SVSEF alpine FIS skiers had a successful start to the season on snow with super G and giant slalom races down at Copper Mountain in Colorado. Athletes competed in two super G and two giant slalom events. In the women’s first super G on November 28, Haley Cutler, a SVSEF PG athlete, skied to 15^th place. Skylar Cooley was 18^th and Erin Smith was 24^th. Kipling Weisel, a SVSEF Gold Team skier, grabbed the win in the men’s event on the same day with a time of 1:06.81. John Blackburn was 34^th and Spencer Wright was 39^th. In the second super G race on November 29, Cutler finished sixth, Smith 8^th and Cooley 22^nd. In the men’s race, Wright was 42^nd and Blackburn 45^th. The athletes transitioned to giant slalom for the following two days. On November 30, Cutler cruised to 17^th and Ruby Marden to 49^th. Cooley and Smith did not finish their first run of the day. Blackburn skied to 55^th on the men’s side, and Wright to 76^th. On December 1, Cutler finished 11^th, Smith 23^rd and Cooley 38^th for the women. Blackburn skied an impressive race, as he started with bib 76 and finished in 28^th in the men’s event. Filippo Collini skied into 57^th and Wright finished 64^th.
 
Full results: http://data.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/results.html