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Vail Mountain Winter Uphill attracts over 130 skiers, splitboarders and winter runners

Breckenridge's Joshua Ernst had the fastest time to the top

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Athletes take off at the start of the 2024 Vail Mountain Winter Uphill on Feb. 18.
Vail Recreation District/Courtesy photo

Over 130 athletes competed at the annual Vail Mountain Winter Uphill on Feb. 18. Breckenridge’s Joshua Ernst, a trail runner who finished 30th at the USA Track and Field vertical mountain running championships last summer, posted the fastest time to the top. Ernst completed the 2.1-mile, 2,200 foot climb from Lionshead to Eagle’s Nest in 33 minutes, 30 seconds.

The race featured ski, splitboard and open divisions. Eagle’s Kim Dobson, a multi-time winner of the summer Vail Hill climb, took the women’s open title in 36:35. The winner of the men’s and women’s ski divisions were Vail’s Jonathan Modig and Corrie Crane. Eric Walz and Brooke Sill claimed splitboard titles.

The Vail Mountain Winter Uphill saw over 130 skiers, spliboarders and winter trail runners tackle 2,200 feet of groomed trails from Lionshead to Eagle’s Nest.
Vail Recreation District/Courtesy photo

Since the inaugural race in 2008, the Vail Mountain Winter Uphill has honored the memory of Vail-local Lyndon Ellefson who was instrumental in starting the U.S. men’s mountain running program. Ellefson lost his life in a 1998 accident near the Matterhorn while training for a mountain race in Italy. Ellefson was the foreman for the Lionshead Gondola.

Lyndon Ellefson’s son, Sylvan, finished runner-up in the 30-39 open men’s race to professional trail runner Andy Wacker of Boulder.

Sylvan Ellefson competes in the Vail Mountain Winter Uphill, a race honoring the memory of his father, Lyndon, on Feb. 18.
Vail Recreation District/Courtesy photo

Female 19 and under open

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  1. Teagan Spreadbury, Frisco, CO – 1:26:11

Male 19 and under open

  1. Solomon Kwartowitz, Bloomfield Hills, MI – 0:38:54
  2. Seamus Spreadbury, Frisco, CO – 1:26:10

Male 19 and under ski

  1. Vincent Mangat, Boulder, CO – 0:48:33
  2. Ben Mei Dan, Vail, CO – 0:53:20

Female 20-29 open

  1. Karla Miramontes, Eagle, CO – 1:03:05
  2. Michelle Guida, Edwards, CO – 1:12:00

Female 20-29 ski

  1. Kayla Girard, Avon, CO – 1:37:25

Female 20-29 splitboard

  1. Ingrid Mongenas, Eagle, CO – 1:15:41
  2. Claire Van Tiem, Avon, CO – 1:30:52

Male 20-29 open

  1. Joshua Ernst, Breckenridge, CO – 0:33:30
  2. Andrew Peterson, Frisco, CO – 0:49:51
  3. Dylan Gibbs, Avon, CO – 0:52:34

Male 20-29 ski

  1. Jonathan Modig, Vail, CO – 0:36:09
  2. Zachary Smith, Edwards, CO – 0:42:09
  3. William Nolan, Vail, CO – 1:12:13

Male 20-29 splitboard

  1. Jameson Cook, Avon, CO – 0:50:59

Female 30-39 open

  1. Kim Dobson, Eagle, CO – 0:36:35
  2. Annie Dube, Golden, CO – 0:41:59
  3. Caroline Baker, Boulder, CO – 0:44:22
  4. Erika Gilbert, Edwards, CO – 0:46:46
  5. Julia Walsh, Avon, CO – 0:47:50
  6. Kari Bangtson, Minturn, CO – 0:50:09
  7. Taylor Frankel, Vail, CO – 0:54:53
  8. Cassie Scales, Edwards, CO – 0:57:42
  9. Shauna Ratcliff, Eagle, CO – 1:00:07
  10. Anna Paulson, Edwards, CO – 1:00:19
  11. Laine Swierkosz, Eagle, CO – 1:11:08

Female 30-39 ski

  1. Kelly Brophy, Denver, CO – 0:55:24
  2. Alisha Miller, Dillon, CO – 1:05:52
  3. Alexandra E. Schiavoni, Denver, CO – 1:07:01
  4. Katherine LeMasters, Denver, CO – 1:08:39
  5. Caroline Cryer, Denver, CO – 1:10:13
  6. Rachel Ferris, Denver, CO – 1:14:57
  7. Monika Najselova, Mount Vernon, IL – 1:28:10

Female 30-39 splitboard

  1. Brooke Sill, Denver, CO – 0:58:14
  2. Danae Lanigan, Denver, CO – 0:59:18
  3. Kait Mikes, Edwards, CO – 1:02:00
  4. Shelby Howard, Denver, CO – 1:08:00
  5. Lorraine Bulla, Avon, CO – 1:42:06

Male 30-39 open

  1. Andy Wacker, Boulder, CO – 0:34:44
  2. Sylvan Ellefson, Edwards, CO – 0:36:47
  3. Scott Hutchinson, Vail, CO – 0:48:52
  4. Robin Pitt, Glenwood Springs, CO – 0:51:05
  5. Craig Ratterman, Denver, CO – 1:00:04
  6. Russell Farmer, Vail, CO – 1:04:43

Male 30-39 ski

  1. Duncan Robinson, Minturn, CO – 0:43:37
  2. Kyle Wilcox, Vail, CO -0:44:09
  3. Matthew Ferris, Denver, CO – 0:52:14
  4. Alister Ratcliff, Eagle, CO – 0:53:31
  5. Kendall Kadish, Denver, CO – 0:54:07
  6. Brian Pearson, Glenwood Springs, CO – 0:55:22
  7. Kevin Leimkuhler, Lakewood, CO – 0:58:50
  8. Clint Emmerich, Englewood, CO – 1:20:58
  9. Anthony Formosa, Golden, CO – 1:21:18
  10. Michael Labaugh, Avon, CO – 1:34:02

Male 30-39 splitboard

  1. Eric Walz Eagle, CO – 0:47:38
  2. Spencer Gold, Vail, CO – 1:17:17

Female 40-49 open

  1. Meghan Newcomer, Edwards, CO – 0:46:35
  2. Melinda Brandt, Gypsum, CO – 0:46:53
  3. Jennifer Razee, Edwards, CO – 0:48:12
  4. Katie Redden, Edwards, CO – 0:48:53
  5. Danielle McNair, Vail, CO – 0:57:29
  6. Crystal Prouty, Castle Rock, CO – 0:58:11
  7. Hailee Rustad, Eagle, CO – 1:00:18
  8. Marcette Gordon, Eagle, CO – 1:05:47
  9. Tanya Saber, Wilmette, IL – 1:10:03
  10. Joslynn Spreadbury, Frisco, CO – 1:26:18
  11. Kiran Weaver, Eagle, CO – 1:31:43

Female 40-49 ski

  1. Corrie Crane, Vail, CO – 0:50:55
  2. Sunny Corrigan, Vail, CO – 0:50:56
  3. Tracie Rupert, Erie, CO – 0:55:01
  4. Abby Brown, Gypsum, CO – 1:01:18
  5. Stephanie Drew, Eagle, CO – 1:04:54
  6. Ashley Bailey, Eagle, CO – 1:23:00
  7. Sara Beth Keating, Avon, CO – 1:38:30

Female 40-49 splitboard

  1. Ashley LaFleur, Eagle, CO – 1:30:52

Male 40-49 open

  1. Christopher Schmidt, Evanston, IL – 0:39:44
  2. Jeremy Ballenger, Englewood, CO – 0:49:55
  3. Peter Hasemann, Eagle, CO – 0:54:32
  4. Craig Spreadbury, Frisco, CO – 1:26:13

Male 40-49 ski

  1. Brett Donelson, Edwards, CO – 0:42:29
  2. Michael Glass, Edwards, CO – 0:44:37
  3. Brian Riggs, Denver, CO – 0:58:57
  4. Marty Goliembiewski – 1:02:41

Male 40-49 splitboard

  1. Chris Desseauve, Vail, CO – 1:03:56
  2. Zach Palmquist, Denver, CO – 1:21:04

Female 50-59 open

  1. Jerri Niemeyer, Gypsum, CO – 0:54:25
  2. Kamila Robinson, Avon, CO – 0:55:03
  3. Melinda Tierney, Vail, CO – 1:12:09
  4. Kristin Mauri, Boulder, CO – 1:21:42
  5. Amy Bern, Golden, CO – 1:23:06
  6. Tara Lane, Edwards, CO – 1:31:46
  7. Lisa Levens, Wilmette, IL – 1:44:13

Female 50-59 ski

  1. Marie-Christine Carel, Vail, CO – 0:54:38
  2. Nancy Mires, Eagle, CO – 0:57:08
  3. Heather Hower, Eagle, CO – 1:02:09
  4. Jennifer Schimmel, Deerfield, MA – 1:25:07
  5. Yvette Trachtenberg, Vail, CO – 1:25:51

Male 50-59 open

  1. Mark Pribramsky, Vail, CO – 0:45:10
  2. Sean Razee, Edwards, CO – 0:45:18
  3. Todd Branham, Brevard, NC – 0:52:20
  4. Mark Kwartowitz, Bloomfield Hills, MI – 0:52:56
  5. David Musto, Vail, CO – 0:58:05
  6. Dennis Foley, Vail, CO – 1:02:17
  7. Jimmy Colihan Vail, CO – 1:11:24
  8. Nathan Levens, Wilmette, IL – 1:44:13

Male 50-59 ski

  1. Mike Trueblood, Edwards, CO – 0:46:17
  2. Dave Cope, Avon, CO – 0:55:55
  3. Darren Ray, Lakewood, CO – 1:18:07
  4. Edgard Cabanillas, Vail, CO – 1:53:44

Male 50-59 splitboard

  1. Kory Pryor, Vail, CO – 1:16:45

Female 60-69 open

  1. Charlotte Shollenberger, Avon, CO – 0:55:07
  2. Terri Sommer, Frisco, CO – 1:01:46
  3. Jennifer Gregory, Morrison, CO – 1:04:55
  4. Joyce Benson, Vail, CO – 1:08:51
  5. Patricia Bangert, Morrison, CO – 1:12:33

Female 60-69 ski

  1. Ellen Miller, Vail, CO – 1:03:47
  2. Becky Kopriva, Eagle, CO – 1:14:58

Male 60-69 open

  1. Mike Kloser, Vail, CO – 0:40:28

Male 60-69 ski

  1. Peter Davis, Eagle, CO – 0:48:25
  2. Jesse Sommer, Frisco, CO – 0:56:35
  3. Neal Henzler, Avon, CO – 0:58:02
  4. Pete Seibert, Vail, CO – 0:58:59
  5. Thomas Gart, Denver, CO – 1:03:32
  6. Andy Littman, Vail, CO – 1:13:17
  7. Chris Aubel, Edwards, CO – 1:23:33
  8. Pete Moyer, Colorado Springs, CO – 1:53:34

Female 70+ open

  1. Carol Mullikin, Vail, CO – 1:13:38
  2. Sam Decker, Eagle, CO – 1:14:52

Female 70+ ski

  1. Margaret Mayne, Gypsum, CO – 1:07:38

Male 70+ ski

  1. Paul Gotthelf, Vail, CO – 0:57:53
  2. Tim McParlan, Edwards, CO – 1:07:38

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