Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club hosted the 14th annual U12 Tyee Cup at Grouse Mountain this past weekend on February 25 and 26, 2023. Sponsored by Sporting Life, this Coast Zone event was meant to run for two days and include GS, Kombi, and SL races for both men and women. Over 185 athletes from Grouse Tyee, Cypress Ski Club, Mt Washington Ski Club, Sasquatch Mountain Ski Club, Whistler Mountain Ski Club, and Mount Seymour Ski Club came together on a bright, clear, and sunny Saturday morning for the GS race start.
Almost as soon as the races began, the clear skies turned to snowy skies. The racers showed tremendous energy and excitement throughout the morning's GS races down Expo. For the afternoon session, the course crew transformed the GS run into a Kombi course. The athletes seemed high spirited and positive, cheering each other on, and helping to carry jackets to the bottom of the course.
The unrelenting snow resulted a 30+ cm snowfall overnight. Unfortunately, the weather conditions and the heavy snowfall caused the second day of the race to be cancelled.
Thank you to all of the visiting athletes and families for your participation and enthusiasm for this special event. And thank you to all of the volunteers, organizers, coaches, athletes, and sponsors for making this event possible.
Bib 120, Luca Valente and teammates watching the GS race from the corral. Photo by Felicia Lo.
Bib 160, Daniel Gold of Grouse Tyee, at the starting gate. Photo by Felicia Lo.
Bib 146, Olivier Courcelles of Whistler Mountain Ski Club
TYEE CUP GS - 1 Run Giant Slalom, Men
- 146 COURCELLES, Olivier, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 149 WOOD, Finley, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 151 CORMACK, Monty, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 157 BAILEY, logan, Mount Seymour Ski Club
- 167 YOUNG, Oliver, Mount Seymour Ski Club
- 160 GOLD, Daniel, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 172 SUCHY, Yannick, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 156 RACIC, Stefan, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 193 DINGLE, Jasper, Mount Washington Ski Club
- 171 DANIELS, Bennett, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
TYEE CUP - KINDER KOMBI - 1 Run Kinder Kombi, Men
- 160 GOLD, Daniel, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 149 WOOD, Finley, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 167 YOUNG, Oliver, Mount Seymour Ski Club
- 193 DINGLE, Jasper, Mount Washington Ski Club
- 157 BAILEY, logan, Mount Seymour Ski Club
- 181 CAI, Jayden, Cypress Ski Club
- 140 ORR, Wyatt, Cypress Ski Club
- 190 BOURBONNAIS, Roan, Cypress Ski Club
- 156 RACIC, Stefan, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 120 VALENTE, Luca, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
Bib 99, Brooklyn Larsen of Grouse Tyee. Photo by Felicia Lo
Bib 90, Emily Rempel of Grouse Tyee. Photo by Felicia Lo.
TYEE CUP GS - 1 Run Giant Slalom, Women
- 25 ELIASON, Ellie, Sasquatch Mtn Ski Club
- 17 GIBBONS, Cecily, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 15 PARK, Amelia, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 49 REID, Thea, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 94 HARRIMAN, Sasha, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 91 SCHAFER, McKena, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 90 REMPEL, Emily, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 99 LARSEN, Brooklyn, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 51 DOUGLAS, Ella, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 21 XU, Chloe, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
TYEE CUP - KINDER KOMBI - 1 RUN KINDER KOMBI, WOMEN
- 17 GIBBONS, Cecily, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 94 HARRIMAN, Sasha, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 91 SCHAFER, McKena, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 77 MONROE, Eleanor, Mount Seymour Ski Club
- 99 LARSEN, Brooklyn, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 101 VENDITTI, Sofia, Cypress Ski Club
- 15 PARK, Amelia, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 61 USKOSKI, Natalie, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
- 90 REMPEL, Emily, Grouse Tyee Ski Club
- 78 KELLY, Ngaire, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Pre-race pep talk with teammates. Photo by Felicia Lo.
Thank you to our sponsors
Jonathan Larsen, Race Chair (left) and Ross Gold, Chief of Race (right)
Race Photos
Thank you to the volunteer photographers who braved the snowy conditions to shoot these fantastic action shots:
Tim Schafer, Chief of Course, with a team of course volunteers at the ready
Race Organizing Committee (ROC)
Chief of Race: Ross Gold
Race Admin: Lauren Eder
Chief of Course: Tim Schafer
Chief of Timing: Justin Dowdeswell
Tyee Race Chair: Jonathan Larson
