Eve places first in Fast Blast race

Blacktail Ski Team’s Jacques Eve, 13, jumped state lines and ski race divisions to compete in the Fast Blast Super G in Chewelah, Wash., hosted by Emerald Empire’s Ski League at 49 Degree North Resort. The USSA Alpine competition boasted 47 male athletes, ages 10 to 15 with a Super Giant Slalom set on a course of 36 gates, each 30 meters apart, for a long and fast run.

Eve, Montana’s sole entrant, skied against an unknown field of contenders in this two-day, three-race speed event. Foggy, humid conditions and an unfamiliar mountain did not slow Eve down as he stormed the slopes Saturday to take a strong second-place medal in the sole race of the men’s division.

As last Sunday’s weather brought even denser fog to the mountain, Eve finished with a strong second place in the first men’s Super G of the day. In the final afternoon race, Eve turned up the heat and burned down the course to take the first place win over the entire field of 47 male competitors.