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.