Page 10A u all as the Castlegar Peewee Submitted Rep team rolled over Trail. 7-3 in action last Saturday. Castlegar jumped out, to a 3-0 and then a 4-1 lead only to have The ‘much anticipated re match turned out to be no match Non-profit groups and organizations need your pledge to raise funds in the annual Kiwanis Skateathon, All monies pledged are split 50/50 between Kiwanis and the non-profit group, to be used for local community and special projects. Support the Skateathon Saturday, Jan. 28 « 9am-1pm Castlegar Community Complex Castlegar (SAY YES! I'LL PLEDGE! } Trail come back and make it a one goal game going into the third period, After some key saves by goalie Jeff Craig, Castle- gar took control and scored three unanswered goals for the win. Shane Palahicky had two goals and two assists including a shor handed goal. Kyle Plotnikoff, Chris Hutchison and Al Frauley each had a goal and an assist. 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Cohoe Insurance Takin' Better Care of You 343A Columbia Avenue Ph: 365-3301 > | eA eS a ——— Dr. Seuss didn't show up Sunday at Red Mountain but his hat was there. A plain old toque just doesn't make the right fashion statement on the hill anymore. er Jeff Gertsch of the Windermere Valley Ski Club slides past a gate on the men's second run Sunday during the Verne Memorial Giant Slalom Race. DLAND ® } / Peter Velisek of Nelson holds the Verne Anderson Memorial Award for the best overall skier while shak- ing hands with bronze medallist Jamie Procter. ne of the most exciting and enduring pastimes In the West Kootenay and almostvall of B.C, is the search for the perfect powder. It is an ongoing quest that is undertaken by all age groups and skill levels of skiers. Fortunately people living in.the West Kootenay don’t have far to go thanks to the proximity of both the Whitewater Ski Resort outside of Nelson and the Red Mountain Ski Resort near Rossland. The largest ski pilgrimage this past weekend was to the snow temple known as “Big Red” where the Red Mountain Racers were hosting the Verne Anderson Memorial Race sponsored by the Midland Wal- wyn financial organization . Red Mountain is clearly the bigger of the two resorts and that means it can be a little more difficult to run. Despite the early snow- fall this year, the resort didn’t open all of it's runs until the middle of December which angered a few skiers who bought season’s passes. In order to protest the late op a s-holder in the i of Rossland erected a sign stating, “We bought season passes, not weekend passes.” In retrospect, Red Mountain technical director Ollie Kokkinen believes the move has paid off. “T haven't heard any problems with those people lately,” said Kokkinen. “It was a situation where a lot of people were anxious to start skiing with all the snow so early. However, had we opened up we probably wouldn't have had good snow over Christmas. And looking back, it probably saved our bacon.” It also made Kokkinen and his other five equal partners plenty of bacon thanks to the record 2,400 people who visited the resort on Dec. 27 alone. Kokkinen’s other partners in the Red Mountain Resort are Hank Cuttell, Eric Skat-Petersen, Michael Robbins, Glen McMahon and-Dave Butt. So far all have been pleased with the progression of the business. The group bought the resort in 1989 and business has steadily improved since then. Kokkinen said just under 100,000 people visited that first year and that number went up to 113,000 just a few years later. Last year they attracted 110,000 skiers and that number is expected to rise this year thanks to the early snowfall combined with poor ski conditions in Colorado. “This is the best start we've had for snow,” said Kokkinen. “Our first two years were pretty bad but then the next three were good. I think the summer grooming we've been doing has helped out.” The runs on both Red N and Granite h have under- gone extensive grooming and Kokkinen was also happy to announce the completion of the first phase of the new Granite chair-lift. The lift currently goes halfway up the mountain and the second phase, sched- uled for completion next summer, will see it extended all the way to the top. The new lift will replace the old Granite lift ‘which willbe restricted to occasional use on busy days. The improvements have Kokkinen excited about this ski year and he has also seen beneficial results from the resort's marketing blitz which has seen many more people from Eastern Canada and the U.S. attend the resort. But Kokkinen also maintains that one of the best ways to get the resort more international exposure is through the Red Mountain Rac- ers. Many former racers like Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Felix Belczyk and Nancy Greene went on to gain international exposure as part of the Canadian National Ski Team and Kokkinen says four current mem- bers of the national squad are from the Kootenay area. The Red Mountain Racers have been in existence for just over 15 years said club president, Mike Newton. Before that there was a well- established racing group known as the Columbia Valley Racers. The racers are a non-profit society with 31 kids aged 11-17. They have also instituted an introductory group for children age 6-10 called the Nancy Greene Program. Newton has seen attendance rise by 20 percent this year and he sees the Nancy Greene Program as the key factor since it gives them a good base of kids who advance every year. Training and teaching is the main drive of the club but the races are when it all comes together. That was certainly the case last week- end as all seven Kootenay Zone Clubs sent skiers to the Verne Ander- _son Memorial Race held Saturday and Sunday at Red Mountain Besides the Racers, the teams represented were the Nelson Ski Team, the White Tooth Racers from Golden, the Salmo Ski Team, Snow Valley Ski Club from Fernie, the Windermere Valley Ski Club, and the North Star Racers from Kimberley. 106 skiers were split according to gender and age into six different groups. All raced a Giant Slalom course designed by the cpaches. Each group was scheduled to have two runs on Saturday and two more on Sunday. Unfortunately, unfo circ! cr pered the event on Sunday forcing the cancellation of the second women's run of the day. The problems started with the breakdown of the Red chair-lift and then the organizers wert also forced to deal with an hour delay in order to change the women’s course after encountering “bad snow”. Apparently, the increased traffic had broken the hard snow crust leav- ing sections of course snow like fine gravel “One of the most important things we have to think of is the safety of the athletes,” said Newton. “With the girls breaking through the crust it just wasn't safe and we couldn't take any chances.” Despite the problems and small delay, the men did get their final run in and the event was declared a succeés. “All the kids were very gh the kend,” said Newton, “and it looked to me to be a very high standard of skiing out there. I was happy we were still able to pull off the.final race.” One of the stronger teams on the hill was to be the Windermere Ski Team, coached by Shelly Thompson, whose racers won all three women’s groups. The Windermere team usually gets a jump on the rest of the teams since they train at Panorama which has their snow- making machines going early in the season. “ Andrea L' of the Wind club, won the J-3 group (age 11-12) but she doesn't necessarily ski to win “I just want.to have. fun,” said Lustenberger, who started skiing when she was two years old, “but I also enjoy the competition and the training.” Allison Denby and Lorelei Oeming are also from Windermere: but they tend to have a more competitive attitude skiing in the J-2 group. Denby ended up winning her division as well as the Verne Anderson Memoriat award for best women’s overall performance. She is also currently ranked #7 in the province. Denby knows what it takes to wirrand she dreams of one day skiing on the Canadian National team. “Phe-key-is-to-ski-fast,”-said the 14-year-old Denby. “I try to be *Queen of the Edges’ when 1 ski and keep good line.” Oeming, also 14 years old; ranks 17th in the province and she fin- ished the Verne Anderson with a respectable seventh place ribbon. She doesn’t have the same competitive juices as Denby but she likes skiing for a similiar reason. “The speed,” said Oeming. “Because when you're at the top of the mountain you get that special urge and you're driven to get to the bot- tom as fast as possible. That's what I like.” Peter Velisek of Nelson won the J-1 group and the Verne Anderson award for the men. Velisek has been skiing since age five and has been competing for six years. He does most of his skiing at Whitewa- ter but doesn’t mind the odd trip to Red Mountain. Despite winning his group, the 17-year-old Velisek doesn’t himself going farther com- petitively in skiing but that doesn’t mean he’s going to give it up. “It’s fun,” said Velisek. “The more you ski the more fun it gets and the better you become. It gets addicting after.awhile and I guess you could say I'm addicted.” The weekend ended with alot of cold and wet young skiers scur- rying into the lodge but they all had smiles on their red-cheeked faces. And those smiles were contagious as soon all the problems of the day were forgotten as the organizers were given a chance to reflect and relax as well. Ny for Big Red and Mighty Granite, they succumbed to another night of rest and relaxation as they prepare for yet another day of crazy skiers and zany snowboarders. It's lucky they have all that soft powder to protect them. Verne Anderson Race Results: Women- J-1 group: Ist, Andrea Lustenberger (Windermere ), 2nd, Lindsay Day (Snow Valley); 3rd, Angela Lenz (North Star). J-2 group: lst, Allison Denby (Winder- mere); 2nd, Julie Dixon (North Star), 3rd, Sava Dirks-Farley (Snow Valley). J-1 group: Ist, Lori Andruschuk (Windermere). Men- J-3 group: Ist, Derek Pankoff (Red Mountain); 2nd, Scott Anderson (Red Mountain); 3rd, Amedeo Bisceglia (North Star). J- 2 group: Ist, Aaron Civitarese (Red Mountain); 2nd, Jeff Gertsch (Windermere); 3rd, Thelon Oeming (Windermere). J-1 group: Ist, Peter Velisek (Nelson); 2nd, Robert Mogentale (Nelson), 3rd, Jamie Procter (Red Mountain) Story & Photos by Jeff Gabert A / — Hold on there little partner! Red Mountain offers some excellent terrain for begin- ning skiers. Some get so excited they have to be held back. "ae § AA A long line of skiers goes down the men's giant slalom course in order to remove any loose snow which could lead to falls and injuries -