IMD Spring Fling at Grand Targhee Combines Enjoyable and Transition for U12/U14 Athletes » Solar Valley Ski Schooling Basis

End of season marks alternative for testing expertise and trying to what’s subsequent

SVSEF Alpine U12 North Series athletes traveled to Grand Targhee, Wyo. April 3-5 alongside first-year SVSEF Alpine U14 IMD athletes, to participate within the at all times extremely anticipated IMD Spring Fling. Athletes from each groups raced to nice success, with podiums in each self-discipline for each the ladies and boys over the course of the three days. Alta Questad (U12) topped the outcomes for the ladies with a first-place and two second-place finishes. Alex Grant (U14) and Walker Gove (U12) every introduced residence two podium finishes for the boys.

IMD Spring Fling is a superb finish of the season enjoyable race for U12 and U14 athletes from the Intermountain Division, with athletes becoming a member of from the Northern Division as properly. The race weekend presents a possibility for U12 athletes to race with U14s, and for first-year U14s to have a remaining race of the season whereas the second-year U14s race the Snow Cup Series with U16s at Snowbird.

The twin format Slalom race and Kombi make for a enjoyable weekend of racing. The Kombi presents a mixture of options from big slalom (GS) gates, to stubbie and tall pole slalom (SL) in addition to wildcard options like pole jumpers. At the top of the day, the enjoyable, blended format rewards essentially the most versatile racers who can carry their ski racing expertise to the varied options.

“We had a great weekend of racing,” stated Ben Roberts, SVSEF Alpine First-Year U14 Head Coach. “The Grand Targhee race crew dug deep and delivered three great days of racing—we even had a powder day! It was great seeing our SVSEF athletes finish the season strong competitively and having fun skiing with their friends.”

The conclusion of the 2025/26 season will see the U12 North Series athletes transition to turn out to be first-year U14s, the first-year U14s develop into second-year U14s, and the second-year U14s who select to proceed ski racing will transfer to the U16 Team.

SVSEF Athlete Results

Kombi Girls U12

2nd – Alta Questad

Kombi Boys U12

third – Walker Gove

Kombi Boys U14

1st – Alex Grant

third – Breclan McCarthy

Slalom Girls U12

1st – Alta Questad

Slalom Boys U12

2nd – Walker Gove

Slalom Boys U14

2nd – Breclan McCarthy

4th – Reid Wilke

GS Girls U12

2nd – Alta Questad

GS Boys U14

1st – Alex Grant

sixth – Halsten Bruun

For full race outcomes, please go to: https://imdalpine.org/race-results/