Perhaps the best thing about cross-country skiing is that it's an outdoor event and that means the chances of having a meet of some sort are really good right now.

There's also a good chance that dozens of people will show up for a meet because they get to do something.

That's how it went at the Yellowknife Ski Club on the weekend as the NWT Cross-Country Ski Championships emanated from the club's trails. More than 130 skiers from Yellowknife, Hay River and Fort Smith competed over two days of action and the right to call themselves a territorial champion.

The weekend was split into two parts with the classic technique events on March 20, where skiers left the start line in intervals and skied inside of groomed tracks, and the mass start free technique races the following day, where everyone started together and skied however they liked.

Several of those who entered competed on both days, such as Adam Clinton, who went on to make it a double-winning performance in the boys U14 division, finishing first in both the classic and mass start events.

He said everything went as well as it could have for him on the weekend.

SA国际影视传媒淚 had a pretty good race (on Sunday),SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 felt like it was probably a personal best for me, I felt like I raced pretty well.SA国际影视传媒�

Both days were a bit on the chilly side in terms of both air temperature and wind chill but neither value was high enough to force a cancellation, -15 C for air and -20 C for wind chill.

Clinton, though, said the wind was a bit of a factor on day two.

SA国际影视传媒淓veryone was struggling with that,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淢ostly in the bushes, you don't feel the wind too much but what really kills you is the hills. There's that one big hill and most skiers lose their energy when they climb it.SA国际影视传媒�

Other double-winners on the weekend included Mike Argue in the master men's open division as Kevin Durkee was forced to play bridesmaid in both of their races. The 7.5-km mass start race, though, produced perhaps the most exciting finish of the weekend Argue won by just two-tenths of a second.

Kira Young was also a two-time champ in the U16 girls division as was Toryn Wheler in the boys U10 division, Emma Wheler in the U8 girls category and Kihew Cabell-White of Fort Smith in the girls U10 division.

Everyone who skied received a cookie medal at the finish line, no matter where they ended up in the final standings.

Shawne Kokelj, president of Cross-Country NWT, said it was real good to see skiers make the trip in from out of town.

There was also praise for the ski club and how it organized things.

SA国际影视传媒淐ross Country NWT is grateful to the event co-ordinator, Kerry Wheler, as well as all of the volunteers who put an incredible number of hours into making an event like this happen: timers, groomers, cookie medal bakers, course officials, announcers, administrators etc.,SA国际影视传媒� she said. SA国际影视传媒淲ith the large amount of snow received on Friday (before race day), I heard a rumour that the dedicated club groomers were up at 5 a.m. making sure the race trails were in fantastic shape for Saturday.SA国际影视传媒�

Here are the results from the weekend's festivities:

Classic technique SA国际影视传媒� March 20

Top three in each division

U5 boys (200 metres)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Haku Matsuo, 3:45.4

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Josef Yeoman, 8:35.3

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Iiro Armitage, 10:26.2

U5 girls (200 metres)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Harriet Aiston-Stoichet, 2:45.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Eloise Look, 3:19.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Nora Magee, 3:48.0

U6 boys (500 metres)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Cole Segboer, 5:06.2

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Barrow Wray, 5:12.5

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Graeme Wood, 6:27.9

U6 girls (500 metres)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Anita Philipovsky, 5:36.7

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Abigail Aiston-Stoichet, 6:04.7

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Sarah Money, 6:14.0

U8 boys (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Cian Segboer, 8:15.6

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Smith Coombs, 8:41.4

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Holden Reid, 8:45.6

U8 girls (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Emma Wheler, 7:08.4

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Tara McShane, 9:34.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Marley Lok, 10:41.1

U10 boys (2-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Peter Kanigan, 11:55.1

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Dylan Skelton, 12:48.3

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Jaxin Coombs, 13:49.0

U10 girls (2-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Kihew Cabell-White, 12:50.4

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Aliana Lothian, 14:03.8

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Valda Marrai, 14:09.7

U12 boys (2.5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Toryn Wheler, 12:22.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Benjamin Lothian, 13:33.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Zachary Young, 14:13.0

U12 girls (2.5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Abbey Zimmer, 14:03.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Caris Wood, 14:16.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Sula Ray, 15:30.0

U14 boys (3.75-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Adam Clinton, 15:36.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Isaac Zimmer, 15:49.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Kiran Ray, 17:39.0

U14 girls (3.75-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Leah McShane, 21:03.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Anna Curran, 21:29.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Taylor Porter, 21:37.0

U16 boys (5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Makoa Kokelj, 19:37.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Joe Curran, 19:54.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Aksel Reed, 21:16.0

U16 girls (5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Kira Young, 20:08.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Talia Erhlich, 27:32.0

U18 boys (7.5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Morgan Young, 33:27.0

Master men's open

1st SA国际影视传媒� Mike Argue, 27:42.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Kevin Durkee, 30:03.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Jon Weller, 30:36.0

Master women's open

1st SA国际影视传媒� Ella Kokelj, 31:16.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Shauna Morgan, 40:39.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Wendy Lahey, 51:09.0

Master women's recreational

1st SA国际影视传媒� Julie Ward, 26:54.3

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Sarah Marrai, 29:10.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Tania Hercun, 32:03.0

Mass start SA国际影视传媒� March 21

Top three in each division

U8 boys (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Finn Marshall, 8:22.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Smith Coombs, 9:16.0

U8 girls (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Emma Wheler, 8:13.8

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Tara McShane, 10:12.3

U10 boys (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Jaxin Coombs, 5:44.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Colin Mahon, 6:03.9

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Peter Kanigan, 6:07.8

U10 girls (1-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Kihew Cabell-White, 6:23.8

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Aliana Lothian, 7:11.8

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Pippa Palmer, 7:14.3

U12 boys (2-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Toryn Wheler, 8:48.5

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Benjamin Lothian, 9:58.4

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Charlie Palmer, 10:01.4

U12 girls (2-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Abbey Zimmer, 10:04.8

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Caris Wood, 11:33.8

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Sadee Mitchell, 12:01.7

U14 boys (3.75-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Adam Clinton, 14:14.8

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Isaac Zimmer, 15:39.2

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Kiran Ray, 16:14.7

U14 girls (3.75-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Anna Curran, 18:00.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Taylor Porter, 20:47.9

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Leah McShane, 21:23.1

U16 boys (5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Joe Curran, 17:20.0

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Malachi Morin, 17:22.6

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Makoa Kokelj, 17:32.4

U16 girls (5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Kira Young, 19:35.7

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Talia Ehrlich, 26:28.0

U18 boys (7.5-km)

1st SA国际影视传媒� Morgan Young, 28:46.2

Master men's open

1st SA国际影视传媒� Mike Argue, 26:33.8

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Kevin Durkee, 26:34.0

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Jacob Shank, 27:21.0

Master women's open

1st SA国际影视传媒� Sian Leyshon, 35:16.5

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Tracey Pope, 38:41.7

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Shauna Morgan, 39:54.7

Master men's recreational

1st SA国际影视传媒� Artur Zhurausky, 27:16.7

Master women's recreational

1st SA国际影视传媒� Julie Ward, 25:58.6

2nd SA国际影视传媒� Jill Vaydik, 28:21.8

3rd SA国际影视传媒� Rosie Benning, 40:02.3

source: Zone 4