Local Roundup: Upper Valley ski racers place in meet at Saskadena Six

Thetford's Elijah Renner takes his first run in the slalom on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at Saskadena Six in South Pomfret, Vt. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck) Valley News photographs – Jennifer Hauck

Woodstock's Gavin Freund takes a gate during the slalom ski race on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in South Pomfret, Vt. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck)

Thetford's Maya Dixon approaches a gate during a slalom meet at Saskadena Six in South Pomfret, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck)

Woodstock alpine skier Annesonia Beardsley makes her first run in the slalom during the Southern Vermont ski race at Saskadena Six in South Pomfret, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck)

Thetford's Oliver Ransom was on his first run of the slalom event at Saskadena Six in South Pomfret, Vt., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Valley News-Jennifer Hauck) Jennifer Hauck

Published: 01-24-2025 5:01 PM

At Thursday’s Southern Vermont high school alpine meet at the Saskadena Six Ski Area in Pomfret, Rivendell’s Allie Vogelien was the top Upper Valley competitor in the girls slalom, finishing second behind Burr & Burton’s Georgia Levitas. Vogelien had a two-run time of 1:00.58, a whisker from Levitas’ 1:00.35. Woodstock’s Finley Peterson placed sixth at 1:04.54 and teammate Annesonia Beardsley came in tenth at 1:05.20. Woodstock’s Sadie Boulbol placed 12th at 1:05.90.

In the boys race, Woodstock’s Gavin Freund placed fourth as the top Upper Valley athlete, with a combined two-run time of 57.88 seconds. CVU’s Raymond Hagios’s first place time was 52.23 seconds. Woodstock’s Averil Stevens placed 15th at 1:04.86.

— Staff report