Last weekend, the Big White Ski Club (BWSC) hosted their annual U12 Invitational race with 10 and 11 year old racers attending from Apex, SilverStar, Whistler and Big White.

Due to the warm weather conditions, it ended up being two days of 2 separate slalom races and no GS as originally planned. 

As the host club, BWSC participants sent it!

Photo Credit: Ian Macmillan

Kale Oberlander made the top ten in all four races, landing on the podium twice on Saturday with a silver and a bronze, then placing 10th and fourth Sunday.

Taryn Schrock also hit the top ten in all the races with sixth & seventh both days.

Photo Credit: Ian MacmillanTaryn Schrock

Tabitha Taylor made three top ten results with ninth, fifth and seventh respectively.

Samantha Hveding also made the top ten and placed 10th and ninth on Saturday.

Photo Credit: Ian MacmillanSamantha Hveding

Additional female racers were Danika Gariepy, Zoe Gulyas, Erika Hveding, Mia Makela, Reese Swift and Ibi Ziff.

Sacha Jirasek and Callum Sutton Macmillan from BWSC also hit the top ten in the mens side of the race.

Photo Credit: Ian MacmillanCallum Sutton Macmillan

Sacha ranked fifth Saturday and sixth both races on Sunday. Callum made 10th on Saturday and 10th and ninth on Sunday.

Additional male racers were Jacob Godwin, Darrah Lovell, Keir Phillips, and Colt Wray.

Photo Credit: Ian MacmillanJacob Godwin

The club plans to host the race again next year and have racers from even more clubs from around the province as other hills have already expressed an interest in attending.

The race is run each year by parent volunteers and supported by Big White Ski Resort who collectively put on a great event.