BACK IN BLACK! SSRA FAST AS EEYSL SEASON KICKS OFF AT 49
SSRA U14 Boys took 8 of the top 10 spots in Sunday's GS. Pictured above: 1st: Reilley Anderson, 3rd Jack Dale, 4th Aditya Varadan, 6th Johannes Liaboe, 7th Jake Mamola, 8th Ben Lewis, 9th Caden Goranson, 10th Trenton Gardella. Anderson claimed gold twice in his return to racing.
January 24-25 (Chewelah) SSRA athletes travelled to 49 Degrees North for the first EEYSL races of the season. After being postponed two weeks from the original dates, the team was excited to compete. After two days of GS racing, SSRA is in an incredibly tight race in team cup standings. For complete team results, click here.
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |||||
| 1 | SARS | 3320 | 5 | INDY | 318 | |||
| 2 | SSRA | 3109 | 6 | LPRT | 281 | |||
| 3 | FAST | 1318 | 7 | SMART | 16 | |||
| 4 | BART | 458 |
Complete individual results coming soon on 49 Degrees North website.
| SSRA U14's Daria Markewych, Ginny Lou Garabedian, and Amy Farley receive awards after Saturday's race. | U14 Women Isabell Simpson, Ginny Lou Garabedian, and Daria Markewych receiving awards after Sunday's giant slalom. |
| U12 Women Helen Garabedian, Marion Garabedian, and Kate Bishopp score top 10's in Saturday's race. | SSRA U12 Maya Peck swept the weekend races. Marion Garabedian supported in 9th on Sunday. |
| SSRA U12 Boy, Ben Orton led the charge. | SSRA U10 Women with Allison Gardella (4th) and Ava Anyan (7th) |
| SSRA U10 Mens Saturday champion JoJo Spitz, flanked by Cooper Holcomb (3rd), Bruce Emch and Micaiah Aden | SSRA U10 Men led by Merrick Banning (2nd), Bruce Emch (3rd), JoJo Spitz (4th), Cooper Holcomb (6th), and Charlie Schafer (8th) |
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| U8 Boys Trifecta-Jackson Spitz, Amogh Varadan, and Levi Aden | |
There were incredible performances in every age class. These contributed to outstanding EEYSL individual standings for many SSRA Athletes. Click here for EEYSL Individual Standings. Top five individuals in each age class include:
| U8 | Girls | U10 | Girls | U12 | Girls | U14 | Girls |
| 4th | Ali Bot | 5th | Allison Gardella | 1st | Maya Peck | 4th | Daria Markewych |
| 5th | Ava Bot | 5th | Amy Farley | ||||
| U8 | Boys | U10 | Boys | U12 | Boys | U14 | Boys |
| 4th | Jackson Spitz | 2nd | Merrick Banning | 7th | Ben Orton | 1st | Reilley Andeson |
| 5th | Amogh Varadan | 3rd | JoJo Spitz | 3rd | Jack Dale | ||
| 4th | Charlie Schafer | 4th | Aditya Varadan | ||||
| 5th | Bruce Emch |
CATCHING UP WITH THE ALPINE TEAM; FARLEY AND MCCLELLAN LEAD SSRA
During this challenging season, races have been hard to find. However, the SSRA Alpine Team (U16+) has been lucky to find snow and racing conditions at Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Spokane.
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Jan 3-4 (Mt. Bachelor, OR) Jared Farley and Cole McClellan led the SSRA U16's at two Northwest Cup races at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. The Northwest Cup Series is the premier divisional level of racing in the Pacific Northwest Ski Assocaition (Washington, Oregon and North Idaho) for athletes 14 and up.
On Saturday, Jared Farley took the top team honor with a 39th place finish overall (12th for U16's), followed by Hunter Scheidt in 42nd place (15th for U16's), and Scot Simpson in 67th (37th for U16's). In Sunday's slalom, Cole McClellan notched 31st place (8th for U16's), flanked by Jared Farley in 56th (22nd U16) and Scot Simpson in 76th (40th U16).
For Complete Results, click here.
Jan 17-19 (Mt. Spokane, WA) Cole McClellan and the SSRA men took on visitors from around the Pacific Northwest in the first U16 qualifiers for the Western Region U16 Championships to take place at Mt. Bachelor March 18-22. In challenging conditions, racers battled it out on one of the best race venues in the Western Region-Mt. Spokane's Hourglass trail.
All four of the talented and hard working SSRA U16's took advantage of their home field advantage in the giant slalom with top twenty finishes. Cole McClellan powered to a 4th place finish after a blazing second run only 3 tenths of a second behind the leader. McClellan stopped the clock at 1.54:58. Scot Simpson took 8th place with two solid runs in a breakthrough GS performance in 2.00:30. Jared Farley was a blink of an eye behind Simpson with a 2.00:33 taking 9th place. After making the 12th fastest first run, Hunter Scheidt finished 17th for the SSRA men in 2.04:17.
For Complete Results, click here.
The men race this upcoming weekend at Stevens Pass in a second Northwest Cup. Go FAST SSRA! |
PNSA U16 QUALIFIER-JAN 17-19
SSRA and Mt. Spokane will host the Pacific Northwest Ski Association U16 Qualifier #1 races that begin the selection process for the Western Region U16 Championships taking place in March at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon. The races will take place Satuday-Monday, January 17-19 with a training day on Friday, January 16.
Online Registration Closed-Late Registrants please contact RA Tabitha Hamilton at 863-7608 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Red Lion Hotel at the Park----Reserve a Room
All Meetings and Friday Lift Ticket Sales will take place at Red Lion Hotel at the Park!
Volunteers are needed. Please contact Tom Falter at 509-981-7470 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Friday: Training available to teams. Contact Chuck Holcomb 509-979-7499. Lodge 1 open at 8:30am with full services, athlete lift tickets (elite passes accepted); coach comps if on PNSA coaches card list. GS training provided on race venue. SL training available on second venue.