Four U16 Alpine Athletes Qualify for U16 National Championships after Regional Championships in Vail

Nine members of the U16 alpine team qualified and competed in the U16 Rocky Central Alpine Championships in Vail, Colorado, to race against some of the top skiers in the region, and seek the overall title or a chance to compete in the U16 Alpine National Championships, taking place in Sugarloaf, Maine March 31 - April 4, 2025. The Rocky Central Championships started with a downhill training run and a downhill race the following day. Molly Fretwell led the women with an impressive 6th place, while Leo Orton led the men with his solid 9th place finish.
The event had to pause due to an unfortunate circumstance of the main chairlift having a mechanical issue, making it unable to run, which left the venue inaccessible. The race organizers, however, were able to turn the situation around and move the events over to Beaver Creek. Sadly, two events were canceled in the process, the super-G and the super combined, but organizers pulled off the giant slalom and slalom events. Molly Fretwell once again showed her grit after finishing 27th in the first run and then winning the 2nd run to move up into 4th in the slalom event. She then finished with an impressive 3rd place in the giant slalom, followed closely by her teammate Isabella Konecsny, who was 4th. Schuyler Biglow also had solid performances, with a 7th place in slalom and a 5th in giant slalom. Leo Orton, Wilson Walker, and Soren Shepherd also went for it in the giant slalom with individual top-15 results. Pthalo Plomteux also had a top-15 result in the slalom.
After the event, the overall results were announced, and Molly Fretwell finished with a respectable 3rd place and Isabella Konecsny was 10th for the women, and Schuyler Biglow was 6th for the men. Athletes who qualified to attend the 2025 U16 Alpine National Championships were also announced on the final day, and four SSWSC secured their spots to attend—Molly Fretwell, Isabella Konecsny, Schuyler Biglow, and Pthalo Plomteux.
Downhill
Women: 6th Molly Fretwell, 11th Naia Broggi, 14th Isabella Konecsny
Men: 9th Leo Orton, 12th Schuyler Biglow, 19th Wilson Walker, 23rd Jonathan Nichols, 34th Soren Shepherd
Giant Slalom
Women: 3rd Molly Fretwell, 4th Isabella Konecsny, 30th Naia Broggi
Men: 5th Schuyler Biglow, 11th Leo Orton, 12th Wilson Walker, 15th Soren Shepherd, 19th Pthalo Plomteux, 22nd Jonathan Nichols
Slalom:
Women: 4th Molly Fretwell, 34th Naia Broggi
Men: 7th Schuyler Biglow, 13th Pthalo Plomteux, 22nd Soren Shepherd, 23th Jonathan Nichols,
Overall
Women: 3rd Molly Fretwell, 10th Isabella Konecsny
Men: 6th Schuyler Biglow