The first Haywood NorAms of the season were held this past weekend at Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre.
It was a good start for Salmon Arm’s Alysson Marshall, who won a silver medal on Sunday in the 1.2 kilometre classic sprints.
Marshall was also second in the sprint qualifiers held in -17 C weather.
On Saturday Marshall couldn’t overcome the effects of the almost -20 C weather, coming in 15th in the 10-km skate. Only the open classes and selection races were run on Saturday because of the cold, with all younger categories cancelled.
The weekend before were the opening races of the Alberta Cup. Marshall was second in the sprint time trial and won a gold medal in the finals. She was fourth in the 11.25-km classic event.
On Oct. 24, the second annual Winsport Frozen Thunder Classic Sprint Races were held in Canmore with a small but strong field of international skiers.
Marshall was fourth in both the qualifying race and in the finals, and was first Canadian in both races.
The Frozen Thunder course is made from a huge pile of snow stored from the winter before and insulated with sawdust.
This year the 2-km plus course attracted skiers from all over North America looking for early season snow.
