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Cooper Spur Alpine Team’s Tippen Adams holding her first place trophy at Mt. Hood Meadows Sunday, Jan. 26.

The first youth ski race of the year was held at Mt. Hood Meadows last weekend. Skiers ages 5-13-years-old raced the slalom and giant slalom with athletes coming from all over Oregon and Washington.

Hood River local skiers from Cooper Spur Alpine Team were impressive with U12 girls Annabel Webster winning and Sky Valvado Kerr taking second in the giant slalom. Rachel Giordano placing third  in the U8 age class.