High Country Sports

Category: Winter Sports

  • Final Week: Photos, Race Results, and Final Standings from SMARL’s 2023 Race Season

    The 2023 Sugar Mountain Adult Racing League’s 17th season came to its conclusion after the sixth week of the 2023 season on Monday, February 13.

    Each team competed with six to eight racers and the times of the top four finishers on each team counted towards the team score for that night.

    Races began with the January 9th runs and concluded on Monday night.

    See the chart below for stats from each team as well as the leaderboard after the final week:

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    Team Sugar takes the final lead for ski teams with 118 points, with Ski Country A coming in at a close second with 113 points.

    The Tavern wins in snowboard teams with a total of 107 over the six weeks.

    Congratulations to all of this year’s winners and a special thank you to all the racers that participated in the 2023 SMARL season! We look forward to racing with you again soon!

    Team Sugar – 2023 SMARL Ski Team Winners. Photo by Josh Floyd
    The Tavern – 2023 SMARL Snowboard Team Winners. Photo by Josh Floyd

  • Week 5: Photos, Race Results, and Team Standings from Week 5 of SMARL’s 2023 Season

    The 2023 Sugar Mountain Adult Racing League’s 17th season completed its fifth week of the 2023 season on Monday, February 6.

    Each team competes with six to eight racers and the times of the top four finishers on each team count towards the team score for that night.

    Races began with the January 9th runs with the final runs being held on Monday, February 13th.

    See the chart below for stats from each team as well as the leaderboard after week fifth:

    Race results and totals from weeks one through five.
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    Photos by Josh Floyd

  • Week 4: Photos, Race Results, and Team Standings from Week 4 of SMARL’s 2023 Season

    The 2023 Sugar Mountain Adult Racing League’s 17th season completed its fourth week of the 2023 season on Monday, January 30.

    Each team competes with six to eight racers and the times of the top four finishers on each team count towards the team score for that night.

    Races began with the January 9th runs with races being held every Monday night for 6 weeks.

    See the charts below for stats from each team as well as the leaderboard after week four:

    Race results and totals from weeks one, two, three, and four.
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    Team Sugar continues to lead the Ski Team races in week four with 80 points. Ski Country A is in a close second with 77 points. Photo by Josh Floyd
    The Tavern continues to lead for Snowboard Team races with 75 points. Photo by Josh Floyd

  • Week 3: Photos, Race Results, and Team Standings from Week 3 of SMARL’s 2023 Season

    The 2023 Sugar Mountain Adult Racing League’s 17th season completed its third week of the 2023 season on Monday, January 23.

    Each team competes with six to eight racers and the times of the top four finishers on each team count towards the team score for that night.

    Races began with the January 9th runs with races being held every Monday night for 6 weeks.

    See the charts below for stats from each team as well as the leaderboard after week three:

    Race results and totals from weeks one, two, and three.
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    Team Sugar continues to lead the Ski Team races with 60 points. Ski Country A is in a close second with 59 points. Photo by Josh Floyd
    The Tavern continues to lead for Snowboard Team races with 55 points. Photo by Josh Floyd

  • Week 2: Photos, Race Results, and Team Standings from Week 2 of SMARL’s 2023 Season

    The 2023 Sugar Mountain Adult Racing League’s 17th season completed its second week of the 2023 season on Monday night.

    Each team competes with six to eight racers and the times of the top four finishers on each team count towards the team score for that night.

    Races began with the January 9th runs with races being held every Monday night for 6 weeks.

    See the charts below for members of each team as well as the results from week two:

  • Registration is Open for 2023 Sugar Mountain Ski and Snowboard Adult Race League

    SUGAR MOUNTAIN, N.C. — The annual Sugar Mountain Adult Race League (SMARL) is preparing for its upcoming season, and registration is open for interested applicants.

    SMARL is designed to bring together recreational skiers and snowboarders for weekly competition and camaraderie. The series will begin on Monday, January 3 and continue for six weeks, concluding on February 7.

    The league is open to all skiers and snowboarders ages 21 years and older, and participants will be placed into teams if they do not already have one at the time of registration. Each team will consist of a minimum of six racers and a maximum of eight racers. The top four racers from each team will count toward the team’s score each night. The top overall ski and snowboard team will take home the High Country Cup.

    The running order each week will be by team and will alternate. Each racer will have an assigned bib number for the entire season. Each rider will get two runs down the slopes for each race.

    Athletes of all talent levels are invited to participate. However, participation is limited to the first 100 racers. The registration fee for six races is $50 per person, which includes a season-ending party at Sugar Mountain Resort.

    Applications are available at Ski Country Sports in Banner Elk. For more information or if you have any questions about SMARL, call 828-898-9786.