Western J3/J4 JOs: Tech racing gets under way

Sunday a spectacular day of racing at Bogus Basin Ski Area with men's GS and women's slalom races on the schedule at the Alpine Western J3/J4 Junior Olympics Festival at Bogus Basin.
Sunday was a spectacular day of racing at Bogus Basin Ski Area with men's GS and women's slalom races on the schedule at the Alpine Western J3/J4 Junior Olympics Festival at Bogus Basin.
    The Bogus Basin Ski Racing Alliance also provided us with a grand awards banquet this evening with guest speakers
Dane Spencer and Erik Fischer from the U.S. Ski Team. 
    Erik and Dane also assisted in the awards presentation and the room was full of enthusiasm and team spirit.  Congratulations to all the athletes who competed in todays events.  Monday a women's GS will be held, as will a men's slalom and the Western Region portion of the NDS Whistler Cup Team will be determined.

Sunday's top finishers:

J4 Women's SL
1. Linnea Baysinger – TAS Alpental Snoqualmie Ski Foundation
2. Anna Mounsey – TAS Alpental Snoqualmie Ski Foundation
3. Karina Schwartztnau – Crystal Mountain Alpine Club

J3 Women's SL
1. Foreste Peterson – Squaw Valley Ski Team
2. Sydney Staples – Park City Ski Team
3. Morgan Duffy – Stevens Pass Alpine Club

Hard Charger of the day – Allene Kennedy – Squaw Valley Ski Team
(started 75th and finished 20th)

J4 Men's GS
1. Max Hall – Squaw Valley Ski Team
2. Peter Papineau – Park City Ski Team
3. Kipling Weisel – Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation

J3 Men's GS
1. Andrew Kircher – Rowmark Ski Academy
2. Scott Snow – Independence Racing Team
3. Salvatore Monforte – Squaw Valley Ski Team

Hard Charger – Jake Benda – Snowbird Ski Education Foundation (started
81st and finished 16th)