Volume XVI No.6
march 2006
Gary Fladmoe
The Utah Nordic Alliance
Déjà Vu … 2002
Timberland Wasatch Citizens Series Race #4 at Soldier Hollow, February 11, 2006
All the ingredients were in place for Olympic cross country
memories. Cowbells clanging, enthusiastic spectators,
bright sun, cold snow, beautifully groomed tracks, speedy
skiers, stadium finish, electronic scoreboard, and the
Olympic voice of our own Taylor Robbins. While the
world was focused on 2006 Olympic events in Torino Italy,
Utah cross country enthusiasts were gathered at Soldier
Hollow, the 2002 cross country venue, to celebrate a few
Olympic memories before the start of the Timberland
Wasatch Citizens Series 10k skating race.
It was an appropriate setting for former Olympian Laurie
Humbert to use her experience to move ahead of Roxanne
Toly and Rosie Brennan in the home stretch winning the
Women’s Open Division by 12 seconds. In the Men’s Open
Division, 2002 Olympic forerunner Barry Makarewicz finished in front of Tav Streit and Jason Travis.
A large field of 269 racers started off in age group waves
including over 100 junior racers. Who knows, maybe we
will see some of these youngsters in a future Olympics.
After the lunch, skiers headed to the Soldier Hollow Day
lodge for lunch courtesy of Nate Wade Subaru in Salt Lake
City. Kirkhams Outdoor Products provided a number of
prizes for the participant drawing after lunch. Our other
season sponsors were well represented on the prize table
also making for a great day all around. u
EDITOR’S NOTE
High Expectations
Every year I start the winter with high expectations for
my skiing. I expect that I will find time to ski as much
as I want, the snow will be plentiful, and I will ski my
best in all the races I enter. Somehow events do not
always unfold this way for me, which got me to wondering what everyday skiers can learn from how World
Cup and Olympic skiers manage expectations and disappointments when only a few make it to the podium.
Learned Optimism
For over 25 years, psychologist Martin Seligman has been studying optimism,
which he defines as “reacting to setbacks from a presumption of personal power.”
Resilient athletes view slow races as temporary setbacks that are isolated and can
be overcome by personal effort and abilities. This explains how ski racers can crash
one day and come back and outperform the next. These skills of learned optimism
can be acquired by all of us and are especially important for children to learn at an
early age. Learning to be optimistic inoculates against depression, improves overall
health, and in combination with talent and desire, enables achievement.
Read Laura Howat’s interview with two time Olympian Wendy Wagner for an
up close visit with a resilient and talented skier. We all have high expectations for
Wendy Wagner although she probably has even higher ones for herself.
Junior Programs
Anyone who has skied at Mt. Dell on a Tuesday or Thursday evening can see first
hand the success of the TUNA junior programs. Junior photos this issue capture a
slice of the fun and learning that happen each week. Rich Bullough shares successful stories of youngsters skiing well at Soldier Hollow. Junior racer Kajsa Vlasic
gives a personal story of her first TUNA road trip to Bozeman for the Junior
Olympic Qualifier.
Comments Welcome
Submissions, photos, and high resolution digital pictures are needed throughout
the season. Direct your questions, concerns, and comments to me at
[email protected].
MARCH 2006
CONTENTS
Déjà Vu … 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Nordic News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Dave Hanscom . . . . . . . . . .3
Wasatch Citizens’ Series Race #4 at Soldier Hollow Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Thanks to Junior Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Jim Haisley and Patrick Putt . . . . . . . .9
Over 500 Junior Nordic Skiers at Soldier Hollow . . . . . . . . . . by Richard Bullough . . . . . . .10
My First TUNA Team Road Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Kajsa Vlasic . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Sundance Classic Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Ron Sawdey . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Interview with Wendy Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Laura Howat . . . . . . . . . . .14
Mountain Dell Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Chris Magerl . . . . . . . . . . .16
Meiko Hoemke Edged by Wilbrecht in Snowy Classic . . . . . by Kurt Dudley . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Simons, Metos, Dalebout, Bruns, Haisley Have First’s . . . . . . by Kurt Dudley . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Boulder Tour Utah Race Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Back of the Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by David Susong . . . . . . . . . .20
GEAR REVIEW, Start Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Tom Leake . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
2006 Utah Cross Country Ski Race Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
The Lasaloppet Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by McKay Edwards . . . . . . . .23
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The Utah Nordic Alliance
(TUNA) is a nonprofit organization which supports
Nordic skiing in all its forms
in the state of Utah.The club
offers its members discounts
on equipment and ski passes at participating local merchants, as well as discounts on
races and social events. Members also receive TUNA
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Nordic Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dave Hanscom
Youth Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Haisley
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NORDIC NEWS
by Dave Hanscom
March 2006
What a difference a year makes!
The snow never got deep, but it
did last a long time at Mountain
Dell and Soldier Hollow. Whew!
Once again we thank Steve Evans and his crew for nurturing a thin snowpack so we could celebrate the Olympic
opening day with a Timberland Wasatch Citizens Series
race at Soldier Hollow on February 11. And our thanks,
too, to all the volunteer groomers at Mountain Dell who
donate so many hours to keep that track in such fine
shape. Now it’s time to move to the high elevations. The
snowmobile roads in the Uintas (Mirror Lake, Soapstone,
Wolf Creek Pass, Mill Hollow, etc, etc) will be great for
another month, particularly on weekdays when they’re
pretty much deserted. The Daniels Summit Lodge loop,
which is groomed on Friday and Saturday nights well into
April, can be heavenly on a Sunday morning before the
snowmobilers wake up. And before you know it, we’ll be
getting up before dawn to ski the crust in the Strawberry
Valley.
choose between 25 and 50 kilometers
(with even shorter distances for kids),
and between classical and free technique. I’ll be there for the first time in about 10 years. My
Colorado son has great expectations of soundly defeating
his big brother, whose training in Vermont has been limited due to scarce (often non-existent, actually) snow. I, on
the other hand, am just hoping to finish with enough
energy to make it to the hot tub! The next Saturday, March
18, will be the annual Wooden Ski Classic at Alta. This is
a 5K classical event in which participants are rewarded
more for their wool knickers, wooden skis, and bamboo
poles than for their speed on the track. Bring a dish to
share in the post-race potluck lunch and come join the
group for some end-of-season socializing and welcoming
of spring.
To wrap up the winter, McKay Edwards will host the
fourth annual LaSaLoppet in Moab on March 25. This is
an overland-style event that starts with a climb up into the
LaSal Mountains on a road groomed for snowmobiles,
makes a loop, then descends back down to the start. As
usual, there will be a great party after the race, and you’ll
be able to do some early mountain biking before heading
home the next day. u
Timberland Wasatch Citizens Series
The Timberland Wasatch Citizens Series is done for another winter. It appears as I write this in early February that
participation will be up again this year. It’s nice when all
the cross country areas have such great skiing to keep us
in the mood to race on weekends. If we do see an increase,
it will be due to the huge turnout (196) at the first event
at Soldier Hollow. I never thought we’d even come close
to getting 200 people at a classical event in Utah! Once
again, I want to thank our generous sponsors. The regular
drawing at the last race included about 75 prizes! The special drawing (for those who participated in four or more
races) included skis from Atomic, Mashes, and Rossignol,
plus a pair of top-of-the-line poles from Swix. The latter
group also got a nice long-sleeved, zip-necked shirt from
Timberland. Thanks also to Kelly Milligan, Jeff Scott, and
Brett Kassing at Nate Wade Subaru for their generous cash
donations for lunches at three races. We had an offer from
another potential sponsor, but had to turn him down due
to lack of a suitable venue. We’re working on a change for
next year to allow us to serve lunch at four races instead
of three.
March Races
March will be a full month for Utah cross country skiers.
It starts with a new event called the Ullr Chase (formerly
named the Steam Mill Stampede) on March 4 in Logan
Canyon. This is a point-to-point 40-kilometer skate starting at Franlin Basin, gradually climbing a couple thousand
feet over Danish Pass, and then descending to Beaver
Creek Campground. Check www.usu.edu/camprec/ullr for
details. The Yellowstone Rendezvous will occupy its
usual spot on the second Saturday in March. You can
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Timberland/Wasatch Citizen’s Series — Soldier Hollow
Wasatch Citizens Race #4
Place Bib
Name
Time
Time Back
Class: MO - Men Open 15 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
25
79
56
89
108
23
13
99
8
77
22
78
112
MAKAREWICZ, Barry . 24:58.1
STREIT, Tav . . . . . . . 25:12.4
TRAVIS, Jason . . . . . 25:12.8
HOEMKE, Meiko . . . . 25:32.2
HUMBERT, Chris . . . . 26:23.5
COOK, Steve . . . . . . . 26:24.0
GELINAS, Drew . . . . . 27:33.5
DRESSEN, Richard . . . 27:37.8
ROGERS, Tim . . . . . . 27:46.9
WILSON, Isaac . . . . . 28:19.2
PARDYJAK, Eric . . . . . 28:37.1
HAJIYAN, Aram . . . . 28:41.5
MCELWAIN, Randall . . . . DNF
........0
. . . . . . 14.3
. . . . . . 14.7
. . . . . . 34.1
. . . +1:25.4
. . . +1:25.9
. . . +2:35.4
. . . +2:39.7
. . . +2:48.8
. . . +3:21.1
. . . +3:39.0
. . . +3:43.4
.........
Class: MS1 -Men 18-24 10 km
1
6
BRAY, Anders . . . . . . 34:26.8 . . . . . . . . 0
Class: MS2 -Men 25-29 10 km
1
2
102
86
HARRIS, Daniel . . . . 44:05.3 . . . . . . . . 0
BOLINGER, Alex 56:01.3 +11:56.0 . . . . . . .
Class: MM1 -Men 30-34 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
72
40
48
53
61
BAUER, Jeff . . . . . . . 30:33.1
PHILLIPS, Aaron . . . . 30:58.9
WALENTD, Jason . . . . 31:08.3
JOHNSON, Scott . . . . 34:52.1
BRYANT, Robert . . . . 36:01.3
........0
. . . . . . 25.8
. . . . . . 35.2
. . . +4:19.0
. . . +5:28.2
62
47
104
91
45
52
69
97
67
92
106
101
HAGEMAN, Todd . . . . 28:37.2
ANYAN, Walter . . . . . 30:00.5
DELEO, Willam . . . . . 30:15.8
TURNER, Chuck . . . . . 30:16.2
DAVIDSON, Chris . . . . 30:55.7
BRILEY, Tim . . . . . . . 31:08.2
YEH, Kenny . . . . . . . 31:55.1
SZEKELY, Joseph . . . . 32:53.3
PUSHKA, Steve . . . . . 33:37.6
WILKINSON, Fred . . . 36:33.6
SORENSON, Robert . . 37:16.8
WARD, Marc 41:13.1 +12:35.9
........0
. . . +1:23.3
. . . +1:38.6
. . . +1:39.0
. . . +2:18.5
. . . +2:31.0
. . . +3:17.9
. . . +4:16.1
. . . +5:00.4
. . . +7:56.4
. . . +8:39.6
.........
Class: MM3 -Men 40-44 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
11
90
9
15
65
76
50
63
57
110
19
46
36
64
49
113
80
41
34
51
59
98
75
POLLARI, Don . . . . . 27:09.1
NIELSON, Scott . . . . 27:16.2
ANDERSON, Randy . . . 27:22.3
BROWN, Sandy . . . . . 28:59.7
BELING, Stuart . . . . . 29:37.1
PETERSON, Peter . . . . 29:42.6
GONTRUM, David . . . . 30:05.6
WEGLARZ, Michael . . 30:27.3
RICE, Robert . . . . . . 30:35.9
DAWSON, Mike . . . . . 31:02.2
FOSNOCHT, Dave . . . . 31:14.1
MAGERL, Chris . . . . . 31:16.7
BRILEY, Steve . . . . . 31:56.0
THULIN, Justin . . . . . 32:01.5
BRUNS, David . . . . . . 32:15.2
O`LANGER, Dan . . . . . 32:47.0
SWANSON, Eric . . . . . 33:15.6
MOYER, Tom . . . . . . . 33:24.6
EGAN, Michael . . . . . 33:45.9
BROWN, Dave . . . . . . 34:22.1
LEAKE, Tom . . . . . . . 38:14.7
CONCANNON, John . . 40:54.9
MOORE, Kevin . . . . . 43:46.5
........0
. . . . . . 7.1
. . . . . . 13.2
. . . +1:50.6
. . . +2:28.0
. . . +2:33.5
. . . +2:56.5
. . . +3:18.2
. . . +3:26.8
. . . +3:53.1
. . . +4:05.0
. . . +4:07.6
. . . +4:46.9
. . . +4:52.4
. . . +5:06.1
. . . +5:37.9
. . . +6:06.5
. . . +6:15.5
. . . +6:36.8
. . . +7:13.0
. . . +11:05.6
. . . +13:45.8
. . . +16:37.4
Class: MM4 -Men 45-49 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
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73
114
21
20
18
28
44
87
38
103
70
29
85
96
55
43
42
105
33
ALLEN, Bruce . . . . . . 27:52.3
HENNEMAN, Todd . . . 28:00.1
EVANS, Steve . . . . . . 29:21.7
SHEA, Lee . . . . . . . . 29:50.7
SWENSON, Jordan . . . 30:15.9
STONE, Ken . . . . . . . 30:21.6
LANG, Rob . . . . . . . . 31:10.3
YOUNG, Steve . . . . . . 32:08.4
LOWELL, Dan . . . . . . 32:15.8
BRAY, Daniel . . . . . . 32:16.6
METOS, Tim . . . . . . . 32:20.0
MATTHEWS, Charlie . . 32:26.3
TOLY, Scott . . . . . . . 32:29.6
HARRINGTON, Keith . 32:40.6
BULLOUGH, Richard . 33:03.4
HULTQUIST, Arne . . . 33:13.9
SUSONG, David . . . . . 35:03.8
MCNEIL, Andrew . . . . 35:12.7
HAISLEY, Jim . . . . . . 37:02.4
Place Bib
Name
20
21
22
23
24
25
WOLFE, Sam . . . . . . . 37:16.1
PALOMAKI, Ted . . . . . 37:25.4
MYSHRALL, Art . . . . . 37:41.9
HULL, Jim . . . . . . . . 38:44.7
ADAMS, Greg . . . . . . 42:01.5
CHAMBERS, Wally . . . 43:26.9
14
346
88
7
27
17
Time
Time Back
. . . +9:23.8
. . . +9:33.1
. . . +9:49.6
. . . +10:52.4
. . . +14:09.2
. . . +15:34.6
Class: MM5 -Men 50-54 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
54
3
12
71
83
68
24
93
84
2
60
JOHNSTON, Steve . . . 31:27.1 . . . . . . . . 0
STURGIS, Charlie . . . . 32:50.9 . . . +1:23.8
MCEWEN, Patrick . . . . 32:54.4 . . . +1:27.3
PEDERSON, Bill . . . . . 34:31.2 . . . +3:04.1
DUDLEY, Kurt . . . . . . 35:47.7 . . . +4:20.6
HUBER, Dean . . . . . . 36:21.0 . . . +4:53.9
WILLIAMS, Craig . . . . 37:04.7 . . . +5:37.6
STENQUIST, Bill . . . . 37:17.4 . . . +5:50.3
SCHROEDER, Bruce . . 41:18.0 . . . +9:50.9
DOLL, Drew . 43:10.2 +11:43.1 . . . . . . . . .
LEAKE, Robert 48:16.0 +16:48.9 . . . . . . . .
February 11, 2006
Place Bib
Name
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
LOWE, Richard . . . . . . 5:18.1
HEIMBURGER, Fischer . 5:23.5
JENSEN, Chase . . . . . . 5:53.7
SMOOT, Spencer . . . . . 6:02.9
JENSEN, Aidan . . . . . . 6:16.6
CHIPMAN, Brian . . . . . 6:32.3
DAWSON, Kegan . . . . . 7:17.3
CAMPBELL, Noah . . . . 7:21.7
WYCOFF, Eli . . . . . . . . 8:42.1
WEST, Baylee . . . . . . . 9:56.5
109
187
188
205
210
212
304
335
337
338
340
343
348
351
376
380
390
399
Class: MM6 -Men 55-59 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
81
32
58
10
100
95
82
ENGLISH, Patrick . . . 31:58.4
RICH, Bradley . . . . . . 33:50.6
GROTH, Ray . . . . . . . 35:10.7
TIETZE, Chris . . . . . . 37:57.0
FICHTER, Gary . . . . . 39:22.9
NEHRING, Ron . . . . . 41:16.3
DAVIS, Al . . . . . . . . . . . DNF
........0
. . . . . . 7.8
. . . +1:29.4
. . . +1:58.4
. . . +2:23.6
. . . +2:29.3
. . . +3:18.0
. . . +4:16.1
. . . +4:23.5
. . . +4:24.3
. . . +4:27.7
. . . +4:34.0
. . . +4:37.3
. . . +4:48.3
. . . +5:11.1
. . . +5:21.6
. . . +7:11.5
. . . +7:20.4
. . . +9:10.1
1
2
3
35
94
30
........0
. . . +1:52.2
. . . +3:12.3
. . . +5:58.6
. . . +7:24.5
. . . +9:17.9
.........
OLSEN, Noel . . . . . . . 17:16.2 . . . . . . . . 0
WAGNER, David . . . . . 17:59.8 . . . . . . 43.6
GROTH, Richard . . . . 19:00.9 . . . +1:44.7
Class: MN -Men Novice 5 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
31
115
37
107
39
16
111
74
4
26
5
DALEBOUT, Michael . . 19:35.2
WHITLOCK, Dru . . . . . 19:44.0
PARCELL, Brent . . . . . 21:01.4
WOLFE, William . . . . 21:10.0
CONKLIN, Mark . . . . . 21:25.9
BURKEMO, Tom . . . . . 22:43.5
MEYER, Jim . . . . . . . 23:00.0
TAYLER, Greg . . . . . . 27:09.3
ALM, Brian . . . . . . . 27:31.2
SEMERAD, Tony . . . . . 33:58.7
ALM, Brent . . . . . . . 41:54.0
........0
. . . . . . 8.8
. . . +1:26.2
. . . +1:34.8
. . . +1:50.7
. . . +3:08.3
. . . +3:24.8
. . . +7:34.1
. . . +7:56.0
. . . +14:23.2
. . . +22:18.1
170
162
MCMINN, John . . . . . 15:36.2 . . . . . . . . 0
DUKE, Curtis . . . . . . 17:10.3 . . . +1:34.1
Class: MJ3 -Men 12-13 5 km
1353
2
3
4
5
6
7
STRAY-GUNDERSEN, Ste . . . . 16:58.2
207 GATES, Erik . . . . . . . 17:49.9
356 HAISLEY, Cody . . . . . 18:33.7
368 ANDERSON, Zachary . 18:34.3
352 TAYLER, Evan . . . . . . 19:36.4
196 GARCIA, Dylan . . . . . 20:02.2
369 ANDERSON, Todd . . . 20:14.3
........0
. . . . . . 51.7
. . . +1:35.5
. . . +1:36.1
. . . +2:38.2
. . . +3:04.0
. . . +3:16.1
Class: MJ4 -Men 10-11 2 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
381
384
349
392
389
327
320
394
373
323
391
217
332
325
333
BRUNS, Kurt . . . . . . . 5:46.0
BULLOUGH, Garrett . . . 5:48.1
HOKANSON, Karsten . . 5:54.8
ROGERS, Isaac . . . . . . 6:00.9
JACKSON, Mark . . . . . . 6:01.7
BURKEMO, Aren . . . . . 6:04.6
HODGES, Daniel . . . . . 6:17.3
MOORE, Andy . . . . . . . 6:42.2
LOWELL, Ian . . . . . . . 6:46.4
DAVIS, Joshua . . . . . . 6:54.5
BELING, Kyle . . . . . . . 7:00.6
DAWSON, Conner . . . . 7:21.0
UNKNOWN, Daniel . . . . 8:38.6
COLEMAN, Brett . . . . . 8:46.6
HUNTER, Ryan . . . . . 10:03.1
........0
. . . . . . 2.1
. . . . . . 8.8
. . . . . . 14.9
. . . . . . 15.7
. . . . . . 18.6
. . . . . . 31.3
. . . . . . 56.2
. . . +1:00.4
. . . +1:08.5
. . . +1:14.6
. . . +1:35.0
. . . +2:52.6
. . . +3:00.6
. . . +4:17.1
Class: MJ5 -Men 8-9 1 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
311
317
305
316
315
312
202
319
201
385
STRAY-GUNDERSEN, Gu 3:19.2
DUNKLE, Michael . . . . 3:34.1
CARPENTER, Matthew . 3:46.2
EGAN, Liam . . . . . . . . 3:51.6
ADAMS, Luke . . . . . . . 3:59.5
LAUFER, Zach . . . . . . . 4:14.6
WARD, Paul . . . . . . . . 4:21.7
ANDERSEN, Brady . . . . 4:46.5
WARD, Ethan . . . . . . . 4:52.6
BROWN, Benjamin . . . 5:06.2
Time
Time Back
. . . +1:58.9
. . . +2:04.3
. . . +2:34.5
. . . +2:43.7
. . . +2:57.4
. . . +3:13.1
. . . +3:58.1
. . . +4:02.5
. . . +5:22.9
. . . +6:37.3
HARRIS, Greg . . . . . NO TIME
MYSHRALL, Lane . . . NO TIME
LANGE, Wyatt . . . . . NO TIME
BRAY, Eli . . . . . . . . NO TIME
LILJENQUIST, Tanner NO TIME
BOWN, Brandon . . . . NO TIME
MORGAN, Kayde . . . . NO TIME
ALM, Kyler . . . . . . . NO TIME
CARPENTER, Bryan . . NO TIME
BURKEMO, Xander . . NO TIME
FOSNOCHT, Hank . . . NO TIME
KNIGHT, Daniel . . . . NO TIME
SMOOT, Andrew . . . . NO TIME
BRILEY, Ben . . . . . . NO TIME
WYCOFF, Gage . . . . . NO TIME
ROYER, Maya . . . . . . NO TIME
JACKSON, Joseph . . . NO TIME
DUDLEY, Peter . . . . . NO TIME
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Class: WO -Women Open 10 km
1
2
3
4
214
183
166
173
HUMBERT, Laurie . . . 29:12.7
TOLY, Roxanne . . . . . 29:24.8
BRENNAN, Rosie . . . . 30:03.0
THOMPSON, Whitney . 34:02.7
........0
. . . . . . 12.1
. . . . . . 50.3
. . . +4:50.0
Class: WS1 -Women 18-24 10 km
1
176
DENNETT, Sarah . . . . 31:52.8 . . . . . . . . 0
Class: WS2 -Women 25-29 10 km
1
172
GIBSON, Kathryn . . . 44:37.3 . . . . . . . . 0
Class: WM2 -Women 35-39 10 km
1
2
192
179
HALLENBERG, Susan . 32:50.6 . . . . . . . . 0
WILSON, DodiAnn . . . 43:39.3 . . . +10:48.7
Class: WM3 -Women 40-44 10 km
Class: MJ2 -Men 14-15 5 km
1
2
301
190
302
309
303
307
216
211
318
208
Class: MJ6 -Men 1-7 0.5 km
Class: MM7 -Men 60-64 5 km
Class: MM2 -Men 35-39 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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. . . . . . 14.9
. . . . . . . 27
. . . . . . 32.4
. . . . . . 40.3
. . . . . . 55.4
. . . +1:02.5
. . . +1:27.3
. . . +1:33.4
. . . +1:47.0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
153
161
155
177
189
164
158
178
SWENSON, Tanya . . . . 32:34.5
HULME, Judi . . . . . . 33:37.8
BLANKE, Barbara . . . 33:53.8
ROGERS, Dawn . . . . . 34:39.8
MYSHRALL, Janet . . . 36:20.5
BEST, Kris . . . . . . . . 36:22.3
COX-CONKLIN, Sara . . 37:42.3
MOORE, Margaret . . . 39:55.6
........0
. . . +1:03.3
. . . +1:19.3
. . . +2:05.3
. . . +3:46.0
. . . +3:47.8
. . . +5:07.8
. . . +7:21.1
Class: WM4 -Women 45-49 10 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
157
154
151
174
168
167
182
347
169
HOWAT, Laura . . . . . . 33:18.8
FOSNOCHT, Diane . . . 37:34.2
SMITH, Sheldon . . . . 37:41.7
WHETSTONE, Kirsten . 37:43.1
EPPLER, Celeste . . . . 37:45.9
BRENNEN, Wiggy . . . 39:35.0
BURNS, Giggi . . . . . . 40:55.7
PALOMAKI, Mickey . . 51:28.5
LYNCH, Bev . . . . . . . . . . DNF
........0
. . . +4:15.4
. . . +4:22.9
. . . +4:24.3
. . . +4:27.1
. . . +6:16.2
. . . +7:36.9
. . +18:09.7
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Class: WM5 -Women 50-54 10 km
1
163
LOBOSCHEFSKY, Paula 44:13.8 . . . . . . . . 0
Class: WM6 -Women 55-59 10 km
1
2
3
195
197
156
WAGNER, Deborah . . . 36:10.7 . . . . . . . . 0
FICHTER, Nancy . . . . 39:05.5 . . . +2:54.8
SCHWANDT, Cyndi . . . 39:07.7 . . . +2:57.0
Class: WN -Women Novice 5 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
193
398
160
181
171
159
203
199
200
184
MCDONALD, Lori . . . . 21:50.7
DUDLEY, Kathy . . . . . 21:52.3
TOWLSEY, Gail . . . . . 21:56.1
JOHNSON, Barb . . . . 23:07.6
BRUNS, Lisa . . . . . . . 24:54.4
VANDEKAMP, Wendy . . 25:28.8
BRAY, Annie . . . . . . . 27:17.0
WORKS, Heidi . . . . . . 28:51.4
HARRIS, Anne . . . . . 34:42.2
BOLINGER, Patty . . . . 39:30.2
........0
. . . . . . 1.6
. . . . . . 5.4
. . . +1:16.9
. . . +3:03.7
. . . +3:38.1
. . . +5:26.3
. . . +7:00.7
. . . +12:51.5
. . . +17:39.5
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Place Bib
Name
Time
Time Back
Class: WJ1 -Women 16-17 5 km
1
152
OLPIN, Madalyn . . . . 19:03.7 . . . . . . . . 0
Class: WJ2 -Women 14-15 5 km
1
2
180
175
JOHNSON, Ellie . . . . . 21:51.4 . . . . . . . . 0
BROWN, Mary Kathryn 27:00.8 . . . +5:09.4
Class: WJ3 -Women 12-13 5 km
1
2
3
4
165
354
357
355
DUNKLE, Andrea . . . . 18:42.1
PALOMAKI, Lisa . . . . 19:02.9
EGAN, Annaka . . . . . 22:35.2
ARANGO, Marley . . . . 23:10.4
........0
. . . . . . 20.8
. . . +3:53.1
. . . +4:28.3
Class: WJ4 -Women 10-11 2 km
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
322
379
350
321
326
375
413
328
334
331
330
329
324
LOWE, Tristin . . . . . . . 6:02.3 . . . . . . . . 0
ANDERSON, Mia . . . . . 6:35.2 . . . . . . 32.9
EGAN, Brenna . . . . . . 6:43.4 . . . . . . 41.1
KIEFFER, Madison . . . . 6:46.8 . . . . . . 44.5
TESCH, Sally . . . . . . . 6:51.4 . . . . . . 49.1
MILLIGAN-SUSONG, Katie 7:05.0 . . . +1:02.7
MOUNTEER, Megan . . . 7:21.6 . . . +1:19.3
MERRYWEATHER, Tiffany 8:11.0 . . . +2:08.7
SMOOT, Alyssa . . . . . . 8:52.0 . . . +2:49.7
SMITH, Alexis . . . . . . 9:00.7 . . . +2:58.4
PINGREE, Sydney . . . 11:48.4 . . . +5:46.1
POISSON-PLEW, Kayli . 12:07.1 . . . +6:04.8
MORGAN, Whitley . . . 13:16.6 . . . +7:14.3
Class: WJ5 -Women 8-9 1 km
1
2
3
4
374
186
388
387
BRUNS, Hannah . . . . . 4:08.6
LANGE, Leah . . . . . . . 4:11.5
JACKSON, Lauren . . . . 4:40.1
BROWN, Anna . . . . . . 4:58.3
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. . . . . . 2.9
. . . . . . 31.5
. . . . . . 49.7
Place Bib
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
434
383
396
314
382
310
306
206
204
371
194
308
313
386
342
185
Name
Time
LOWE, Analicia . . . . . . 5:07.6
GONTRUM, Eva . . . . . . 5:15.5
JANES, Kasey . . . . . . . 5:19.5
ADAMS, Lindsey . . . . . 5:22.7
PHILLIPS, Zoe . . . . . . 5:43.4
KNIGHT, Iris . . . . . . . 5:53.0
BONACCI, Katie . . . . . 6:01.3
TAYLER, Bronwyn . . . . 6:17.5
BRAY, Sabrina . . . . . . 6:18.1
BOWN, Brooke . . . . . . 6:22.1
MCDONALD, Sophie . . . 6:38.8
FOSNOCHT, Erin . . . . . 6:42.9
ROUNDY, Tess . . . . . . . 6:51.4
ROBERTS, Savannah . . 7:42.3
TERRELL, Lynzee . . . . 7:48.3
MYSHRALL, Marta . . . . . . DNF
Time Back
. . . . . . . 59
. . . +1:06.9
. . . +1:10.9
. . . +1:14.1
. . . +1:34.8
. . . +1:44.4
. . . +1:52.7
. . . +2:08.9
. . . +2:09.5
. . . +2:13.5
. . . +2:30.2
. . . +2:34.3
. . . +2:42.8
. . . +3:33.7
. . . +3:39.7
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Class: WJ6 -Women 1-7 0.5 km
191
198
213
215
336
339
341
344
345
372
377
378
393
395
397
SCOVIL, McCall . . . . NO TIME
HARRIS, Emma . . . . NO TIME
HUMBERT, Geneva . . NO TIME
HOKANSON, Annika . NO TIME
FOSTER, Makayla . . . NO TIME
O`HARA, Jessica . . . NO TIME
FOSNOCHT, Libby . . . NO TIME
HUNTER, Molly . . . . NO TIME
NORTON, Ingrid . . . . NO TIME
DUNKLE, Sarah . . . . NO TIME
PHILLIPS, India . . . . NO TIME
VIRDING, Mia . . . . . NO TIME
ROGERS, Jessica . . . NO TIME
WILSON, Sabine . . . . NO TIME
SWANSON, Abby . . . . NO TIME
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THANKS TO
JUNIOR
COACHES!
JUNIOR SKI PROGRAMS
by Jim Haisley and Patrick Putt
Thanks to the enthusiasm and hard work of our talented
coaches, it’s been another great year for the TUNA junior
programs! This season we’ve had over 250 kids learning to
ski and race through TUNA sponsored programs — 55 kids
skiing with the Park City Nordic Ski Team, 140 with the
Salt Lake Nordic Ski Team, 22 with the Ogden Nordic Ski
Team, and 35 in the Sunday Learn to Ski Program.
It’s also been a banner year for race participation, with a
record number of juniors participating in the Wasatch
Citizens Series (123 juniors participated in one day during
the Feb. 11 WCS race at Soldier Hollow!). We also had
close to 50 skiers from the TUNA Park City, Salt Lake, and
Ogden teams joining over 500 of the best young skiers in
the West during the Soldier Hollow Junior Olympic
qualifier on January 27 and 28!
Park City Coaches
Teresa Eggertson (Head Coach)
Heinrich Deters
Karen Dodge
Gary Fichter
Logan Jones
Chris Magerl
Patrick Putt
Blair Rajamaki
Franklin Williams
Although much
of the credit for
the success of the
TUNA junior programs goes to the
wonderful group
of kids who participate, none of this would happen without the work of our dedicated coaches. On behalf of
TUNA and all of the families participating in the TUNA
junior programs, we’d like to give a little recognition and a
big thanks to all of the coaches and volunteers who make
this happen including:
Salt Lake Coaches
Ogden Coaches
Bill Hokanson (Head Coach)
Anne Collier Morgan (Assistant Head Coach)
Andy Briefer
Wilhelm Hampusson
Giggi Burns
Richard Hodges
Scott Cheney
Moqui Johnson
Don Deblieux
Chris Magerl
Nancy Fichter
Barry Makarewicz
Mike Freed
David Susong
Lori Gates
Debbie Wagner
Carter Gregory
Franklin Williams
Jim Haisley
Paul Stromberg (Head Coach)
Terri Davis
Rich Dressen
Jock Glidden
Linda Ries
Learn to Ski Program
We’d also like to extend a huge thanks to Mark Oftedal and
all of other coaches and parent volunteers who help organize and coach the Sunday Learn to Ski Program, including
Race Photos: Gary Fladmoe
Nils Abramson, Annmarie Buoscio, Kurt Dudley, Suzi Elmore, Mike
Freed, David Lester,Vicki Overfelt, Mark Overfelt,Tim Metos, Allison
Shayne, and Howard Silverman.
If you see any of these fantastic
coaches out on the trails, please give them a big pat on the
back and a kind word of thanks for the tremendous effort
and wonderful service they provide to our kids and the
Nordic skiing community! u
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J U N I O R O LY M P I C Q U A L I F I E R S
Over 500 Junior Nordic Skiers
at Soldier Hollow
Wearing tattered Carhartt overalls,
a cowboy hat and skate skis, Jed
Lehman from Cody, Wyoming
watched as wave after wave of
younger, lycra clad competitive-class
skiers flew by. “It is just amazing how
fast and how well some of these little
folks ski,” he exclaimed. A noviceclass skier new to skate skiing and
competing, Jed shared his gusto for
the sport as he cheered and encouraged the skiers working
hard to crest Horseshoe Hill. He talked about how great it is to
be on the Cody High School ski team with such good friends,
and about how he loves this sport!
Jed was one of over 500 junior skiers who enjoyed two
superb days of competing, meeting new friends, and basking
in the energy of the Junior Olympic Qualifiers (JOQ) at Soldier
Hollow. Held January 27th and 28th, 2006, these races were
organized by The Utah Nordic Alliance (TUNA) and Soldier
Hollow. The nearly 75 volunteers made these events run seamlessly and, as always, Soldier Hollow provided a premier
experience for racers, spectators, and support crews. Summit
Systems Timers made determination of both personal and
overall victories possible.
Competitors, ranging in age from seven to 19 years, traveled
from 10 states representing four ski divisions. The divisions
represented were: Intermountain (Utah, Idaho, Montana, and
Wyoming), Pacific Northwest (Oregon and Washington),
Rocky Mountain (Colorado) and Far West (California, Nevada,
and Arizona). Top competitors in the older age classes were
competing to qualify for the 2006 Junior Olympics this March
in Michigan’s famed Upper Peninsula. For most, perhaps, the
triumph was in the adventure, camaraderie, and fun.
On Friday, the skate technique sprints were held in steady
snow and stable, warm temps. The course was fast, and waxing must have been fairly simple, as most competitors
appeared to have equally fast skis. Even with 500 skiers churning through the course, in nearly 40 heats, conditions were
firm and fair for the finals.
Top Utah finishers, and their placing
within the Intermountain Division, were:
Tyler Scott and Sam Lepley (10th and 11th
Boys 16-19); Erin Eppler, Kirsten StrayGundersen and Elisa Nord (9th, 10th and
20th Girls 16-19); Andrew Putt, Wilson
Dippo and Ben Lepley (2nd, 4th and 8th
Boys 14-15); Elizabeth Guiney and Wendy
Dunkle (6th and 15th Girls 14-15); Sten
Stray-Gundersen, Chris Putt, and Jonathan
Bruns (1st, 2nd and 5th Boys 12-13);
Maurissa Weight, Andrea Dunkle and Kajsa
Vlasic (6th, 7th and 9th Girls 12-13);
Garrett Bullough, Kurt Bruns and Kyle
Beling (1st, 2nd and 5th Boys 10-11);
Tristin Lowe, Madison Kieffer and Dani
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Poirier (1st, 2nd and 3rd Girls 10-11); Karsten Hokanson,
Michael Dunkle and Gunnar Stray-Gundersen (1st, 2nd and
3rd Boys 8-9); Sophie McDonald, Hannah Bruns and Lauren
Jackson (1st, 2nd and 3rd Girls 8-9); and Noah Putt (1st Boys
1-7).
A clear, cold night following Friday’s storm, and the perfect
diagonal tracks created by Soldier Hollow groomers, made for
absolutely flawless conditions for Saturday’s classic technique
races. Multiple kick waxes were working and even on the
steepest hills most looked to have adequate grip
Top Utah finishers, and their placing within the
Intermountain Division, included: Ben Page, Sam Lepley and
Daniel Guiney (8th, 15th and 17th Boys 16-19); Kirsten StrayGundersen, Erin Eppler and Alexis Sumsion (8th, 10th and
14th Girls 16-19); Andrew Putt, Wilson Dippo and Peter
Lowell (4th, 6th and 13th Boys 14-15); Wendy Dunkle and
Elizabeth Guiney (3rd and 10th Girls 14-15); Henrik Burns,
Logan Phippen and Jonathan Bruns (4th, 5th and 6th Boys
12-13); Andrea Dunkle, Lisa Palomaki and Maurissa Weight
(5th, 7th and 10th Girls 12-13); Garrett Bullough, Kurt Bruns
and Isaac Rogers (1st, 2nd and 4th Boys 10-11); Tristin Lowe,
Katie Susong and Madison Kieffer (1st, 2nd and 3rd Girls 1011); Karsten Hokanson, Michael Dunkle, and Gunner
Stray-Gundersen (1st, 2nd and 3rd Boys 8-9); Hannah Bruns,
Brenna Egan and Ellie Burton (1st, 2nd and 3rd Girls 8-9); and
Noah Putt, Jackson Burton and Grady Anderson (1st, 2nd and
3rd Boys 1-7).
The racing on both days was of the highest caliber, as was
the sportsmanship of the athletes. Most appreciated by the
volunteers were the numerous skiers, parents,
and coaches who went out of their way to say
“thank you.” After the races, many volunteers
shared stories about their positive experiences
with athletes and others. Al Davis, who has
volunteered at Soldier Hollow in events ranging from the Olympics to local events stated,
“The most heart warming were the athletes
personally thanking us for being there and
putting on such a well run event for them. I
told them that if they keep coming, we’d keep
coming.” And then there was Jed from Cody.
As he skied away he stopped, looked back at
me, and said, “Sir, it was a pleasure. Thank
you for letting us come and ski.” From Soldier
Hollow, TUNA, and the volunteers…you are
always welcome, we will be here. u
Garrett Bullough
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My First TUNA
Team Road Trip
This past weekend took me and
eight other Salt Lake City TUNA
ski racers to Bozeman, Montana.
We were headed to the final of
three Junior National Qualifier
races. Our trip started mid-day on
Thursday, and after seven and a half hours in a van full of
wild teenagers, we arrived amidst the beautiful Montana
Rocky Mountains.
Lisa Bruns
by Kajsa Vlasic
Ready to go — Bill, Gus, Erin, Peter, Wilson, Duncan, Ian, Jonathan, Kajsa, Henrik
On Friday morning, we viewed the classic sprint course that
we would be racing on the following day. The groomed tracks
were at the Lindley Center, just up the hill from our hotel.
The rest of the day was spent waxing race skis, resting, and of
course watching the Olympic Opening Ceremony in Torino,
Italy.
It was a great race day for the Salt Lake TUNA team. Five of
us took the podium, and the most nerve-racking part was yet
to come: naming the USSA Intermountain Division Junior
Nationals team that would travel to Houghton, Michigan for
the Junior Nationals. Three of our racers made it – Erin Eppler,
Wilson Dippo, and Duncan Ellinwood.
We had an early start on Saturday. Because I am a J3 skier,
my race did not start until later, but I watched the older racers
ski hard and fast, cheering them on as they went. As I started
warming up for my one-kilometer sprint, butterflies started
fluttering inside my stomach. I was in one of two heats of five
girls, and only the top three from each group would advance
to the final race. Unfortunately, I barely missed the cut, coming in fourth place. Our J3 boys took second and third place
for the day. That evening, we got lost on the way to the banquet, but finally made it and watched the winning racers
stand up and receive their medals.
This trip was the best weekend of my first race season.
Congratulations to the whole team, and a special thanks to
our coach and mentor, Bill Hokanson, and the parents who
followed along to help us reach our goals. Hopefully this trip
is only a first taste of many more years of racing, road trips,
and fun times ahead! u
It was a beautiful, bluejay day up at Bohart Ranch on
Sunday. Because J3 racers didn’t race until the end, I experienced a four hour waiting process. It was my first interval start
race, and I was nervous about how it would go. As I poled out
of the start gate, I thought what the team had told me: “Ski so
it hurts!” And that is exactly what I did. Their advice paid off,
as I ended up taking third place. It was definitely the most
memorable race of the season.
Henrik Burns, Jonathan Bruns
Marcus Dippo
TUNA Salt Lake Skiers Excel
at Bozeman JOQ
Utah Junior Olympic Qualifiers head to Houghton, Michigan in early March. Erin Eppler, Wilson Dippo,
Elizabeth Guinney, Kirsten Stray-Gunderson, Coach Bill Hokanson, Andrew Putt, Duncan Ellinwood, Ben Page.
Not pictured Rosie Brennen, Coach Gordon Lange, and Wendy Dunkle
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All of the TUNA kids had a great experience and terrific results but particularly
noteworthy are:
Erin Eppler took 7th in the J1 (16-17
year old) girls Skate
Kajsa Vlasic took 3rd in the J3 (1213 year old) girls Skate
Wilson Dippo took 2nd, Duncan
Ellinwood took 3rd in the J2 (14-15 year
old) boys Skate
Jonathan Bruns took 2nd, Henrik
Burns took 3rd in the J3 (12-13 year old)
boys Skate
Jonathan Bruns took 2nd, Henrik
Burns took 3rd in the J3 (12-13 year old)
boys Classic
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Sundance Classic Tales
by Ron Sawdey
Rather than give the usual recap of
the race results, which were
already reported in the last issue of
the TUNA News, I would rather
take a different approach in reporting on the third race of this
season’s Citizen Series. I would like
to share the impressions I gathered
after another fine day of racing. This is not intended as any
slight against the remarkable efforts of those who medaled in
their age group, or turned in a personal best effort. Instead, I’d
simply like to share why I love to race.
First Place Divas— Kathy Dudley (Novice), Kelly Milligan (W Open), Laura Howat (W45-49)
Those of you who know me, know that a podium finish is a
rare event, so obviously I’m not racing for glory. Instead, the
Citizen Series, and even the regional races I manage to attend
are a chance to feel very much alive in the winter outdoors
with a bunch a people that are fun to be around. It really is all
about the people that race, and the people that make the race
possible.
ran into “Mike” again, and finally remembered his first name,
but still struggle with his last name (I’m terrible with names).
I had a nice chat with a new racer as we made our way up the
hill to the start. He was a bit nervous, so I tried to sound like
the confident veteran. It must have worked because he
dropped me on the second climb up that nasty long hill on
the course.
That Saturday it was great to see Chris Teitze again, and
catch up on his mountaineering adventures in South America.
And it’s good to run into Dean Huber who always has a good
laugh to share. Gary and Nancy Fichter got me stoked with
their tales of skiing the World Loppet races in Europe and possible plans to do the Engadin next year. I think I wanna go!
And the kids just crack me up. They always manage to find
something not quite proper to do to entertain themselves. I
saw a group before the race taking dares to jump off a storage
shed into the snow, and someone got nailed with a well
thrown snowball.
I like riding down to the race from Salt Lake with Bruce
Schroeder; this time hearing about how TUNA had offered
financial help to Wendy Wagner to enable her to attend the
World Cup Races that were so critical to her qualifying to be
in the Olympics. It was even more fun to talk briefly with
Dave and Debbie Wagner about Wendy, and to find that
Debbie will retire from the Granite District in time to be in
Torino to see their amazing daughter race in another
Olympics!
It’s even good to see people that I don’t know that well. I
Bruce Allen
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Perhaps the coolest thing that happened that day (other
than not biffing it on the downhills) was having the good fortune of parking next to Donna Wahoff-Stice and Ann
Wennerlund. As we were packing up our vehicles to leave
Donna announced that a Clif Bar is not an adequate post-race
meal, and that she had come prepared this year. Next thing
we know, Donna and Ann are laying out a smorgasbord of
goodies and inviting us to partake. Not being at all proud, and
certainly being famished, we gladly dug in on smoked
salmon, cheeses, crackers and fruit. What better way to end
another great day at the races. Thank you again, Donna and
Ann! I’ll look for your car next year. u
Donna Wahoff-Stice
Dave Wagner
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Race Photos: Gary Fladmoe and Dave Perkins
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Volunteers
Chris Teitze
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Resting
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Interview with
Wendy Wagner —
2002 and 2006 Olympian, 2006 National
Pursuit Champion, and Multiple Time
National Champion
by Laura Howat
TUNA members and Utah nordic
ski enthusiasts are thrilled that
they can once again cheer for
home grown Wendy Wagner at
the Olympics. Wendy has graciously taken a few minutes off
from her hectic schedule preparing for the Olympics to talk to TUNA skiers.
LH: Wendy, a hearty congratulations on being named to your second Olympic team for Torino. How did your build up towards
making the team compare with 2002?
WW: In 2002 I was happy to be on the team and wanted
the experience. Now, in 2006 I am looking for more, I am
focused on racing fast in Torino and performing at my
absolute career best. My training has been more detailed,
including a strict strength program as well as a year long
interval/intensity progression training schedule aiming at
peaking for the Olympics.
LH: Congratulations on your victory race at the Nationals 20k
Pursuit.Tell us about the race.
WW: I was very determined to have a great race after struggling through the Nationals week. I felt like I was getting
stronger as the racing week progressed and decided to stop
worrying about winning and focus instead on skiing with
good technique and in control. Sounds like a no-brainer
but really, Nationals is always quite stressful for me. I skied
well and won and I can’t tell you how happy I was to get
that!
LH: You had your best 2006 Nationals race, results wise, at the final
race, the 20k Pursuit. At this point, was your Olympic berth secure
so you could focus on a great race or did you feel like you were still
trying to insure your spot on the team?
WW: I felt fairly secure with my position on the Olympic
Team due to the selection criteria including the early season races as well. I wanted to have a great Nationals to
simply prepare for the Olympics and give all my supporters
a great show.
LH: Overall, you had a very successful 2006 Nationals series, what
were some of your other highlights? Any frustrations during the
series?
WW: My only big frustration was putting too much pres-
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sure on myself and that caused a few mistakes. One day I
was so worried about details I chose the wrong ski for the
condition — that didn’t help! I had many highlights, first
was the tremendous cheering and support I received from
all the volunteers and spectators. I felt like everyone was
behind me — that is an amazing feeling! I also was so
happy to win a race for everyone. Second — It was a great
highlight for me to see Kikkan and Liz perform so well.
The women’s field was very, very strong this year!! That is
awesome for women’s skiing.
LH: The U.S. Ski team decided not to support any women skiers
this season. Can you comment on how this has affected your
Olympic build up?
WW: My confidence was shaken for sure. Fortunately my
coach (Pete Vordenberg) has giving me all the coaching
support I could hope for and the USST sports science staff
has stuck with me as well. So, I had the support and direction as to how to succeed, my big problem was how was I
going to afford it. Which is not a problem anymore!
Thanks to all the Utah skiers!
LH: What experiences in your life helped create your passion for
nordic skiing?
WW: My parents dragging me to all the citizen races as a
kid — and beating them! I think that is what gave me that
competitive spirit. I can still remember the euphoria when
I first beat my dad on the front 9 at Jeremy Ranch. I
thought life could not get any better.
LH: As a child of nordic ski enthusiasts, what advice do you have
for parents of TUNA junior skiers?
WW: Have Fun! Looking back I had so much fun skiing,
hanging out, making jumps and messing around with the
other kids. I remember no pressure what so ever to race
well; I wanted to of course but I honestly don’t remember
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any pressure from my parents/coaches/myself. I was just having fun. I think
that part is huge. Dream Big! I remember my dad saying to me as a kid “the
sky is the limit.” I knew whatever it was
I choose to do my parents were going to
help me do it 100%. That let me dream.
LH: Wendy, it was very special in 2002 when
Utah nordic skiers could cheer for you in person as the local favorite. Although many of us
wish we could be in Torino, we will need to
cheer for you from afar. Best wishes for a truly
successful Olympics.
Thanks Wendy!!
Juniors in Bozeman, Febraury 11 — Duncan Ellinwood, Gus Johnson, Wilson Dippo, Peter Harris, Erin Eppler,
Kajsa Vlasic, Jonathon Bruns, Ian Anderson, Chris Putt, Henrik Burns
u
Jerry and I would like to
thank everyone at TUNA
who have sent their good
wishes, flowers, cards and
emails regarding Angie’s
breast cancer diagnosis.
During surgery, recovery,
and now chemotherapy,
we continue to be blessed
with great friends that
support us and help us
remain
positive.
Thanks again.
Angie and Jerry
Richardson
march 2006
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Mountain
Dell Update
by Chris Magerl
The 2005-06 season at
Mountain Dell has been quite
the improvement over last winter. As of the end of January, the
volunteer crew had groomed the
ski course at least 63 times this
season. For comparison, we groomed about 22 times last
season and at least 89 times during 2003-04. There were a
few days this year that we have groomed both in the
morning and the evening to stay on top of a storm. The
upper loop has been skiable almost without interruption
since early December, and for much of the time, the lower
loop and the trail across the creek have been in play, as
well. I am hopeful that we will still be skiing as you read
this. (I am writing this at the end of January.)
With a bit of last-minute snow, we were able to host a
successful Demo Day on January 1. Several people were on
skis for their first time that day. On any given Tuesday
afternoon, Tuna has about 120 kids and a dozen coaches
on snow at Mountain Dell, with about half that number
on Thursdays. Laurie Humbert led a weekly adult on-snow
clinic there, an extension of the fall dryland training,
which drew overwhelmingly positive reviews. There are
other programs for disadvantaged youth that make use of
the skiing at Mountain Dell. And every day, skiers with a
wide variety of skill and fitness levels can be found enjoying the track.
This season, many skiers have offered a hand to
groomers hooking and unhooking machinery, and this is
much appreciated. Thank you to all who have put $5 in
the fee tube every time you ski. A special thanks to those
who purchased season passes. The grooming crew works
hard to make sure you find the best skiing possible each
day, and all take pride in the track they produce.
If you are curious about what goes into a day of
grooming, please contact me (801.595.8293 or
[email protected]). If you have a love of snow, three
or four hours some morning, and the ability to handle
some physical labor, I will pair you with a regular groomer
and send you out for a shift. You will learn a lot about
snow and gain an extra appreciation for well-maintained
ski track. Maybe you’ll even join us as a regular for next
season!
Thanks again to all the Tuna pass holders who make the
Mountain Dell season possible. We hope you have found
time to log many kilometers on our track. u
Join
Jeannie Wall
racer, product developer
and
Patagonia Endurance
Ambassador
for a slide show at the
Patagonia Outlet
2292 Highland Drive, Salt
Lake City
March 16th at 7:30pm
466-2226
Learn about randonnée racing (the
allure, the addiction, the rush) and
find out about the lightest backcountry ski clothing system from
Patagonia. Jeannie Wall does it all.
The consummate endurance athlete: cross-country, alpine and
randonee racing; alpine-style and
ice climbing; ultra trail running;
triathlons, you name it; Jeannie
has probably done it (or wants to).
Jeannie’s first true passion, though,
is backcountry powder skiing,
where there are few people, wideopen spaces and endless
opportunities to push beyond
perceived boundaries.
There will be a product give-a-way
and all proceeds support SUWA
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Meiko Hoemke Edged by
Wilbrecht in Snowy Classic
Teton Ridge Classic, Driggs, Idaho
by Kurt Dudley
January 21, 2006. Warmer than
expected snow conditions and a
steady light snow fall made for
slow plodding during the 3rd
annual Teton Ridge Classic ski
race just north of Drigg’s, Idaho
on Microsoft’s cofounder Paul
Allen’s private mountain estate.
Eric Wilbrecht (1:36:13,) a
former US biathlete, outsprinted Utah’s Meiko Hoemke
and John Mallory in the 28 K segment to win this years
Teton Ridge Classic. Grethe-Lise Hagensen (1:42:00) edged
Nikki Kimbal by 4 seconds for top honors among the 28K
women. Laurie Humbert (1:47:15) was 4th in the overall
women’s standings while husband Chris Humbert
(1:40:59) was 10th overall. Susan Hallenberg and Richard
Groth were 2nd in their age groups while Nancy Fichter
and Michael Freed managed bronze medal placements.
Utahn’s finished last in 9 of 11 28K race categories with
more than 2 racers.
The 14K women’s race went to Rebecca Konieczny over
Barb Linquist and Mitzi Bowler and the men placed Josh
Sample, Brian Schilling, and Brad Carlson in the top three
spots respectively.
Five women and nineteen men from Utah participated
in the 28K. Gigi and son, Henrik Burns classiced the 14K
loop along with Scott Hallenberg. Wendy VandeKamp and
Susan Elmore skied the 5K and finish first and second in
their group and they got to the luncheon long before the
last two lap skiers.
One time Wasatch Citizen’s Series Race director and current Snake River Brewmaster, Chris Erickson of Victor, was
bedeviled by wife Lori Clark-Erickson in the 14K race.
The lunch chili and cornbread was excellent and the
race crew was friendly and helpful. It was another well
done race by Dan Streubel and the volunteers for the
Teton Valley Trails. u
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Simons, Metos, Dalebout,
Bruns, Haisley Have First’s in
31st Boulder Mountain Tour
by Kurt Dudley
The 31st Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Tour finished with
former Park City Nordic junior racer and University of
Utah product Zach Simons out sprinting Patrick Weaver
and Casey Ward in a soft snow 1:22:12 for his first BMT
win. Brooke Hovey took home the women’s overall prize
beating Kate Whitcomb and Kristina Strandberg in
1:30:33.
Twelve year old, Thomas Metos, finished his first BMT
with the help of dad Tim (Wild Rose Sports) and cheering
family and friends. Marley Arango-Dalebout, also age 12,
finished with style for the Utah contingent. Thirteen year
old TUNA juniors Jonathan Bruns and Cody Haisley completed the lengthy skate with the feel of a home town
crowd. The TUNA master skiers showed some excellent
results with the usually fast people performing well. The
largest single age group was Men 50-54 with 93 finishers.
I would like to highlight the performances of Joan
Thompson (Whitney’s mom) who finished 3rd in her age
group and my old friend Ray Groth who I know had a
tough day and finished anyway. Ray has skied in more
consecutive BMT’s than any other Utah skier with about
21. Way to go Joan and Ray!
Race day seemed destined to be difficult. It was bracketed by beautiful sunny weather on either side with the
threat of new snow looming. The storm hesitated just long
enough to increase race anxiety a notch or two before
dumping near start time. The start in Senate Meadows near
Galena Lodge, 26 miles north of Ketchum, was well prepared for the near 800 participants of this 32K point to
point American Ski Marathon series freestyle race.
The race has a few newer features that I felt were quite
helpful. Finally, most of the old school buses have been
replace by newer luxury coach units with luggage/ski
carriers, heaters, no fogged windows and way more comfortable seats. The shuttle time is reduced by the newer,
faster buses, which is nice so you don’t sit at Galena as
long nor do you have to leave as early. The award ceremony and raffle is free, has a cash bar, and is back at the
Limelight room in Sun Valley after a few years hiatus. This
is just the right place for the event. Master of ceremonies
Bob Rosso, did a nice job and I liked the fast paced awards
with men and women of the same age group present at
once but not in any strict order. And the whole thing was
over in less than 90 minutes. Bob can talk fast...but somebody needs to tell him how to pronounce Zach’s last name
(long i for Simons). u
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Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Tour 2005
U TA H R AC E R S
Place
4
5
7
15
17
23
26
30
31
33
37
49
56
58
65
78
83
85
86
90
101
102
110
113
114
117
118
122
127
136
142
147
148
149
163
165
168
176
180
183
189
194
201
203
205
207
Name
City
Time
Josh Smullin . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:22:14.1
Tav Streit . . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:22:14.7
Barry Makarewicz . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:22:18.2
Ian Harvey . . . . . . . . Heber City UT . . . . . . . 1:24:57.3
Jedediah Hinkley . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:25:17.0
Jason Travis . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:28:17.8
Chris Humbert . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:28:28.3
Meiko Hoemke . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:29:25.6
Dave Knoop . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:29:26.7
Scott Nielson. . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:29:27.8
Todd Henneman . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:29:42.4
Richard Dressen . . . . . Ogden UT . . . . . . . . . . 1:31:26.2
David Gontrum. . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:33:29.4
Bruce Allen . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:33:55.8
Bill Hokanson . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:34:26.9
Sandy Brown . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:35:44.0
Roxanne Toly . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:36:08.0
Kelly Milligan. . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:36:12.6
Drew Gelinas . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:36:17.9
Brent Nixon. . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:36:43.8
Eric Pardyjak . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:38:17.8
William Bedford . . . . . Fairview UT . . . . . . . . 1:38:27.1
Inge Travis . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:38:54.1
Laurie Humbert . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:38:55.1
Anne Kari Hunt . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:38:56.5
Susan Hallenberg . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:39:11.8
Steve Klatt . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:39:20.8
Steven Bowling . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:39:55.3
Peter Peterson . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:40:24.4
Patrick English . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:40:59.2
Michael Weglarz . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:41:23.9
Amy McDonald Sanyer . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:41:51.6
Scott Toly . . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:41:51.7
Andre MacDonald . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:41:55.3
Michael Freed . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:42:39.0
Crystal Ward . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:42:53.1
Chris Magerl . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:43:09.4
Bradley Rich . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:43:27.5
Brad Anderson . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:43:35.2
David Fosnocht . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:43:42.1
Tim Henney . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:43:55.0
Jeffery Keyser . . . . . . Providence UT. . . . . . . 1:44:12.3
Joel Trachtenberg. . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:45:08.1
Jeff Wolfe . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:45:10.0
Jeff Sumsion . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:45:16.9
Cory McNeely . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:45:18.5
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Place
211
212
223
224
230
239
244
254
272
273
288
289
296
307
308
312
322
325
330
333
344
350
351
361
363
372
374
375
383
384
385
386
387
406
407
408
417
421
422
433
449
455
457
461
462
463
Name
FEBRUARY 4, 2006
City
Time
Tim Briley . . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:45:21.4
Erika Lloyd . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:45:24.0
Jesse Hunt . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:45:54.6
Susie Henneman GravesPark City UT . . . . . . . . 1:45:56.2
Jim Haisley . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:46:21.5
Laura Howat . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:47:03.0
Jake Malloy . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:47:24.6
Jeff Bauer . . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:47:54.6
Dawn Rogers . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:48:37.7
Paula Hudson. . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:49:15.5
Robert Rice . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:50:40.5
Eric Swanson . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:50:50.1
Bill Thompson . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:51:24.1
Pete Icobelli . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:51:50.5
Andrew McNeil . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:52:01.1
Christian Johnson. . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:52:39.4
Lurah Klatt . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:53:23.2
Kurt Dudley . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:53:26.2
Steve Briley. . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:53:32.7
Dwight Hibdon. . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:53:46.2
Jake Garfield . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:54:16.2
Gerald Hughes . . . . . . Hyde Park UT . . . . . . . 1:54:41.1
Carolyn Sterrett . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:54:43.0
John Fassio . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:55:34.8
Howard Silverman. . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:55:39.4
Whitney Thompson . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:56:32.1
Ron Allen . . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:56:40.2
David Bruns. . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:56:47.0
Dean Huber . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:57:50.3
Preston Wilbourne . . . Sandy UT . . . . . . . . . . 1:57:50.7
Joan Thompson . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 1:57:52.3
Ray Groth . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:57:53.4
Lou Seppi . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:57:53.5
Jonathan Bruns . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:59:48.5
Michael Dunn . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:59:56.6
Christopher Tietze . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 1:59:59.2
Osman Sanyer . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:00:48.8
Diane Fosnocht . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:01:11.5
Gary Colgan. . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:01:18.0
Ann Page . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:02:02.9
Jim Kearns . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:04:02.6
David Wiener . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:04:25.0
Paul Quinlan . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:04:42.7
Tony Chesrow. . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:05:50.2
James Viney . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:06:06.2
Gary Fichter. . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:06:08.4
Place
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467
470
478
481
487
502
520
521
528
548
549
553
556
566
577
579
584
586
587
592
610
613
614
623
628
638
639
648
659
664
665
667
680
681
692
693
696
703
712
719
722
728
729
Name
City
Time
Linda Dunn . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:06:23.8
Sonja Van Hala . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:06:36.5
Nancy Fichter. . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:06:40.3
Marc Ward . . . . . . . . . Draper UT. . . . . . . . . . 2:07:08.0
John Berneike . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:07:13.6
Ted Palomaki . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:07:49.8
Kate Wiener. . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:09:03.5
Bruce Schroeder . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:11:21.6
Ronald Nehring . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:11:24.9
Rachel Allyn . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:11:53.7
Dodi Wilson. . . . . . . . Midway UT . . . . . . . . . 2:14:00.8
Darlene Batatian . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:14:02.0
Gitte Larsen . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:14:20.4
Stefani Day . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:14:35.3
Tom Stephens . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:15:19.2
Richard Groth . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:16:46.1
Mark Garfield . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:17:17.8
Sara Ward . . . . . . . . . Draper UT. . . . . . . . . . 2:18:46.4
Paula Loboschefsky. . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:18:59.5
Kanda Hazelwood . . . . Sandy UT . . . . . . . . . . 2:19:16.6
Nick Bouwes . . . . . . . Providence UT. . . . . . . 2:20:09.3
Drew Doll . . . . . . . . . Heber UT . . . . . . . . . . 2:22:05.1
Kevin Moore . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:22:23.0
Susan Elmore . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:22:34.8
Joan Benson . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:23:31.0
Jessica Nehring . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:25:29.0
Al Davis . . . . . . . . . . Coalville UT . . . . . . . . 2:27:23.6
Kathy English . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:27:34.3
Dawn Bowling . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:28:31.2
Brian Seethaler . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:30:35.1
Thomas Metos . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:32:03.9
Tim Metos . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:32:04.5
Cody Haisley . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:32:08.3
Jeff Dunn . . . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:34:19.2
John English . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:34:23.6
Deidra Groth . . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:36:52.4
David Singer . . . . . . . San Francisco CA . . . . . 2:36:53.1
Angela Rowland . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:37:30.7
Kathy E. Dudley . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:39:06.1
Betsy Johnson . . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:41:07.2
Ann Hoover . . . . . . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:42:49.2
Michelle Palomaki. . . . Park City UT . . . . . . . . 2:43:17.5
David C. Taylor. . . . . . Salt Lake City UT . . . . . 2:44:30.2
Chantel Thackeray . . . Woods Cross UT . . . . . . 2:44:56.1
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BACK OF THE PACK
I Am Looking For My Daughter and
Do You Know A Good Divorce Lawyer?
by David Susong
Our family enjoys skiing in nearly
all it forms. For me it is probably
backcountry skiing with its long
days of moving up and down through the mountains that is
my favorite. My wife is definitely partial to skiing on the
tracks and challenges of racing. Our daughter so far likes to do
it all – classic and skating on the track and alpine skiing. We
have only had her out in the backcountry for a tour once but
there is more of that to come in the future. We have encouraged her to try all forms of skiing although I must admit we
have stayed off the aerial jumps and the big jumping hill.
My wife and I grew up alpine skiing but left the crowds and
circus of the resorts behind. Now we find ourselves back on
the slopes with our daughter. Often my wife and I are there
somewhat begrudgingly because neither one of us particularly
enjoys the resort scene. Yet we have wonderful memories of
alpine skiing as kids and so are taking our daughter.
A recent weekend found us standing in line at the base of
the Canyons waiting to take flight on the gondola. We
brought one of my daughter’s friends along who we knew was
a good skier. We were still getting over the trauma from the
previous weekend of bringing along another of her friends of
unknown skiing ability. It turned out that this girl was in the
25 mile per hour snowplow phase and scared us to death, as
she nearly took out a few boarders as she bombed at high
speed straight down the runs. She later confessed as I drove
her home that she had only hit two people this year. She said,
“One of them was really nice but the one got ugly angry.”
The friend this weekend was a known quantity and skis well
and fast. The four of us covered a lot of ground and made our
way to the upper lifts. Kids love gullies and trees and the girls
were attracted to them like a magnetic force. Following them I
soon found myself in a narrow nasty gully the width of my
skis. The girls bombed down it making little turns leaving me
behind as I jumped my skis around.
The girls found most of the jumps on the mountain and following them was decidedly dangerous for an adult. I learned
early on to be very selective about the jumps that I go off and
I have gotten more cautious in middle age. I swear I can feel
the disks in my back compress as I land. My daughter’s friend
caught some good air off what appear to be a “good” jump.
The jump was OK but the landing was another bump. She
landed hard driving her knees up and her face down until
they connected and she bit the end of her tongue. After a few
tears, she was tough and got up, spit out the blood and we
were off again.
Moving from one area of the mountain to another requires
advanced planning and navigating multiple runs and lifts.
Midday we decided to try another part of the mountain. We
looked at the map and planned our route before setting off.
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My wife took the lead rather than her usual sweep position. I
followed with the girls. The girls and I soon got sucked off
into a gully that I quickly realized was a serious mistake
because we could not get to our chosen lift from the bottom
of the gully. I yelled at my daughter to stay high and get back
on the run while her friend and I started traversing out of the
gully. We slowly made our way out and hit the run well below
where I had last been in contact with my daughter. I hollered
up to her, but received no answer. We assumed that she had
skied on down to catch up with her mother. We waited a couple minutes and then headed down to the bottom of the lift.
There we found my wife waiting and the first thing she said
was, “Where is Katie?”. From the look on our faces she immediately realized that we didn’t know and after that she said a
bunch of words directed at me that are not appropriate for a
family oriented publication. I got the look with daggers
attached as she skied off to talk to the lift attendant and alert
the ski patrol. She then headed up the lift to search for our
daughter. I was assigned the duty of waiting at the bottom.
Her friend and I stood at the bottom anxiously scanning up
the slope looking for the colors of my daughter’s coat and helmet. She didn’t appear and didn’t appear. Now, I was starting
to get a little worried. Where had she ended up? Then we saw
her. We both waved our arms and when she saw us she skied
to us. Teary eyed and scared she came up to me and I gave her
a hug. I told her I was so sorry that we had missed her on the
slope. She said that she had waited and waited for us and then
slowly made her way down looking for us all along the way. I
skied over and talked to the lift attendant who alerted the ski
patrol that she had been found.
Meanwhile my wife had ridden one lift up and skied down
to the base of another and she checked in with ski patrol at
the base where she said, “I am looking for my daughter and a
good divorce lawyer.” The ski patrol was sympathetic and said
that they had heard that before and called over to the lift were
we were waiting. They informed her that her daughter was
with her father. I don’t know if she took much comfort in that
but she skied down to join us a little while later. My daughter
got a big hug. I got the look with daggers again. We skied the
rest of the afternoon and enjoyed the day and by the time we
arrived home the days misadventures had faded behind us. In
the words of Shakespeare, “Alls well that ends well.” However,
I don’t think he had hot-blooded Scots in mind when he
wrote this. The following day we all arrived home from work
and school and my wife informed me that she had told everyone at work about me leading the girls astray into the gully
and losing our daughter. I expected this but then she said that
she had gotten mad at me all over again while she was
retelling the day’s events. I am afraid I am going to be relegated to the family dog house every time the story is retold and I
am sure that it will be retold often. u
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gear review
Start Grip Tape
by Tom Leake
Compared to most who will read this review, I am not a
good skier, particularly not a good classic technique skier.
Part of the reason for this is that between family, career,
and other obligations and interests, I have not had tons of
time to effectively learn the magic art of grip waxing. Last
year I was seriously considering buying an advanced pair
of waxless skis. I was about ready to do this when I ran
across some reviews for the Start Grip Tape. I decided that
it was a lot cheaper to try than new skis. I could not find
any at local shops so I ordered some from GearWest. Here
are some of my thoughts after having used it for several
outings.
Application
Application is not difficult but for best results carefully
read the all instructions, do not scan them. Proper application of this product is critical as an improper
application will allow your grip tape to peel off. A proper
installation will give you a layer of what almost looks and
feels like a red klister (but slightly less sticky).
Durability
Good it seems to hold up well over lots of miles. I used
the same application for about 50k on the skis over 6 or 7
different outings. One of the issues in obtaining this kind
of durability is that the ski bottoms in the grip surface will
become very sticky, approaching klister. If the bottoms
come in contact with your ski bag they will leave a red
goo on it. This also means you are losing some of your
grip. I read a suggestion that worked well for a while. That
is, use the anti stick backing tape to cover the stuff when
you are not skiing on them.
Kick
I am not really well trained in classic technique, and I
have even less training and experience with classic waxing. In many conditions the grip was equivalent to a wax
that is a little off which is still better than my normal
waxing ability, which has been that I am normally way
off. I found two days in particular when it did not work
well at all, one was the classic Race last year at Sundance.
It was not sticky enough for the quite warm snow conditions that day. I could not get any kick as I tried to get up
to the start, so I used an old pair of waxless skis I had in
the car. The other was the classic technique race at Soldier
Hollow this year. This event featured very cold temperatures, I believe the grip surface was icing as I had both
marginal kick and less than average glide.
hard wax, with some excellent suggestions from the Toko
booth (Todd Hennemen in particular), actually worked
very well.
Removal
The most important point to remember if you want to
remove this product is let your cleaner do the work. I
found that if I apply the gel cleaner and let it sit for about
ten minutes it would dissolve most of the grip tape. If you
are impatient you will spend a lot more time and use a lot
more cleaner.
Summary
Like most products for classic grip this product is not a
cure all. For someone who has not learned all the fine
points of waxing it can be quite useful. In a fairly reasonable variety of normal conditions it will reward good
technique with some grip. I think it is a good tool especially for those who are learning classic technique, or just
have not been patient enough to learn good classic waxing. I find that the grip tape, on days when it worked,
helped me to learn better classic technique. As I stated
above in extreme conditions (cold approaching 0 degrees,
or klister like) it will not be effective.
I am not sure how useful it would be to those who are
more experienced. I suspect they may find and a more
constrained set of conditions where it works well for
them. It would be most useful if you have an extra pair of
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Anticipating that it would again be very cold for the
December 2005 Tuna Relay, I removed it and went to a
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2006 Utah Cross Country Ski Race Schedule
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March 2006
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TECHNIQUE(k)
LOCATION
class(25)
free(25/50)
class(5)
any (18)
West Yellowstone
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Alta
Moab
START
8:45
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For more up-to-date information check the
TUNA web page at www.utahnordic.com.
This race schedule is published and distributed compliments of Timberland and TUNA.
Race Details for March
Saturday, March 4
Ullr Chase
place:
Logan Canyon
time:
9:00
distance:
40 km
technique: free
registration: www.usu.edu/camprec/ullr
fee:
$65
contact:
Paul Grams ([email protected])
sponsor:
Utah State University Campus Recreation
Saturday, March 11
Yellowstone Rendezvous
place:
West Yellowstone, Montana
distance:
50 kilometer full marathon or 25 kilometer
contact:
www.rendezvousrace.com
Saturday, March 18
Wooden Ski Classic & Potluck
place:
Alta
time:
10:30
distance:
5 km
technique: classical
preregister: before 3/11 - Charlie Coltrain,
485-9209 (w) or 972-3049 (h)
registration: 9:00 to 10:00 on race day
fee:
$10 plus a dish to share (soft drinks provided)
contact:
Charlie Coltrain
sponsors:
TUNA
Saturday, March 18
4th Annual Black Diamond PowderKeg
place:
From Alta to Brighton
Race & Recreational Divisions
more info:
go to www.bdel.com/powderkeg
Sunday, March 19
Gold Rush Royal Gorge
Royal Gorge, California
place:
50 km, 30 km, 15 km, 6 km
distance:
800-500-3871 www.royalgorge.com
contact:
Saturday, March 25
LaSaLoppet
place:
Moab
meet at Moab Springs Ranch before 8:00, race starts at 9:00
time:
18 km
distance:
technique: any
registration: pregister or day of race
$15 in advance, $20 day of race
fee:
contact:
Tag Along Expeditions (800-453-3292)
or McKay Edwards (877-252-3170)
sponsors:
Tag Along Expeditions, Moab Springs Ranch
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The Lasaloppet Returns —
March 25th
by McKay Edwards
18K Race & 14K Social Tour
Who says Moab isn’t a ski town?
The La Sals are Utah’s second highest mountains. With about
twelve peaks over 12,000 feet, they are more reminiscent of
the Colorado Rockies than the Wasatch. A thick conifer forest
between 9,000 and 11,000 feet holds almost every flake that
falls between November and April, yielding great touring in
an incredibly scenic setting. While the backcountry skiing for
turns can be inconsistent, the touring on roads, meadows and
forest trails is almost always outstanding.
About twenty-three miles Southeast of Moab, the Geyser
Pass road is plowed to 9,500 feet. The Manti-La Sal Forest is
acquiring grooming equipment that is supposed to be in
action before this season ends. Meanwhile, locals either skate
on snowmobile packed roads or beat their own trails.
From the trailhead to Geyser Pass, the Forest Service road
skis a lot like upper Millcreek Road in Salt Lake County — not
as steep overall, but much more alpine. It’s entirely protected
by deep conifers on the north slope of Mt. Mellenthin, which
rises to 12,600 feet. Once through Geyser Pass, some high
meadows at 10,500 feet provide for beautiful loops with huge
views to the east over the Dolores River to the San Juans in
Colorado. The descent is fast here and there, but overall quite
mellow.
The first two Lasaloppets were set at about 15 kilometers,
and were distinguished by very competitive fields of skiers.
The first year was skied in a white-out snowstorm. The second
year the course was rock-hard, and was won by Van Edgette of
Alta in a smoking time of 49:24. This year we’re adding an
extra loop in the high meadows to bring the distance up to 18
kilometers.
I expect that the course will be moderately but not perfectly
groomed for skating, but can’t guarantee classical lanes. We
give awards in skating, classical and classical no-wax. Lightweight no-wax skis are one of the best ways to enjoy southern
Utah snowmobile roads. The snow is so variable, especially in
late March, that waxing is very difficult.
I’ll be leading (or following) a “Social Tour” for those who
just want some fresh air and scenery before eating Lentil Soup
back at the Ranch. The Social Tour will be a bit shorter — and
will take about two hours with a stop or two. There will be an
award for the most “socially skilled” person on the social
tour – and I’ll be the judge of that.
The après ski party is now famous. There’s something magical about skiing up to 10,500 feet in the morning, gazing over
Canyonlands, and wading at Moab Springs Ranch at 4,000
feet in the balmy afternoon. By March 25th, the weather in
Moab is usually fabulous.
Pre-register at Tag-A-Long tours in Moab, pick up an entry at
Wasatch Touring, Wild Rose or my office over Jolley Corner
Pharmacy (Club Utah, across from Emigration Market). Or call
at 801-588-0911 and we’ll send you one. Pre-registration really
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