For some, it was too cold. For others, it was just fine.
Either way, the Yellowknife Ski Races did happen on March 11 at the Yellowknife Ski Club. A total of 33 racers hit the trails to try and win their division, but no matter where they placed, everyone got a cookie medal, the famous award for every skier.
There would have been more racers, but as mentioned, it was too cold to race for the younger skiers. The temperature at race time was -18 C and under Nordiq Canada rules, that鈥檚 too cold for those 12 and under. That meant only those 13 and older could have competitive races as the cut-off for the older skiers is -20 C.
Those who weren鈥檛 able to compete still got the chance to enjoy a day of work with their coaches while watching the big kids do their thing.
Here鈥檚 some of the action along with the top three from each race:
Masters Female
1st 鈥擣iona Aiston, 19:30
2nd 鈥� Sarah Marrai, 21:02
3rd 鈥� Anita Gue, 22:27
Masters Male
1st 鈥擬ike Argue, 11:47
2nd 鈥� Levi Bruce, 15:30
3rd 鈥� Tim Ensom, 17:32
U14 girls
1st 鈥擫iliana Marrai, 12:42
2nd 鈥� Caris Wood, 13:10
3rd 鈥� Sula Ray, 13:20
U14 boys
1st 鈥� Cormac Stewart, 10:39
2nd 鈥� Ben Lothian, 10:48
3rd 鈥� Toryn Wheler, 11:04
U16 girls
1st 鈥擫eah McShane, 11:50
2nd 鈥� Mikka Pike, 14:09
U18 girls
1st 鈥� Skyra Pike, 16:32
2nd 鈥� Talia Ehrlich, 18:10
U18 boys
1st 鈥擬alachi Morin, 14:09
source: Yellowknife Ski Club
