M1).
