For Port Moody's Katrina Voss, the Whistler Cup is hallowed grounds.
The annual event includes skiers from around the world and has featured some of the greats of the sport. Lindsey Vonn, Christof Innerhofer and Julia Mancuso are just some of the athletes that have taken part in the competition, and last weekend, Voss added her name to the list.
Many of Canada's top competitors have also raced during the Whistler Cup's 23-year history, including Marielle Thompson, Kelsey Serwa, Jan Hudec, Erik Guay, Robbie Dixon, Britt and Michael Janyk and Manuel Osborne-Paradis.
The skier, who is a member of the Hemlock Ski Team as a junior under-16 racer, finished 31 out of 76 athletes from around the world in Sunday's two-run slalom race.
Voss competed in three races over the weekend.
The first was a super G speed event, where she finished 68th, before moving up to 53 out of 76 racers with a top speed of 57 km/h. In the second race, the giant slalom, Voss was solid, playing 45th over all in the first heat, moving up 22 spots from her starting position in 67.
But it was the slalom where the young skier had her best showing.
"She laid down the 28th fastest second run time of all racers to finish the race in 31st place," said head coach Kelly Blair, "up an amazing 37 placers higher than her start position. This was a great day for Katrina."
The race marked a highpoint in a difficult season for Voss.
Hemlock Resort, where she normally trains, has been shut down for most of the year due to a lack of snow.
This has made it difficult for the developing athlete to get on the slopes, and she has spent a lot of weekends driving around the region looking for places to ski.
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