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Alpine Update | Youth Ski League Finals

Youth Ski League Finals The SRD team had an awesome weekend in Winter Park for the Youth Ski League finals!  Lottie Miller takes 3rd place in U8 girls SL and GS too! Great day Lottie!  Tommy Martini takes the silver in U10 boys SL, the largest field of the weekend Nate Jolly had a great day with 3rd in GS and 4th in SL for U12 boys  Caroline Brownson takes 3rd place in the Season Overall for U12 girls with a great season of racing YSL!  Caroline & Riley  Additional results: Anthony Labelle: 4th place U10 GS Millie Wyer: 4th Place...

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U16 Rocky/Central Alpine Championships

So how did we do at the U16 RC Champs?   From March 7-11, Steamboat Ski Resort and Howelsen Hill hosted the U16 Rocky/Central Alpine Championships. Top 50 women and men from the division, which includes 19 states, had to qualify in order to compete at these Championships. Team Summit was able to qualify 5 athletes and they represented themselves and their team exceptionally well. In the 10 events, they won a total of 10 medals and 6 of them were gold! On the women’s side, Stella Buchheister crashed in the downhill after having the fastest training runs but was able to compete...

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March Athlete of the Month

March Athlete of the Month | Jaxon Haser – Park and Pipe/Big Mountain Jaxon Haser is Podium Sports/Team Summit's Athlete of the Month for March!  Jaxon is a Park and Pipe athlete who has participated in Big Mountain.  He is an awesome kid to be around!   Jaxon has shown amazing sportsmanship and excitement for skiing this season.  He even won the Junior Flyin' Ryan award (for sportsmanship) at the North American Championships in Big Sky!  Team Summit is so lucky to have an athlete like Jaxon on our team.  We are so proud to name him our...

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February Athlete of the Month

February Athlete of the Month | Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe   The Team Summit and Podium Sports February Athlete of the Month is Asher Cockrell – Park and Pipe.   Asher has worked hard all season long and owns his skiing.  Each day arrives with urgency and sound planning.  From finding success on the Dew Tour Course, winning local rail jams, or leaning into big tricks like double corks- Asher is hungry. He has been known to break ski or two! He recognizes his capacity as a leader.  Big things come in smaller packages; Asher is proof. ...

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Team Summit Alpine – Ability and Age Class Update – January 20, 2022

Dear Team Summit Alpine Ability Athletes, and Ability and Age Class Parents and Coaches: We are fully into the racing season with all athletes beginning to compete! Many races are coming up and the schedules continue to evolve with changes to the format, dates, and in some cases venues. This is out of our control creating both extra works for all and confusion for planning. We will continue to do our best to communicate these changes as clearly and timely as possible. The Alpine staff is stretched, particularly in Age Class, by the injury to Jared and changes in work availability to some of...

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SYNC Series u16 Rocky/Central Junior Championship Qualifying

Last week, Vail Mountain Resort hosted the SYNC Series u16 Rocky/Central Junior Championship qualifying races.   The four-day race series brought in over 120 athletes, varied weather and lots of great ski racing, including the first races held on the new T-bar expansion hill.  Women and Men both competed in two Slalom and two Giant Slalom races over the course of week.   Team Summit Colorado athletes had a great series: Stella Buchheister came home a 4th in SL and two 4th place GS results, Niko Leunig had his first u16 victory with a 1st place in the GS race and Jevin Palmquist...

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