Inside Edge: Schweitzer hosting Northwest Cup action

The off-piste softened up a bit of and we could get some new snow by Sunday. In the meantime, the groomers are ripping. Look ahead to racers over the subsequent few days as Schweitzer hosts the primary leg of the Northwest Cup on Zip Down.

U14 Qualifiers — Schweitzer Alpine Racing College hosted the primary U14 qualifier of the 12 months this previous weekend. Three native athletes participated.

Jeru Gidley took third in big slalom and eighth in slalom. Dakota Landwehr had a robust end in big slalom, inserting eighth, however bumped into some troubles within the slalom, grabbing forty seventh. Halle Wyman secured thirty ninth in slalom and forty fourth in big slalom.

Independence Junior Race Collection — Competitors resumed Friday beneath clear skies and starlight. The quickest lady was Halle Wyman at 22.24, adopted by Religion Stephany at 23.22 and Oline Trygstad at 27.21.

The quickest boy was Landon Buoy at 21.65, adopted by Cody Warwick at 23.28 and Olsten Trygstad at 23.38. Most improved ladies have been Winslow Cox at 19.69% and Savannah Ferris at 14.65%. Most improved boys have been Sebastian Stiedl at 49.3% and Anders Trygstad at 28.56%.

Essentially the most improved crew to date is Aurora Borealis. The ultimate evening of competitors is that this Friday, adopted by an incredible, eat-until-you-explode ice cream occasion and awards ceremony! See you at 5:30 p.m. on the Clock Tower.

World Cup — The granddaddy of all of them, Kitzbuehel! This 12 months the occasion was impacted by a significant storm system and COVID-19. Unusual to observe the end space — usually full of 70,000 yelling Austrians — quiet as a Sunday morning.

Throughout the first downhill, run on a shortened monitor resulting from snowfall, Travis Ganong led the U.S. contingent with a seventh-place end. He was adopted by Bryce Bennett in Eleventh, Steven Nyman in twenty first and Jared Goldberg in twenty fourth. Luke Winters completed Eleventh in a brutal slalom the place 22 males failed to complete the primary run and one other 11 didn’t end the second, leaving solely 19 within the factors.

The second downhill of the week was run full size this previous Sunday, and Ganong once more led the U.S. with an Eleventh-place end. He was adopted carefully by Bennett in twelfth. Goldberg positioned nineteenth and Steve Nyman grabbed twenty first. Earlier this week, the Tech males’s crew headed to Schladming for evening slalom. Ben Ritchie positioned twenty third and Winters was twenty sixth.

The ladies have been at stunning Cortina, Italy, the place Jackie Wiles earned 14th within the downhill and Alix Wilkinson grabbed 18th to attain her first World Cup factors. Mikaela Shiffrin was sixteenth in super-G and Keely Cashman scored factors by taking twenty eighth. The ladies then moved on to Kronplatz, Italy for big slalom. Shiffrin led three Individuals into the factors, ending fifth. Nina O’Brien was fifteenth and Paula Moltzan seventeenth.

Potpourri — Watch right here subsequent week for a full report on the Northwest Cup races. Any feedback, suggestions or contributions to this column could also be despatched to Shep Snow by electronic mail at shep@thesnowschool.com. Destructive suggestions must be despatched to another person.