Four athletes from the McCall Winter Sports Club placed first in their divisions at the second annual Jesse O Tam Jam freeride event at Tamarack Resort last weekend.The freeride event was presented by the MWSC as part of the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association’s junior regional competition on Jan.
Nearly 100 Nordic racers competed in the annual McCall Re-Mastered race on Saturday on the trails in Ponderosa State Park.Racers follow the same course that hosted the 2008 World Masters Cup, with a small deviation this year because of low snowfall.
Four athletes from the McCall Winter Sports Club placed first in their divisions at the second annual Jesse O Tam Jam freeride event at Tamarack Resort over the weekend.The freeride event was presented by the MWSC as part of the International Freeskiers and Snowboarders Association’s junior regional competition on Saturday and Sunday.The event was renamed this year as a tribute to Jesse Orsatti, “a MWSC athlete and coach who is no longer with us,” said MWSC Freeride Coach Kerry Lofy.Club athletes Scout Weiseth, Kai Tennyson, Steel Messenger and Winzer Albright took first in their divisions.“Scout and Kai both took first place in the U12 divisions mostly for their fast control smooth skiing ability,” Lofy said.“We are a young and newer team with a ton of potential and growth,” he said.
Mia Andersen earned second place in two consecutive days at the North Series giant slalom race at Grand Targhee Resort over the weekend.She was one of 17 skiers to make the trip from the McCall Winter Sports Club in the U.S.
Taylor Nalder led the McCall Nordic and Biathlon Ski Club to a first-place finish in the skate races in Jackson, Wyoming this weekend.Nalder finished first in the 5-kilometer skate races on Sunday and placed third in the 5-kilometer classic race on Saturday.It was the season’s first of three Junior National Qualifiers in the Intermountain Division.Four racers made the trip through blizzard conditions and a maze of closed roads on Friday, said Nordic Director and Head Coach Matt Galyardt.Racers traveled to the event in terrible conditions, but the weather cleared up for the race with sunny skies and chilly temps, Galyardt said.U18 racer Ivan Jensen brought the effort and skied hard in the deep U18 field and endured cold and slow conditions over the U18 10k skate mass start, he said.Jensen finished the classic race in 14th place and placed 19th in the skate discipline.U14 skier Colton Nalder finished fourth in Saturday’s 5-kilometer classic race and third in Sunday’s skate race.“Colton always brings the heat and narrowly missed the podium (fourth) in his classic race and then landed on it (third) in his skate mass start,” Galyardt said.For U12 skier Anya Anderson the race was her first taste of IMD competition, skiing against peers from across the region for the first time, he said.“She was a cool customer who learned just how hard she could push herself...which is what this racing business is all about,” Galyardt said.Anderson finished ninth in the classic races and eighth in the skate discipline on Sunday.
Five skiers from the McCall Winter Sports Club traveled to Snow King Mountain Resort in Jackson, Wyoming over the weekend for the first race of the year.Races included a giant slalom race on Friday and slalom races on Saturday and Sunday.
A ramp and steps at the entry to the McCall Golf Course Clubhouse will be rebuilt this spring following a $226,000 contract awarded last week by the McCall City Council.The clubhouse’s existing concrete steps are crumbling and will be replaced with new concrete, along with a ramp that meets standards for disabled access.The work is expected to be complete early this summer, according to the contract awarded to Falveys LLC of McCall.Falvey’s bid, the lowest of three received by the city for the project, was 33% over the estimate of $169,000 provided by Crestline Engineers of McCall, the firm that designed the project.The council did not award an additional $50,000 in work that would have rebuilt the steps with pavers instead of concrete.The golf course’s clubhouse is open year-round and is home to Banyans on the Green, a restaurant currently open Thursday through Sunday.The clubhouse, located at 925 Fairway Dr., also hosts weekly meetings of the McCall Rotary Club.
The McCall Nordic and Biathlon Ski Club’s best attended Winter Start Race ever was held Saturday at Bear Basin with 59 skiers participating.The race was originally scheduled for Dec.
About 30 skiers and snowboarders participated in the Holiday Rail Jam and “Bonus Jam” at the Little Ski Hill.Riders were judged on their skills atop the rails and boxes at the base of the Little Ski Hill, where snow was trucked in from the McCall Municipal Airport amid lacking snowfall.“We had a super fun Holiday Rail Jam with 32 entries.
Visitors from Boise this week found the hard packed snow conditions at Legacy Park still provided fun for the whole family. Photo by Tricia Warren/For… Login to continue reading Login…