GRAND MESA NORDIC COUNCIL RACE #3

GRAND MESA CLASSIC 10K SKI RACE
RESULTS

1/30/2005

SKYWAY

Al Fournier                   51        Mancos                        42:15

Danny DiMaria             41        Snowmass                    43:10

Eric Krch                     46        Montrose                     45:33

Jerry Evans                   51        Grand Junction             47:41

Suzi Evans                    48        Grand Junction             47:43

Kenton Shaw               50        Grand Junction             48:05

Christie Aschwanden    33        Cedaredge                   49:53

Greg Hanscom             32        Paonia                          50:40

Brad Burritt                  43        Hotchkiss                     53:02

Jim Breasted                 67        Carbondale                  54:40

Tom Lambert               54        Grand Junction             55:09

Steve Ela                      41        Hotchkiss                     56:32

Marilyn Kastens           48        Grand Junction             56:42

Joe Ramey                   48        Grand Junction             56:45

Ken Pill                        44        Grand Junction             57:01

Tom Ela                       52        Grand Junction             58:48

Chuck Bodie                51        Grand Junction             58:50

Bob Vermillion             52        Montrose                     59:29

Carol McKenzie           38        Montrose                     1:03:36

Roger Harris                 44        Spring
Creek, NV        1:05:45

Stu Krebs                     70        Montrose                     1:05:48

Kayla Dodson              50        Grand Junction             1:06:10

David Poling                 47        Grand Junction             1:06:18

Dan Schultz-Ela            48        Hotchkiss                     1:07:01

Chris DePuy                 49        Montrose                     1:10:25

David Scherman           51        Grand Junction             1:13:24

Anita Evans                  47        Hotchkiss                     1:13:29

Curtis Pfeiffer
?         Montrose                     1:13:31

Ken Harris                   51        Grand Junction             1:15:15

Bill Lintott                     61        Grand Junction             1:16:11

Sarah Dufford               46        Grand Junction             1:19:30

Pam Hogan                  52        Silt                               1:20:14

Virgil Carnage              44        Grand Junction             1:21:19

Karl Newman               73        Coeur
d’Alene, ID        1:21:25

Bill Ela                          81        Hotchkiss                     1:37:28

Lynea Schultz-Ela         50        Hotchkiss                     1:41:48

THANKS TO OUR RACE SPONSORS

REI

ZONE PERFECT BARS

SUMMIT CANYON

BOARD AND BUCKLE

CINEMA AT THE AVALON

Thanks to our volunteers Joyce Tanihara,
Shirley Ela,

Tom Fanticone, Graham Stephenson, Kayla
Dodson, Nilam Hypio

RACE NOTES:           The word
‘classic’ brings to mind things that have stood the test of time
and have retained their superb quality. Appropriately, the older skiers shone
at the Grand Mesa Classic as seasoned vets Al Fournier and Suzi Evans bested
their younger rivals Danny DiMaria and Christie Aschwanden to win the male and
female titles.

The snow was fresh, the conditions
brisk but relatively calm, and the course in great shape for a nice turnout of
classic skiers. The course, which went out Scales Lake Road and returned by
Kannah Crossing and the south side of Vista Loop, had a “bonus K”
making the race approxiamtely 11 instead of 10K in length.

Staff from the
Grand Junction R.E.I. store were on hand to pass out much appreciated
freebies. Homemade soup and cookies from Kayla Dodson, Shirley Ela, and Tom
Fanticone were gobbled up with fervor afterwards.