By Julie Martinez
Wolf Creek will be hosting our final Fun Race of the season this Sunday, March 27. The race course will be a modified grand slalom dual-course on the lower Charisma run. It is free with the purchase of a lift ticket. Registration begins at 9:30am, and the course will be open between 11am and 1pm.
Medals will be awarded to the three fastest racers in each age and gender category.
Wolf Creek Ski Area hosted our Fourth Fun Race of the season on Sunday, March 20, with a moderate turnout of 65 racers. The race course drew a nice mix of competitors from all over the United States, with Thomas Popov, of Pagosa Springs, taking first place with the fastest time of the day, crossing the finish line in just 27.21 seconds.
Popov was followed closely by John Moore, of Denver, in the men’s race with a time of 27.97 seconds. Third place went to Forrest Czernecki, of Evergreen, CO, with a time 29.77. Honorable mention goes to Ben Easton, of Pine, CO, who crossed the finish line at 29.78 seconds.
In the women’s race, the first place finisher was Amy Lenander of Arlington, VA, with a time of 32.91 seconds. She was followed in second place by Kim Kosciusko of Creede, with a time of 34.39 seconds. Third place went to Ashli Roussel of Little Rock, AR, with a her time of 34.90 seconds.