Dewey skins, slides to Whitefish Whiteout victory
MATT BALDWIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 11 months AGO
Jacob Dewey leads the pack up NBC at Whitefish Mountain Resort during the annual Whitefish Whiteout skimo race on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Ian Clark emerges from the NBC bootpack at Whitefish Mountain Resort during the annual Whitefish Whiteout skimo race on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Matt Seeley tops the NBC bootpack at the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Ben Farrell powers down No Name bumps during the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
Alyssa Wendt skates away from the transition area atop Big Mountain at the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
Chelsee Pummel rips off her skins atop Big Mountain during the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Joel Shehan dons a frosty beard during the last leg of the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
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Matt Baldwin is regional editor for Hagadone Media Montana. He is a graduate of the University of Montana's School of Journalism. He can be reached at 406-758-4447 or [email protected]. | February 15, 2024 12:00 AM
Cutting through the fog like a warm knife in butter, Jacob Dewey claimed the top of the podium in the annual Whitefish Whiteout skimo race Saturday at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
The 24-year-old completed the grueling long course in 1:47:37, outpacing runner-up Ian Clarke, 25, who crossed the finish atop Big Mountain at 1:48:24. Noah Brown placed third at 1:48:30.
Dewey led from the start, skinning up the Benny Up route in 23:44.
On the women’s side, 38-year-old Maria Lamb placed first with a time of 1:58:26. Gwendolyn Rudy was second at 2:01:28, and Chelsee Pummel was third at 2:06:11.
The long course took racers up Benny Up, into Hellroaring Basin, down and up Haskill, and finished with a bootpack up NBC on East Rim to the summit.
The men’s masters division had a nail-biter finish with Montana endurance athletes Matt Seeley holding off Joel Shehan. Seeley, 53, crossed at 1:59:03, with Shehan, 45, just behind at 2:00:59. Always in the mix, Chance Cooke, 57, placed third at 2:01:32.
Whitefish resident Stella Hobbs, 30, won the 20-44 female category, finishing at 2:06:44. On the male side, Christopher Carter, 34, won the category at 1:49:44.
Ian Clark emerges from the NBC bootpack at Whitefish Mountain Resort during the annual Whitefish Whiteout skimo race on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)Casey Kreider
Matt Seeley tops the NBC bootpack at the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)Casey Kreider
Ben Farrell powers down No Name bumps during the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
Alyssa Wendt skates away from the transition area atop Big Mountain at the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)
Chelsee Pummel rips off her skins atop Big Mountain during the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)Casey Kreider
Joel Shehan dons a frosty beard during the last leg of the Whitefish Whiteout skimo race at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. (Matt Baldwin/Whitefish Pilot)Casey Kreider
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