Wolf Creek ski area hosted the Easter Bunny Race on March 30. This was the final fun race of the series and season.
There was a great turnout of 45 racers from around the area, as well as Golden, Dallas and Austin. The course was groomed splendidly and the recent snowfall from earlier in the week as well as morning sunshine made for fun, soft conditions.
Colorado racers dominated the race with lightning-fast speeds. The overall winner of the day, Cody Anderson, from Windsor, came in with a race time of 25.32 and was the only racer in the men’s 26-30 group.
Our second- and third-place finishers in the division were in the men’s 41-50 group and both hailed from Pagosa Springs. Justin Fay’s 27.49 race time was barely a second ahead of Matt DeGuise’s 28.54 time, making for a close finish in the group.
An honorable mention goes out to our boys’ 12-14 group skier, Rylan Soden, of Pagosa Springs, who was less than three-tenths of a second behind the third-place finisher with his time of 28.83.
The ladies’ race was also a fast one, with girls’ 12-14 participant Isabelle Ratcliff, of Pagosa, finishing with a time of 26.81. The ladies’ 51-60 group was dominant; Michelle Kelble, of Golden, came in with a time of 28.67, with Lynn Robinson, of College Station, Texas, right on her heels with a 30.61 time, finishing out the top three.
Wolf Creek Ski Area’s ski season is coming to a close, with April 7 being the closing date. But not all the fun is gone. The Super Fun, the Wolf Creek Ski Team Challenge Series Super-G race, will be Saturday, April 6, and will be located from the top to the bottom of Powder Puff. The race is open to skiers, boarders and telemark skiers in all age divisions. Signup will be at the Base Camp Lodge and signup fees are based on age. Check out wolfcreekski.com for more information.
