Gary Black, Jr. Memorial Race

The Gary Black Memorial race honors and memorializes a ski racing community legend, Gary Black, Jr., whose life was taken too soon in 2017. It honors Gary’s love for ski racing, the enthusiasm of what it's like to be a ski racer, and continues his legacy through the next generation of ski racers.

DATE
March 30, 2025

LOCATION
Warm Springs, Sun Valley

Every year to wrap up the season, girls and boys from the SVSEF Alpine U8, U10, U12, and U14 teams compete in a dual-panel ski race, and at the conclusion of the event, the teams’ end-of-season individual awards and the race’s perpetual trophies are presented. 

End-Of-Season Awards:

  • Most Improved
  • Coaches Award
  • Cheeso Award
  • Outstanding Skier Awards
  • Howard Dean Award in the U8 category

Perpetual Trophies:

  • Gretchen Fraser Award for fastest U10 Female
  • Pete Patterson Award for fastest U10 Male
  • Kathleen Harrison Mortimer Award for the fastest U12 Female 
  • Billy Klein Award for the fastest U12 Male 
  • Bonnie Russell Award for the fastest U14 Female 
  • Smith Goggle Award for the fastest U14 Male
  • Roy Hobson Overall Award for the fastest Male and Female on the day

Since 2017, the race has been held in honor of Gary Black, Jr. and prior to that between 1978 and 2016, the race was held in honor of Roy Hobson. Roy’s grandchildren, Donnis and Rebecca Dolsot, were on the Sun Valley Ski Team in the 1980’s. 

2023 Gary Black, Jr. Memorial Race Recap & Results
2022 Gary Black, Jr. Memorial Race Recap & Results

Race Contacts

Chuck Harris
charris@svsef.org
208-630-3699

Brian Caulkins
bcaulkins@svsef.org
208-720-0128

Link to complete results will be posted following the 2025 event.
2025 Event Schedule will be posted as soon as it is available.

2020's

2024
Bianca Smith
Kai Sammis

2023
Savannah Pringle
Henry Questad

2022
Ruby Thurston
Tucker Reimund

2021
Ruby Smith
Wyatt Limburg

2020
Event Not Held

2010's

2019
Eden Gardner
Owen Walker

2018
Maya Lightner
Will Kogelmann

2017
Jessica Blackburn
Ben Goitiandia

2016
Anhwei Kirk
Ben Goitiandia

2015
Libby Kaiser
Ryder Sarchett

2014
Event Not Held

2013
Margot Griffith
Payton Anderson

2012
Sage Rheinschild
Kipling Weisel

2000's

2011
Teagan Palmer
Harlan Collins

2010
Amanda Stelling
Tanner Farrow

2009
Nina Hirner
Willie Adicoff

2008
Teagen Palmer
Miles Sweek

2007
Mandy Alexander
Colter Brehmer

2006
Mandy Alexander

Michael Greer

2005
Laura Speck
Corey Bellinger

2004
Lauren Parsons
Cameron Minor

2003
Lauren Parsons
Wes Powell

2002
Jessica Hamilton
Dixon Mosseau

2001
Maggie Acker
Griffin Post

2000
Katherine Latham
Chris Tatsund

1990's

1999
Jessica Hamilton
Tyler Roos

1998
Lynsey Dyer
Jay Brown

1997
Amber Acker
Matt McNeal

1996
Langley McNeal
John McCuskey

1995
Maggie Acker
Jay Brown

1994
Britta Schernthanner
Aaron Hill

1993
Sarah Curtis
Randy Flood

1992
Jordan Hawkes
Aaron Hill

1991
Claire Currie
Ben Brock

1990
Tara Bell
Clic Bloomfield

1980's

1989
Keri Lawson
Benji Hill

1988
Heidi Haller
Brian Daluiso

1987
Picabo Street
Jeff Rust

1986
Starr Corwall
Ryan Dean

1985
Heather Flood
Greg Norton

1984
Nicki Madjar
Grimes Williams

1983
Ruthie Matthes
Kyle Warren

1982
Heather Foster
Greg Norton

1981
Heidi Schernthanner
David Koonce

1980
Robin Leventhal
Ernie Matthes

1970's

1979
Jill Caywood
Jamie Collins

1978
Kim McDonald
Jack Koonce

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