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Margarthe Richter just keeps on ticking with wins both days in class 10.
Reinhad Richter took third place both days in men’s class 10.
Linda Crowell won the open women’s seed on Saturday and had to settle for second on Sunday.
Brian Smith took second place both days in the men’s class 8, and Sam Crowell finished 5th on Saturday and a good 4th on Sunday.
Reed Robinson, our oft times diamond Peak master, took 5th and 9th in the men’s open seed.

The masters started the weekend with two SL races on Friday Jan 8 at Heavenly Valley.
Margarethe Richter, was second the first race then came back and won the next race.
Reinhard had a forgettable first race then finished third the second race in class ten.
Brian Smith had a second and a third in class eight.
In Class six, Garry Gladstone, after two good days of training at Diamond Peak, finished third in both races.
Heinrich Klobuczek started with the tough men’s open seed in the first race and then won the class five in the second race.

Squaw Valley SL’s on Saturday and Sunday, Jan 9 & 10.
Brian topped the class eight on Saturday then had a forgettable Sunday race.
Heinrich placed second in class five both days.
Margarethe won class ten on Sunday and Reinhard was third in the mens class ten.

J3 highlights, Sugarbowl SL’s on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Jan 9, 10 & 11.
Saturday:   Hannah Johnson led all the Diamond Peak Girls with a nice fifth place finish.
Ian Reeves led all the DP boys.
Sunday:   Julia Bjorkman took over and led all the DP girls with a 6th  place, Hannah in at 10.
Gavin Chin led the DP boys in with a solid 14th place.
Monday:   Julia again led the girls with a 5th place finish with Hannah close behind in 6th.
This time Zane Bensing led all the boys in with an 18th place finish.

After taking third place overall for in the 2008/2009 season, Diamond Peak’s J4/5 skiers are poised to be contenders again. The J4/5s got off to a great start for the 2009/2010 season, with a handful of top ten finishes at the Tech Kombi at Boreal on December 19 and 20th. “It was a great start for all DPSEF athletes,” said head coach Josee Lacasse. “I am very excited for the upcoming season!”
On the event’s first day, the DPSEF J5 girls came in strong with Belle Johnson taking 6th with a combined time of 1:49.47. Laurel Taylor had a combined time of 1:54.20 which put her in 8th place, and Anya Bensing took 13th, with 2:02.46 on the clock.
The boys were just as impressive. J5 Winston Pretti took first with a combined time of 1:38.98 and another DPSEF J5 rounded out the top ten: Daniel Dolimpio finished with a combined time of 1:51.39.
During day two of the event, Belle Johnson climbed into 4th, with a combined time of 1:49.14. Laurel Taylor also bested her place from the day before, taking 7th with a combined time of 1:56.48. Anya Bensing had a combined time of 2:01.86 to put her in 8th. Winston Pretti secured second with a combined time of 1:43.92. Daniel Dolimpio moved to 7th with a time of 1:51.74.
The older skiers were not to be outdone. On Saturday, J4 Hannah Laurel came in 8th with a combined time of 1:43.61 and Erica Kennedy placed 9th with a combined time of 1:43.76. Amanda Pretti came in 10th with a combined time of 1:45.08 and just behind her, Alyssa Kennedy came in 11th with a combined time of 1:47.91. Also in the top 15, Lauren Keller took 13th with a combined time of 1:52.74. For the J4 boys, Nelson Bedient 6th was the top DPSEF skier, with a time of 1:40.20, just seconds ahead of Hunter Pitts, who took 8th with a time of 1:43.44. Mitchell Cornell rounded out the top 15, with a a time of 1:49.51.
On Sunday, Lauren Keller placed 5th with a combined time of 1:43.43, Hannah Laurel was 13th with a combined time of 1:46.81, Erica Kennedy came in 14th with a combined time of 1:46.95 and Amanda Pretti came in 15th with a combined time of 1:47.96. Hunter Pitts took 13th with a time of 1:44.77 and Mitchell Cornell 18th with a time of 1:46.50.

Starting from the top down, the Masters raced Slalom at Squaw Valley.

Margarethe Richter capped a fine weekend with two wins in Class 10.
Reinhard Richter had a 4th on Saturday and a 3rd on Sunday in Mens Class 10.
Brian Smith topped his 2nd on Saturday with a win on Sunday in Class 8.
Heinrich Klobuczek, just getting his slalom legs under him took a 3rd Saturday
and a 6th on Sunday in Class 5.

J1,2,3’s at Mammoth GS

J2’s – Alex Fulton had a good weekend with a 9th on Saturday and 3rd on Sunday, Lila was back on Sunday with an 8th place finish.
J3’s – 2nd year J3‘s Kerrie and Julia had some top 20 finishes for the weekend.
All of the first year J3’s had good finishes and are off to a great start for the season.

J4/5 Tech Kombi at Boreal

The Tech Kombi is several phases of slalom gates and giant slalom gates. Boreal put on a good training event. The race times reflected how well the racers reacted to the rhythm changes on the course. Early light edge pressure was rewarded with a fast time.
A good learning experience for all the racers.

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In Saturday’s races, Margarethe Richter took 2nd place in women’s class 10. Out doing her spouse Reinhard, who took a 4th in mens class 10.
In the tough women’s Open class, Linda Crowell finished 5th with a former DP master, Liesl Planke taking the win.
In the men’s class 8, Brian Smith took 5th and Sam Crowell placed 7th.
Men’s class 6, Reed Robinson, an oft times DP master, finished 3rd.

Sunday’s races were canceled. High winds and the on-coming storm pulled the plug.

Ullr (ooh-ler) the Norse God of winter will be honored in this community event hosted by the Diamond Peak Ski Team. Activities to include; Opening ceremonies, Torchlight Parade, Bonfire Kickoff with marshmallows and hot chocolate, fun events for the entire family, BBQ, Live Music, Dancing, dinner and auction. Stay tuned for the community event of the season.

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Read this informative article from the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza that describes Incline High School’s Winter Sports Academy, a program which allows students to couple in-classroom study with online learning to provide flexibility for a serious athlete’s training schedule.

Welcome Alby! Diamond Peak Ski Education Foundation is proud to announce the newest member to its coaching staff, Alby Dean. Alby will lead the very successful J3 program. Read Alby’s bio.