Aspen Ski Festival Kicks Off Jan. 16-19
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| by Alan Cole |
January 15, 2009
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Aspen, CO. January 14, 2009
The Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club will be hosting over 500 athletes this coming weekend for competitions in nordic skiing, freestyle skiing and alpine skiing. The Club is going all out to welcome top collegiate teams and standout athletes from the Rocky Mountain Region for the following events:
Friday, January 16th
AVSC Nordic hosts the USSA Supertour Olympic Qualifier and RMD Junior Olympic Qualifier Men's 10k and Women's 5k Classic races at the AVSC Clubhouse. The competition starts at 9:00 a.m. with the women's 5k race, followed by the J2 men at 10:00 a.m. and the remainder of the men's field at 10:40 a.m.
AVSC Nordic Age Class skiers (J5/6, J4 and J3) will host their Rocky Mountain Nordic rivals at the Youth Festival Races at the Clubhouse in the afternoon starting at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 17th
AVSC Alpine kicks off the Wilder Dwight Memorial Super-G Junior Olympics Qualifiers for J3 skiers (ages 13-14) on Racer's Edge on the Tiehack side of Buttermilk Mountain. AVSC's J3 racers including Bobby Moyer, Devon Cardamone and Julia Mueller Ristine will defend their home turf against up to 100 skiers from the Rocky Mountain Division. Top results will move these racers that much closer to a trip to the Junior Olympics in Vail. Tentative start time is at 10:00 a.m.
AVSC Nordic continues their weekend with the USSA SuperTour Owl Creek Chase 21k race starting at the Snowmass Cross Country Center at 11:00 a.m. This event is an Olympic qualifier, part of the FIS Marathon Cup and the Colorado Cup. Keep your eye on hometown racer Scott Lacy, recently named to the U.S. Junior Scandinavia Cup team. Rocky Mountain Nordic Junior racers will have their own 10k freestyle race staring at the Aspen Cross Country Center at 8:30 a.m.
The AVSC Freestyle team is set to bump it up at the Aspen Valley Moguls on Saturday morning at Aspen Highlands starting at 10:00 a.m. Top freestyle skiers will compete in Open Moguls on the USSA-spec moguls course on Thunderbowl with awards to follow at the AVSC Clubhouse. The event is a Junior Olympic Qualifier and U.S. National Qualifier as well. Keep your eye on J1 skier Kyle Lusk, J3 skier Colby Lee and J3 skier Simone Augspurger for the ladies.
Nordic skiing continues in the evening with the popular Wagner Park Sprint races in downtown Aspen. Starting at 5:30 p.m. 16 of the fastest men and women will compete head-to-head for cash prizes in a single elimination tournament. Racers will be going all out across 80 meters in Wagner Park. There will be a DJ, bonfire and hot refreshments for spectators at the event.
Sunday, January 18th
Wilder Dwight Memorial Super-G J3 Junior Olympics Qualifiers continue on Racer's Edge at Buttermilk at 10:00 a.m.
Aspen Valley Moguls will continue with another day of Open Moguls on Thunderbowl at Aspen Highlands starting at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, January 19th
Wilder Dwight Memorial Super-G J3 Junior Olympics Qualifiers final day on Racer's Edge at Buttermilk at 10:00 a.m.
Aspen Valley Moguls Dual Moguls (head-to-head elimination) on Thunderbowl at Aspen Highlands starting at 10:00 a.m.
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For details, contact
Alan Cole
AVSC
(970) 205-5104
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