Sunday’s 12th running of the Slush Cup, High Sierra Championship, was once again a fun event with thrills and spills. Set on the NASTAR race hill, the Slush Cup features a dual, pro-style course complete with 3 challenging bumps. Qualifying pits each racer against the clock for the fastest qualifying time. Racers are then seeded by time and paired with a competitor with a similar time for the finals. Each finalist pair runs head to head on each course with the results the combined time of the two runs.
Multiple age classes and disciplines (Alpine; non-Alpine) provide opportunities for racers to win their class. And the winners are:
Age Group Divisions – Alpine
12 & under – Ladies: Candice Carroll
12 & under – Men: Nathanael Ridosko
13 – 18 – Ladies: No Competitor
13 – 18 – Men: Kyle Voigtlander
19 – 29 – Ladies: Mackenzie Comstock
19 – 29 – Men: Zac Comstock
30 – 39 – Ladies: Lindsay Gwin
30 – 39 – Men: Mike Schimke
40 – 54 – Ladies: Margrethe Ramiriz
40 – 54 – Men: Nick Shawkey
55 & older – Ladies: Ellen Hoffman
55 & older – Men: Paul Peterson
Age Group Divisions – Non-Alpine:
18 & under – Ladies: Cecily Greenberg
18 & under – Men: Jared Bettger
19 & over – Ladies: Jennifer Ward
19 & over – Men: Mike Ramirez
Overall Fastest Ladies – Combined times
- Mackenzie Comstock 51.90
- Lindsay Gwin 1:00.32
- Candice Carroll 1:00:54
Overall Fastest Men – Combined times
- Zac Comstock 47.97
- Hunter Capilla 50.42
- Mike Schimke 50.55
