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Twenty-six skiers participated in the 29th Annual Centaloppet on Sunday. The Centaloppet originated in 1976 with Ivor and Val Hedman getting it going. The idea originated from the Scandinavian model to get all the skiers together once a year to ski along an easy enjoyable route that they could race if they wanted to, but the main idea was just to get people to participate. Nowadays, the event is a mass start on Ross Lake ending up at the Ski Chalet. With track conditions good and the temperature -9 C at start time, the weather was conducive to a great race. Finishing first in the men's category was Rick Hall, with a time of 18:18 followed closely by Ron Black with a time of 18:19. In the women's section Heather Jacobson clocked a time of 24:23. The fastest junior (14 and under) was Sean Wilkinson with a time of 23:31 However, the Centaloppet Cup isn't necessarily given to the person with the best time. It goes to the skier with the best time for their age and handicap due to an ingenious handicapping system. Using the handicapping system, Heather Jacobson was the winner of the prestigious Centaloppet Cup. Tied for the largest family with two members each were the Dominey, Moore and Bowman families. Tom Daly was the youngest skier, and Julius Moore had the happiest face.
