First finish: 5:30:02, Brian Smith, Billy Laird.
Power of Four ski mountaineering race is grueling — 24 miles with 10,000 vertical — and this year it was crushingly cold. Temperature at the 6/am start was in the single digits and barely climbed to 20F during the race. The finish was a bit quiet, as our best racers are in Europe and the Aspen Skiing Company wasn’t exactly making a big deal of it (there wasn’t even a sign at the finish stating what the finish was for), but good to see our local athletes giving it their best. It’s truly an amazing race that even includes a section of bonafide wilderness. We hope that some day, perhaps the Power of Four could be a World Cup comp.
2nd place racers, Mike Kloser and Eric Sullivan finished in 5:39:50.
2017 Power of Four results here.
Past week’s bloggination:
Austria — Proof of (snow) Life
ISPO 2017 — Scarpa, Trab and More
ISPO 2017 — Zerogear Air Insulated Emergency Clothing Layer
Atomic Ski Boot Flex Testing Machine
WildSnow Girl, Lisa Dawson, is the luckiest girl in the world. Also known as Mrs. WildSnow.com, she tests whatever gear she wants. She gives the WildSnow family of websites the feminine voice.
