The Eighth Annual Wells Fargo Ski Your Age In Kilometers, presented by Banner Health was a great success.

Once again, this event succeeded in its dual goals of getting a lot of people out the door and exercising the day after Christmas, while simultaneously raising money for the NSCF/FXC racing programs: FXC Comp, FXC Prep, and FXC Junior Devo.

More than 180 skiers participated, skiing nearly 4000 kilometers and spending nearly 500 hours doing so.  A number of people didn't write down the time they finished up skiing, so the total number of hours skied was probably well over 500.

The real heroes of the day were Tom Helmers and his grooming crew of Bill Husby and Ken Coe, who hit the trails at 4:00AM in order to make the day much more enjoyable for the participants by grooming after 3" of fresh, cold, slow snow fell on Christmas night.  Had they not groomed, it would have been a long, slow day for everyone!

A total of 68 skiers, ranging in age from Frank Soos at 61 to 5-year-old Lucie Meyer and Rose Mackinaw, skied their ages.  15 skiers earned a place in the "Century Club" -- meaning the total of their age plus their kilometers skied was equal to or greater than 100.  Max Kaufman was the only skier to meet the "Sunup to Sundown Challenge", skiing 50Km or more between sunup (10:58AM) and sundown (2:45PM).  Jim Lokken and Eric Troyer completed the "Classic Ultra Grand Tour", skiing all the trails at Birch Hill (including the classic-only trails - a total of approximately 44Km) on their way to skiing their respective ages.

Eighteen family groups of three or more (13 family groups of three, two groups of four, two groups of five, and one group of six) skied totals of up to 148Km (Bob and Sharon Baker and Davya (Baker) Flaharty).

Sixteen couples skied distances of 22Km to 108Km.  Eric Troyer and Corrine Leistikow skied 108Km, one kilometer more than Bob (53Km) and Sharon (54Km) Baker skied.

In the sibling category, seven pairs of brothers, nine pairs of sisters, and 11 brother-sister combinations participated.  Willie and Zach Via skied 42Km, four more than Mikko and Tristan Sayre.  Ti Donaldson and Max Donaldson skied 35Km.

Sisters Else and Ema Mayo skied 32Km, just two Km more than the Marisa/Becca Rorabaugh combo, Kelly and Christi Schimtz and Heather and Megan Edic.  Cassidy Meyer (age 8) and Lucie Meyer (age 5) both skied their ages, and combined for 13Km.

Wyatt Mayo and Ema Mayo were tops in the brother-sister category, with 52Km, 18Km more than Riley and Montana Troyer, and 18Km more than Wyatt and his other sister, Else, skied for a combined total.

Forty-one skiers reached the "Platinum" achievement level, 31 made "Gold", 69 made "Silver", 23 made "Bronze", and 15 other skiers partcipated but did not record their distances or finish times.

The Nordic Ski Club and FXC would like to thank the sponsors, Wells Fargo and Banner Health, as well as all the participants, volunteers, donors and those who brought leftovers, and especially those who joined Friends of FXC for making this event a continuing success.

GENERAL STATISTICS

Total number of participants: 182
Total number of Kilometers skied: 3845
Total number of hours skied: 494 hours and 25 minutes
Average skiing speed in kilometers per hour: 7.8

SKIED THEIR AGE (68 skiers)

Frank Soos-61Km/Age 61
Bill Husby-60Km/Age 59
Chris Puchner-58Km/Age 58
Craig Gardner-60Km/Age 57
Rick Johnson-57Km/Age 57
Bob Wilkinson-55Km/Age 55
Sharon Baker-54Km/Age 53
Bob Baker-53Km/Age 53
Corrine  Leistikow-54Km/Age 52
Jim Lokken-52Km/Age 52
Eric Troyer-54Km/Age 51
Tim Mowry-48Km/Age 48
Gary Holton-60Km/Age 47
Bob Gillis-47Km/Age 47
Kristan Kelly-44Km/Age 44
Mike Kramer-50Km/Age 43
Dirk Nickisch-43Km/Age 42
Max Kaufman-40Km/Age 40
Danielle Tirrell-43Km/Age 38
Aaron Wells-36Km/Age 34
Dave Arvey-52Km/Age 33
Andrew Cyr-69Km/Age 32
Anna Bryan-40Km/Age 31
Davya Flaharty-41Km/Age 26
Patrik Sartz-26Km/Age 26
Mary Haas-26Km/Age 24
Christina Turman-28Km/Age 23
Erika Klaar-22Km/Age 22
Willie Via-21Km/Age 21
Heather Edic-20Km/Age 20
Jessica Yeaton-20Km/Age 20
Wyatt Mayo-27Km/Age 19
Matt Stoller-19Km/Age 19
Brigit Noon-19Km/Age 18
Neill Toelle-18Km/Age 18
Ema Mayo-25Km/Age 17
Kieran O'Neil-19Km/Age 17
Alice Eichenberger-18Km/Age 17
Riley Troyer-18Km/Age 17
Bobby Signor-17Km/Age 17
Helen Sudkamp-Walker-17Km/Age 17
Torgen Karns-25Km/Age 16
Mikko Sayre-16Km/Age 16
Jesse Mayo-20Km/Age 15
Autumn Sifuentes-20Km/Age 15
Jade Hajdukovich-17Km/Age 15
Sawyer Gardner-16Km/Age 15
Montana Troyer-16Km/Age 15
Victor DeWilde-15Km/Age 15
Tristan Sayre-22Km/Age 14
Kevin Brune-20Km/Age 14
Max Donaldson-15Km/Age 14
Ben Koenig-15Km/Age 13
Amber Lenze-15Km/Age 13
Mac Levey-15Km/Age 13
Jewel Hediger-13Km/Age 13
Logan Mowry-13Km/Age 13
Bremner Nickisch-13Km/Age 13
Derienne Nickisch-20Km/Age 12
Ti Donaldson-20Km/Age 11
Van Levey-11Km/Age 11
Ryan Brune-10Km/Age 10
Amy Mayo-10Km/Age 10
Laura Mayo-10Km/Age 10
Eleanor Adasiak-8Km/Age 8
Cassidy Meyer-8Km/Age 8
Rose Mackinaw-5Km/Age 5
Lucie Meyer-5Km/Age 5

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MOST Km Skied

Andrew Cyr, 69Km
Frank Soos, 61Km
Craig Gardner, 60Km
Gary Holton, 60Km
Bill Husby, 60Km
Chris Puchner, 58Km
Rick Johnson, 57Km
Bob Wilkinson, 55Km
Sharon Baker, 54Km
Eric Troyer, 54Km
Corrine  Leistikow, 54Km
Bob Baker, 53Km
Dave Arvey, 52Km
Jim Lokken, 52Km
Mike Kramer, 50Km
Tim Mowry, 48Km
Bob Gillis, 47Km
Kristan Kelly, 44Km
Patrick Endres, 43Km
Dirk Nickisch, 43Km
Danielle Tirrell, 43Km
Jack Hebert, 42Km
Davya Flaharty, 41Km
Anna Bryan, 40Km
Max Kaufman, 40Km
Tim Prusak, 40Km
Jim Allen, 37Km
John Estle, 37Km
Ray Halderman, 36Km
Sam Lamont, 36Km
Aaron Wells, 36Km
Maia Berger, 35Km
Susan Kerndt, 35Km
John Purcell, 35Km
Roselynn Ressa, 35Km
Roger Sayre, 35Km
Mike Schmoker, 34Km
Donovan Granger, 33Km
Anthony Arendt, 32Km
Byron Broda, 32Km
Dave Edic, 32Km
Mark Ross, 32Km
Margaret Brophy, 30Km
Donna DiFolco, 30Km
Norma Haubenstock, 30Km
Larry Hall, 30Km
Robert Koenig, 30Km
Bob Perkins, 30Km
Tim Viavant, 29Km
Christina Turman, 28Km

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CENTURY CLUB (Age + Km Skied = 100 or more--15 skiers)

Frank Soos-Age+Km=122
Bill Husby-Age+Km=119
Craig Gardner-Age+Km=117
Chris Puchner-Age+Km=116
Rick Johnson-Age+Km=114
Bob Wilkinson-Age+Km=110
Sharon Baker-Age+Km=107
Gary Holton-Age+Km=107
Corrine  Leistikow-Age+Km=106
Bob Baker-Age+Km=106
Eric Troyer-Age+Km=105
Jim Lokken-Age+Km=104
Jack Hebert-Age+Km=103
Andrew Cyr-Age+Km=101
Ray Halderman-Age+Km=100

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Sunup to Sundown Challenge (50Km or more between 10:58AM and 2:45PM)

Max Kaufman, 50Km

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Classic Ultra Grand Tour (skied all the trails at Birch Hill, approx. 44Km)

Jim Lokken
Eric Troyer

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ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS:
PLATINUM (41 Skiers - Alphabetically by Last Name)

Eleanor Adasiak-Age 8/8Km
Dave Arvey-Age 33/52Km
Bob Baker-Age 53/53Km
Sharon Baker-Age 53/54Km
Kevin Brune-Age 14/20Km
Ryan Brune-Age 10/10Km
Andrew Cyr-Age 32/69Km
Victor DeWilde-Age 15/15Km
Max Donaldson-Age 14/15Km
Ti Donaldson-Age 11/20Km
Craig Gardner-Age 57/60Km
Sawyer Gardner-Age 15/16Km
Jade Hajdukovich-Age 15/17Km
Jewel Hediger-Age 13/13Km
Gary Holton-Age 47/60Km
Bill Husby-Age 59/60Km
Rick Johnson-Age 57/57Km
Torgen Karns-Age 16/25Km
Ben Koenig-Age 13/15Km
Mike Kramer-Age 43/50Km
Corrine  Leistikow-Age 52/54Km
Amber Lenze-Age 13/15Km
Mac Levey-Age 13/15Km
Van Levey-Age 11/11Km
Jim Lokken-Age 52/52Km
Rose Mackinaw-Age 5/5Km
Amy Mayo-Age 10/10Km
Ema Mayo-Age 17/25Km
Jesse Mayo-Age 15/20Km
Laura Mayo-Age 10/10Km
Cassidy Meyer-Age 8/8Km
Lucie Meyer-Age 5/5Km
Logan Mowry-Age 13/13Km
Bremner Nickisch-Age 13/13Km
Derienne Nickisch-Age 12/20Km
Chris Puchner-Age 58/58Km
Tristan Sayre-Age 14/22Km
Autumn Sifuentes-Age 15/20Km
Frank Soos-Age 61/61Km
Eric Troyer-Age 51/54Km
Montana Troyer-Age 15/16Km
Bob Wilkinson-Age 55/55Km

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GOLD (31 Skiers - Alphabetically by Last Name)

Anna Bryan-Age 31/40Km
Heather Edic-Age 20/20Km
Alice Eichenberger-Age 17/18Km
Davya Flaharty-Age 26/41Km
Bob Gillis-Age 47/47Km
Mary Haas-Age 24/26Km
Ray Halderman-Age 64/36Km
Alison Hebard-Age 14/11Km
Jack Hebert-Age 61/42Km
Max Kaufman-Age 40/40Km
Kristan Kelly-Age 44/44Km
Erika Klaar-Age 22/22Km
Sam Lamont-Age 62/36Km
Wyatt Mayo-Age 19/27Km
Tim Mowry-Age 48/48Km
Dirk Nickisch-Age 42/43Km
Brigit Noon-Age 18/19Km
Kieran O'Neil-Age 17/19Km
Austin Rood-Age 10/8Km
Patrik Sartz-Age 26/26Km
Mikko Sayre-Age 16/16Km
Bobby Signor-Age 17/17Km
Matt Stoller-Age 19/19Km
Helen Sudkamp-Walker-Age 17/17Km
Danielle Tirrell-Age 38/43Km
Neill Toelle-Age 18/18Km
Riley Troyer-Age 17/18Km
Christina Turman-Age 23/28Km
Willie Via-Age 21/21Km
Aaron Wells-Age 34/36Km
Jessica Yeaton-Age 20/20Km

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SILVER  (69 Skiers - Alphabetically by Last Name)

Jim Allen-Age 54/37Km
Anthony Arendt-Age 39/32Km
Kristen Barton-Age 38/20Km
Maia Berger-Age 54/35Km
Erica Betts-Age 34/15Km
Steven Betts-Age 35/15Km
Byron Broda-Age 61/32Km
Margaret Brophy-Age 57/30Km
Mary Brunner-Age 32/23Km
Libby Burgess-Age 58/19Km
Lucas Button-Age 15/11Km
Amanda Byrd-Age 37/15Km
Susan Campbell-Age 55/20Km
Gail Davidson-Age 63/20Km
Ann DeLong-Age 51/16Km
Tom DeLong-Age 51/25Km
Gavin DeWilde-Age 19/15Km
Donna DiFolco-Age 47/30Km
Cathy Donaldson-Age 45/25Km
Dave Edic-Age 54/32Km
Catherine Egan-Age 54/20Km
Patrick Endres-Age 48/43Km
John Estle-Age 59/37Km
Susan Faulkner-Age 52/17Km
Claire Ferree-Age 17/15Km
Dave Frey-Age 55/15Km
MaryBeth Gardner-Age 54/15Km
Anders Gillis-Age 25/15Km
Jim Gillis-Age 53/15Km
Donovan Granger-Age 52/33Km
Linky Grimmer-Age 29/23Km
Larry Hall-Age 63/30Km
Kiana Hamlin-Age 15/12Km
Reese Hanneman-Age 22/20Km
Norma Haubenstock-Age 57/30Km
Susan Kerndt-Age 52/35Km
Ash Kildea-Age 19/18Km
Sam King-Age 15/11Km
Robert Koenig-Age 50/30Km
Mark Lindberg-Age 48/20Km
Finn Mackinaw-Age 10/6Km
Else Mayo-Age 11/7Km
Lynn Mayo-Age 48/15Km
Mike O'Brien-Age 38/15Km
Bob Perkins-Age 66/30Km
Tim Prusak-Age 52/40Km
John Purcell-Age 55/35Km
Will Putman-Age 54/26Km
Keegan Rankin-Age 16/11Km
Bobbie Redinius-Age 45/15Km
Roselynn Ressa-Age 53/35Km
MK Romberg-Age 53/15Km
Becca Rorabaugh-Age 22/15Km
Darren Rorabaugh-Age 51/17Km
Marisa Rorabaugh-Age 20/15Km
Mark Ross-Age 53/32Km
Roger Sayre-Age 53/35Km
Terry Schmidt-Age 58/15Km
Christi Schmitz-Age 20/15Km
Kelly Schmitz-Age 18/15Km
Mike Schmoker-Age 38/34Km
Rick Solie-Age 52/27Km
Susan Sugai-Age 52/21Km
Peggy Sullivan-Age 52/20Km
Sara Tabbert-Age 41/15Km
Zach Via-Age 28/21Km
Tim Viavant-Age 53/29Km
Maggie Whitaker-Age 10/7Km
Anonymous -Age 58/15Km

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BRONZE  (23 Skiers - Alphabetically by Last Name)

Alison Arima-Age 17/7Km
Kirsten Brune-Age 42/10Km
Megan Edic-Age 18/10Km
Andy Ekblad-Age 50/12Km
Hannah Ekblad-Age 18/12Km
Mary Ekblad-Age 49/10Km
Ann Farris-Age 40/13Km
Stephen Fink-Age 20/14Km
Nick Grimmer-Age 28/11Km
Mikayla Hamlin-Age 17/10Km
Logan Hanneman-Age 18/12Km
Robert Hannon-Age 57/8Km
Maggie MacCluslelf-Age 45/5Km
Coty Mayo-Age 21/5Km
Eric Mayo-Age 48/10Km
Pete Mayo-Age 50/14Km
Patrick Nugent-Age 18/7Km
Todd Redinius-Age 47/9Km
Jennifer Rood-Age 38/6Km
Eliza Rorabaugh-Age 18/10Km
Nancy Stoller-Age 52/12Km
Laura Volmer-Age 37/8Km
Stephanie Whisenhant-Age 20/14Km
Deb Wilkinson-Age 56/10Km

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OTHER PARTICIPANTS (15 Skiers - Alphabetically by Last Name)

Katie Barber
Linda Garcia
Bruce Gard
Boris Hediger
Nicole Hediger
Brandon Kowalski
Eliza Lawler
Jim Lawler
Max Lawler
Tessa Lindberg
James Martin
David Norris
Daniel Piscoya
Nikki Rood
Mason Strehl

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FAMILIES
Families of 6

Eric Mayo, Susan Kerndt, Else Mayo, Wyatt Mayo, Coty Mayo, Ema Mayo-109Km

Families of 5

Darren Rorabaugh, Susan Faulkner, Eliza Rorabaugh, Marisa Rorabaugh, Becca Rorabaugh-74Km
Pete Mayo, Lynn Mayo, Jesse Mayo, Amy Mayo, Laura Mayo-69Km

Families of 4

Eric Troyer, Corrine  Leistikow, Riley Troyer, Montana Troyer-142Km
Dirk Nickisch, Danielle Tirrell, Bremner Nickisch, Derienne Nickisch-119Km

Families of 3

Bob Baker, Sharon Baker, Davya Flaharty-148Km
Tim Mowry, Kristan Kelly, Logan Mowry-105Km
Craig Gardner, MaryBeth Gardner, Sawyer Gardner-91Km
Roger Sayre, Mikko Sayre, Tristan Sayre-73Km
Dave Edic, Heather Edic, Megan Edic-62Km
Ti Donaldson, Cathy Donaldson, Max Donaldson-60Km
Jim Gillis, Anders Gillis, Christina Turman-58Km
Kirsten Brune, Kevin Brune, Ryan Brune-40Km
Andy Ekblad, Mary Ekblad, Hannah Ekblad-34Km
Mark Lindberg, Maggie MacCluslelf, Tessa Lindberg-27Km
Jennifer Rood, Austin Rood, Nikki Rood-14Km
Boris Hediger, Nicole Hediger, Jewel Hediger-no distance recorded
Jim Lawler, Eliza Lawler, Max Lawler-no distance recorded

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COUPLES

Eric Troyer/Corrine  Leistikow-108Km
Bob Baker/Sharon Baker-107Km
Tim Mowry/Kristan Kelly-92Km
Dirk Nickisch/Danielle Tirrell-86Km
Craig Gardner/MaryBeth Gardner-75Km
Norma Haubenstock/John Estle-67Km
Deb Wilkinson/Bob Wilkinson-65Km
Eric Mayo/Susan Kerndt-45Km
Ann DeLong/Tom DeLong-41Km
Nick Grimmer/Linky Grimmer-34Km
Darren Rorabaugh/Susan Faulkner-34Km
Erica Betts/Steven Betts-30Km
Pete Mayo/Lynn Mayo-29Km
Mark Lindberg/Maggie MacCluslelf-25Km
Bobbie Redinius/Todd Redinius-24Km
Andy Ekblad/Mary Ekblad-22Km

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SIBLINGS (two siblings)
BROTHERS

Willie Via, Zach Via-42Km
Mikko Sayre, Tristan Sayre-38Km
Ti Donaldson, Max Donaldson-35Km
Wyatt Mayo, Coty Mayo-32Km
Reese Hanneman, Logan Hanneman-32Km
Van Levey, Mac Levey-26Km
Kevin Brune, Ryan Brune-30Km

SISTERS

Else Mayo, Ema Mayo-32Km
Marisa Rorabaugh, Becca Rorabaugh-30Km
Kelly Schmitz, Christi Schmitz-30Km
Heather Edic, Megan Edic-30Km
Eliza Rorabaugh, Marisa Rorabaugh-25Km
Eliza Rorabaugh, Becca Rorabaugh-25Km
Mikayla Hamlin, Kiana Hamlin-22Km
Amy Mayo, Laura Mayo-20Km
Cassidy Meyer, Lucie Meyer-13Km

BROTHER-SISTER

Wyatt Mayo, Ema Mayo-52Km
Riley Troyer, Montana Troyer-34Km
Wyatt Mayo, Else Mayo-34Km
Jesse Mayo, Amy Mayo-30Km
Jesse Mayo, Laura Mayo-30Km
Coty Mayo, Ema Mayo-30Km
Bremner Nickisch, Derienne Nickisch-33Km
Coty Mayo, Else Mayo-12Km
Finn Mackinaw, Rose Mackinaw-11Km
Eliza Lawler, Max Lawler-no distance recorded
Austin Rood, Nikki Rood-no distance recorded