Scene from the ‘Fun Race’ held Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Photo by Kevin Bruce

Scene from the ‘Fun Race’ held Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Photo by Kevin Bruce

Wolf Creek News

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Wolf Creek Ski Area hosted its second Fun Race for the season Sunday, Jan. 8. The modified grand slalom course was held on Lower Charisma with a beautifully groomed base of fresh snow. 

The event drew a nice turnout of 52 racers traveling from as far away as Chile, Florida and Arkansas.

The overall winner for the day was Corbin Horrocks, of South Fork, Colo., with the fastest time of 27.68 seconds. Dan Hultgren of St. Petersburg, Fla., came in a very close second with a time of 27.89. Third place went Nolan Kay, of Pagosa Springs, with his equally impressive time of 28.12 seconds.

The womens race also had an outstanding showing with most of the race times coming in under 45 seconds. Lydia Mundd of Pagosa Springs came in first place to finish at 35.08 seconds. Allison Barrett, of Lakewood, Colo., took second with her time of 39.00 seconds and third place went to Tatyana Strickland of Waco, Texas with a race time of 39.39.

Wolf Creek will be hosting its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Race Sunday, Jan. 15. The racecourse will be a modified grand slalom course with two lanes on the lower Charisma run. It is free with the purchase of a lift ticket. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., at the intersection of Turnpike and Charisma, and the course will be open 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Medals will be awarded to the three fastest racers in each age and gender category.

Wolf Creek Ski Area

• Race: Fun Race
• Date: 1/28/23
• Fastest Time of the Day: 27.68
• Number of Skiers in Race: 52

Girls 6-8

• Gold: Ellie White Pagosa Springs 44.34 Seconds
• Silver: Amelia Huang Albuquerque, NM 1:56:27

Girls 9-11

• Gold: Lydia Mundd Pagosa Springs 35.08
• Silver: Alison Barrett Lakewood 39.00
• Bronze: Katelynn Fricky Pagosa Springs 49.23

Women 26-30

• Gold: Tess Blumental Georgetown, TX 39.94
• Silver: Lindsey Havvy Little Rock, AR 42.02

Women 31-35

• Gold: Katie Closs Alto 40.24

Women 41-50

• Gold: Bea Arzc Chile 40.00

Women 51-60

• Gold: Tatyana Strickland Waco, TX 39.29

Boys 9-11

• Gold: Rylan Zoden Pagosa Springs 30.58
• Silver: Aiden Zoden Pagosa Springs 33.84
• Bronze: Jaycob Carden Pagosa Springs 37.50

Boys 12-14

• Gold: Cash O’Neil South Fork 37.08

Boys 15-17

• Gold: Corbin Harrocks South Fork 27.68
• Silver: Isaiah Goodrich Pagosa Springs 37.86
• Bronze: James Burke Pagosa Springs 45.79

Boys 18-20

• Gold: Nolan Kay Pagosa Springs 28.12
• Silver: Laird Matthies New Mexico 30.52
• Bronze: Wyatt Hanson Monte Vista 33.43

Men 21-25

• Gold: Jack Bragg Clearwater, FL 40.82
• Silver: Zach Chavez Albuquerque, NM 40.96
• Bronze: Cad Huckaby Sherwood 41.50

Men 26-30

• Gold: Jake Aruffo Austin, TX 34.90
• Silver: Dylan Huckaby Sherwood 38.10
• Bronze: Sebastian Aiginera Chile 38.80

Men 31-35

• Gold: Shelby Basham Arkansas 47.13

Men 36-40

• Gold: Dan Hultgren St. Petersburg, FL 27.89
• Silver: William Barbour New Mexico 32.27
• Bronze: Charles Closs Alta 39.54

Men 41-50

• Gold: Augie Sparrow South Fork 29.84
• Silver: Aaron Harrocks South Fork 30.66
• Bronze: Matt Lewis Pagosa Springs 32.52

Men 51-60

• Gold: Dan Bragg Clearwater, FL 35.40
• Silver: Ken Lorenzo Lorena 36.33
• Bronze: Brent Lomax Amarillo, TX 41.67

Men 61-70

• Gold: Eric Bloom Pagosa Springs 30.35

Men 71 – +

• Gold: John Goss Creede 37.24

Scene from the ‘Fun Race’ held Sunday, Jan. 8 Wolf Creek Ski Area in Pagosa Springs, Colo. Photo by Kevin Bruce