GRAND MESA NORDIC COUNCIL RACE #2

SKYWAY SKUFFLE SKI RACE RESULTS

1/2/2005

SKYWAY

10K FREESTYLE

1. Dave Aschwanden        36        Cedaredge                   32:01
2. Danny DiMaria             41        Snowmass                    36:36
3. Pierre Pelletier              38        Aspen                          36:50
4. Christie Aschwanden    33        Cedaredge                   37:36
5. Al Fournier                   50        Mancos                        38:13
6. Mike Allen                   36        Fruita                           38:17
7. Greg Hanscom             32        Paonia                          38:50
8. Kari Distefano              46        Telluride                       39:20
9. Kevin Hines                  43        Moab                           39:30
10. Tom Suplizio                40        Grand Junction             39:49
11. Ken Pill                        43        Grand Junction             41:08
12. Scott Hill                      41        Grand Junction             41:24
13. Jerry Evans                   51        Grand Junction             41:49
14. Suzi Evans                    48        Grand Junction             42:22
15. Roger Carlsen              47        Basalt                           43:48
16. Kenton Shaw               50        Grand Junction             44:12
17. Erika Van Meter           32        El Jebel                        44:26
18. Helen Carlsen               44        Basalt                           45:32
19. Joe Ramey                   48        Grand Junction             46:33
20. Marilyn Kastens           48        Grand Junction             46:34
21. Brad Burritt                  43        Hotchkiss                     49:22
22. Denny Hogan               55        Silt                               49:41
23. Richard Hypio              49        Hotchkiss                     50:26
24. Roger Harris                 44        Spring Creek, NV        52:04
25. Chuck Bodie                51        Grand Junction             52:37
26. Kayla Dodson              50        Grand Junction             52:47
27. Marie McGowan          27        Collbran                       52:49
28. Steve Ela                      41        Hotchkiss                     57:10
29. Carol McKenzie           38        Montrose                     58:20
30. Tom Lambert               54        Grand Junction             58:55
31. Andy Martsolf              33        Grand Junction             1:00:16
32. Tom Ela                       52        Grand Junction             1:00:53
33. Bob Vermillion             52        Montrose                     1:02:16
34. Camille Kimball            17        Grand Junction             1:03:25
35. David Scherman           51        Grand Junction             1:03:27
36. Mike Nadiak                41        Montrose                     1:04:10

37. Chris DePuy                 49        Montrose                     1:04:10

38. Pam Hogan                  52        Silt                               1:06:54
39. John Yor                      50        Delta                            1:07:42
40. Dan Schultz-Ela            48        Hotchkiss                     1:07:48
41. Bill Lintott                     61        Grand Junction             1:11:46
42. Asa Burritt                    13        Hotchkiss                     1:12:15
43. Josh Reider                  30        Ouray                           1:17:15
44. Zach Nadiak                10        Montrose                     1:17:19
45. Ken Harris                   51        Grand Junction             1:23:17
46. Bill Ela                          81        Hotchkiss                     1:29:15
47. Michael Herrick            ?          Grand Junction             1:32:43
48. Lynea Schultz-Ela         50        Hotchkiss                     1:35:18

49. Roger Schenkel            62        Grand Junction             1:35:18

THANKS TO OUR RACE SPONSORS

REI

SOS STAFFING

POWDERHORN RESORT

SUMMIT CANYON

Thanks to our volunteers Joyce Tanihara, Shirley Ela,

Tom Fanticone, Nilam Hypio

RACE NOTES:           A chilly, blustery day did not deter an excellent turnout of freestyle racers for the Skyway Skuffle. The race had two distinct parts. The first half out to the back end of the Vista Loop featured lots of drifting across the trail. The course was hard to see at times and a little soft. Finally entering the trees for the back hill on Vista, racers found Kenton’s fine grooming unobliterated for the rest of the race and skiing became more fun.

The race was an Aschwanden sweep with Dave and Christie placing first for males and females. They are setting a new standard for fast skiing on Grand Mesa. An acclimated Danny DiMaria returned to form to place second and the always speedy Kari Distefano was the second female.

Large numbers of holiday calories got burned off but I have quite a few still lingering as my time might suggest. What a great way, though, to begin the new year with a little friendly competition amongst a wonderful crew of fine skiers!