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The Inside Edge: 24 Hours on tap

by Shep Snow For Bee
| March 23, 2017 1:00 AM

n World Cup — Mikaela Shiffrin was the headliner this final week of World Cup competition at Aspen, Colorado. She took Silver in Slalom, locking down both the Overall Title and the Slalom Globe. She also finished second on the season in Giant Slalom. Pretty impressive stuff.

n U16 Championships — Two local athletes were selected by be on the PNSA Championship Team and represent at Big Sky, Montana last week against more than 200 of the top athletes West of the Rockies. It was a challenging week for Addison McNamara and Morgan Wohlaib. Morgan didn’t finish in Super G and Giant Slalom, but did post a strong 33rd in Slalom. Although Addison completed all events, Slalom was also his best finish, at 40th. These athletes competed in a season long series to earn their spots at the Championships.

n 24 Hours for Hank — The ninth annual 24 hour long fundraiser for cystinosis research will be held at Schweitzer this Saturday. Sign-up to participate or go online and donate to this very important event. Information can be found at www.24hoursforhank.com.

n Potpourri — Watch here for results from the Emerald Empire Youth Ski League finals next week. Any comments, recommendations or contributions to this column may be sent to Shep Snow by email at shep@thesnowschool.com. Negative feedback should be sent to someone else.

The Inside Edge runs every Thursday during ski season in the Bee sports.