[FWM News] Mammoth SG results

[Far West Masters news]

The Mammoth SG makeup races scheduled for the weekend of Mar. 1-2 finally helped break the long 
Sierra dry spell this season, with a nice 3-day series of storms rolling in mid-week and bringing 
3-4 ft of very welcome snow before starting to clear out on Saturday. With the cooperation of 
Mammoth's grooming crews to get cats out to pack the race hills, the weekend schedule was adjusted 
to allow the U14 racers to hold their SG training run on Saturday, with two races for the U14 
competitors on Sunday along with the Masters makeup races that were added on to take advantage of 
the speed venue preparations.

Although Sunday's conditions were soft due to the new snow, with intermittent fog moving in as the 
day progressed, the course set and constant maintenance by the Mammoth race crew kept the track in 
as good condition as possible. Conditions were character building for the small but determined 
group of masters, with flat light and bumpy conditions following the junior competitors, but 
everyone finished safely. The course was redressed and slipped for the second run, but as the fog 
thickened on the upper section of the course and visibility continued to deteriorate, the masters 
officials met and made a jury decision to cancel the second race. The decision was confirmed when 
increasing winds caused the Broadway lift to shut down at 2:15, while the U14 boys were still 
racing.

Complete results are posted on the Race Results page along with the updated Season Standings 
rankings for 2014.

http://farwestmasters.org/raceinfo/2014/results
http://farwestmasters.org/raceinfo/2014/standings