Ski racers medal at Bridger Bowl

Nine athletes from the Whitefish

Mountain Race Team travelled to Bridger Bowl to compete in the

season finale Youth Ski League championships March 18-20.

Over the course of three days, they

raced in giant slalom, slalom and kombi courses.

Three skiers earned podium placements

in a field of more than 170 racers.

Nine-year-old Colter Upton finished a

successful racing season by topping the podium with a first-place

in slalom. He also raced to second place in the kombi event and

third in giant slalom.

Oliver Van Everen brought home two

third-place trophies in a highly competitive field of 11- and

12-year-olds in GS and slalom.

Jacob Welch skied to first- and

second-place finishes respectively in boys J3 class.

After taking part of the ski season off

to play competitive tennis, Britt Walton picked up where he left

off and garnered two top-10 finishes in the speedy field of 11- and

12-year-old boys.

Douglas Mercer brought home three

medals in the 7- and 8-year-old boys group with two fifth-place

finishes and a sixth place. This was his first out-of-town race of

the season.

Kristin Van Everen represented the

girls of Whitefish well with three top-10 finishes, including a

sixth and two eighths.

Jacques Eve ended his season with a

seventh in the kombi race and ninth in slalom.

Also representing Whitefish well were

Cameron Welch and Story Crossett. Welch continued to improve, and

Crossett earned valuable experience in his first YSL race.

The Whitefish Mountain Race Team

athletes thanked their dedicated coaching staff, led by head coach

Roy Loman.