Race Report – Sleepy Hollow BKL Race 2024
Saturday, February 3
A steady stream of racers and families started arriving at Sleepy Hollow around 9am on Saturday morning for the Sleepy Hollow BKL Race and FUN! Everyone stopped inside the round barn for registration and emerged wearing the green bibs of Sleepy Hollow. Coaches leaned into the wax benches working to apply klister and greet MNC kids as they arrived.
Sleepy Hollow BKL did a great job pulling off an event that included several skiing activities. The first was Fun Park Speed Runs and it was a huge hit! Each run was timed and skiers could attempt it multiple times. The Fun Park Course included some huge snow making rollers, a very steep descent followed by a 270 degree turn into a tight tunnel. The final feature was skiers choice- over or under the picnic table. The second event was a self guided ski tour loop on Lower Saddle and Liberty Meadow trails with snacks and BKL trivia along the way.
The final one was the main racing event, a classic ski race for skiers from lollipop to Grade 7/8. All the races used the same 1km course, which started in Molly’s Meadow and went straight out the long climb of Potato Farmer before turning the corner at the top of the hill and heading back down to Acadia Mania and returning to the finish line (or lap) in Molly’s Meadow.
The races started off with the lollipop race. Grant Gillan and Daisy Tremble both skied the classic race on Acadia Mania trail and were rewarded with a lollipop and cookie at the finish line.
Grant and Daisy on the start line.
Ollie Laber, Bodhi White, Ronin White and Nora Johnson raced in the Grade 1/2 classic race. Ollie, Bodhi and Ronin raced neck and neck all the way to the finish line. Nora showed her mom what BKL racing is all about!
Ronin, Ollie and Bodhi skiing hard up the last hill.
Bella Altadonna, Mazzy Merritt, Oliver Tremble and Rory Dillon all started within a minute of each other in the Grade 3/4 classic race and got to see each other out on course. Their course did two laps around the 1km loop and they all had fun sharing stories of the race at the finish line. Oliver and Rory finished 1st and 2nd in the boys race and Mazzy and Bella finished 1st and 2nd in the girls race.
Bella and Mazzy on the start line.
Charlie Sterner and Finn Laber raced the 3km Grade 5/6 race. Both Charlie and Finn skied great races. They each skied hard the whole way and right through the finish line to take 1st and 3rd place.
Charlie and Finn getting a few words of encouragement from Coach Nancy on the start line.
At the last moment the race director decided to start the Grade 7/8 boys and girls together (instead of 1 minute apart), so Ansel Sprague and Fiona Repp lined up with a handful of other skiers for the tricky and fast start. Ansel skied a strong 4km race and was happy with his finish. Fiona skied great and worked her way past other racers the whole way.
Ansel showing his BKL Race Ribbon
Fiona cruising along with some powerful double pole.
Thanks to all the MNC racers and families that came to Sleepy Hollow. It was great racing and lots of FUN!
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