THUNDER BAY – Skiers from all over the city and beyond took to the slopes this weekend to have fun, compete, and honour the memory of a local ski racer.
The 27th annual running of the Lydia Kutra Giant Slalom was held at Mount Baldy Ski Area, hosted by the Port Arthur Ski Club.
The ski club’s head coach and program director, David Bradley, said the race is an incredibly important event for the local skiing community.
“It's in memory of a great athlete that grew up in our region who was skiing on the World Cup before and then eventually she ended up passing away in the early nineties,” he said.
Bradley said the race had roughly 50 athletes competing this year, which is about on par for the event. It shows a positive future for the sport in this area.
“This event and the event we ran on Friday as well, we ran a slalom here, really signals a resurgence of ski racing in town,” he said.
“Our development programs are growing and those programs feed this level of racing and everything is in a really positive trajectory. So, after COVID, we're sort of getting back on track.”
The next race is the NAC invitational, which will be held Loch Lomond in a few weeks. Learn more here.
