STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Sunday’s Kindercup was full of precious moments.
Some youngsters were a-raring to point their skis down the race course. Others clung to the volunteers who lined them up in the order they were supposed to race.
“It was a blast!” said Kindercup volunteer Joyce Fabre.
Fabre had to hang onto some pint-sized racers so they didn’t end up schussing away before their time. She had to untangle others as they piled up in the waiting line.
“We had some very determined skiers,” she said. “And we had some very excited skiers. One little girl told me, ‘Watch me! Watch me!’ ”
When the poofs of snow stirred up by the final hockey stop had settled, these were the three girls and boys who came out on top in each age category:
SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION RACERS
Age 7 and 8: Lelia McGrew, Skye Pringle, Daisy Jane Scales
Tommy Hovey, Sage Schumacher, Charlie Reid
Age 9 and 10: Lainee Ludington, Maddalena Mourier-Floyd, Inez Kraynik
Austin McMahan, George Corkery, Alex Leahy
Age 11 and 12: Lucy Carter, Marissa Lane, Chloe McGowen
Oliver Mullen, Dexter Morrison
NON-SUN VALLEY SKI EDUCATION RACERS
Age 3: Beau Woodring, Katie No Last Name, Hadley Gouley;
Hurley Schroder, Bryce Spachman, Alexander Grant
Age 4: Maggie Leady, Savannah Pringle, Brady Bloomfield and Sophie Maynard (third-place tie)
Gus Herrick, Duncan Montgomery, Cody McCabe
Age 5: Aviella Buoncristiani, Cami Reid, Elsie Bullock
Harry Woodring, Finn Malone, Thijs Lloyd
Age 6 and 7: Bianca Smith, Zoe Liberatore, Galena McMahan
Morgan Sawyer, Espen Schernthanner, Alexander Carlson
Age 8: Alaska Sewell, Cookie Cook, Hannah McLaren
Zack Torres, Sully Ferries, Andrew Akers
Age 9 and 10: Emily Wright, Hadley Hodges, Riley Siegel
Simon Morgan, Benny Torres, Elliot Burks
Age 11 and 12: Wesley Church, Piper Kolb, Gentrey Cabitto
Wick Church, James Wright, Henry Wright
Sponsors for the event were the Sun Valley Company, Cox Communications, Hailey Stinker Gas Station, The Toy Store, Smiles for Kids, St. Luke’s Hospital, Community School, Boulder Mountain Property Management and Smiley Photo.