North Vancouver's Kyle Alexander took home the Dave Murray Award as the top Canadian performer in the U16 boys division at the prestigious Mackenzie Investments Whistler Cup international youth ski competition held last weekend.
The Whistler Mountain Ski Club member finished third in the U16 super G, leading a large contingent of North Shore skiers. Alexander faced choppy conditions as the 44th skier down the course but still managed to bust into the top three. "I knew the course really well so I was pleased to make it into the medals," Alexander stated in a Whistler Cup release. "It was a pretty bumpy ride skiing so late and I was a bit surprised I got on the podium." Other top North Shore finishers at the event included West Vancouver's Katie Fleckenstein who finished fifth in the U16 girls slalom and North Vancouver's Jordan Asher who was sixth in the U16 boys giant slalom.
In other news from the slopes, Cypress Ski Club members showed well at the HUB International Nancy Green Festival provincial championships held recently at Sun Peaks Resort despite going through an entire season with little to no snow on their home mountain. In the dual combined Lily Bouvier, competing in the 2006 birth year category, posted a two-run time that was more than seven seconds faster than her nearest competitor. Jack Grant also reached the top of the podium, winning the dual combined race in the U12 boys category. Elsewhere on the white stuff West Vancouver's Skye Clarke scored three gold medals at the B.C. Freestyle Provincial Championships held recently at Silver Star Resort. The 12-year-old won her category on the slopestyle, big air, and moguls competitions.
