RESULTS: Roe and Davis win 40K White Pine Stampede!

Mon, Feb  3, 2025 - By Mike Muha

After a couple of years of running up and down Schuss Mountain ski slopes before dawn because of the lack of natural snow, skiers were ecstatic that the 2025 White Pine Stampede was back on it's "normal" course. I missed the 2025 WPS but fellow Team NordicSkiRacer Bill Bradley wrote up his report:

White Pine put on a most excellent race. An absolute riot! Yes, the groomer broke down and classic skiers were trackless after 10k. But the skate deck? Hard packed corduroy from start to finish (with one exception—more on that later). A true bluebird day. And while it was cold, it didn't feel like brutal single digits because it was quite calm and sunny.

Erstwhile Team NordicSkiRacer legend Jay Woodbeck urged me to ski the White Pine this year and told me, "the first couple kilometers rip down so be ready to start hard." Dear reader: he was correct. The first 6-8k *did* rip down and most everyone I spoke to after the race had the same experience I did—they redlined the first 6 or 8k and then settled in once they hit the climbs.

The course was extremely fun. The road crossings were a breeze. The volunteers were lovely. Only issue was one descent where the groomer must have had some issues because it was chopped up for about 20-30 meters. On the first loop I expected it to be soft—like berms at the Birkie—so I hit it fast and it was … very much not soft. My skis got stuck in rock hard ruts that just kept going wider—it was like something out of a black-and-white comedy from the 1940s, my skis just kept going wider and wider. Can’t believe I didn’t do the splits and/or crash. Took it easier on lap two, but it was still kinda sketchy. Otherwise my WPS 2025 review is a 10/10.

Post-race party at Short's was a blast. I'll be back next year for the 50th!

Thanks Bill! (Bill finished 22nd overall in the 40km Freestyle and was 2nd in his age class).

2025 White Pine Stampede results

• The official web site results for the 2025 White Pine Stampede
• Downloadable PDF of the 2025 White Pine Stampede sorted by race and gender.

40km Results

Edward Roe also "ripped" down the trail, finishing the 40km freestyle in 1:48:45, almost 10 minutes ahead of Drew Moore (1:58:06). It must have been lonely out front... Wesley Dean skied into third in 2:02:11.

Rebecca Davis took first in the 40km freestyle with a lead of over 6 minutes, 2:32:08 to Mary Schlimmer-Willoughby's 2:38:44. Julia Healey as third in 2:43:09.

In the classic race, John Gravlin easily won in 2:39:49. Tom Wenette and Rick Neier were second and third in 3:38:26 and 3:51:46. Deanna Spencer was the lone women to race the 40km classic, finishing in 3:48:28.

The 40km trail climbed over 1,600 feet (depending on who's heart monitor you were using - a Garmin Forerunner 965 in this case). As Bill mentioned, the groomer broke at the 10km mark as it was putting down classic tracks on top of the all ready groomed corduroy.

22km Results

The 22km Freestyle was an awesome event. The overall winner - men and women combined - was Mandy Paull in 1:09:55. Cheryl Darton was the second women in 1:14:39 (and 4th overall), with Karen Kirt third in 1:16:35 (7th overall).

Mark Salik was the top 22km Freestyle male, winning in 1:11:13, followed by Steven Seager in 1:12:27 and Shannon Mitchel in 1:15:14.

The top male classic skiers in the 22km were exceptionally fast. Dave Borton won in 1:12:25, beating all but one skater. Allen Sorgenfrei was second in 1:14:36, beating all but two skaters. Finishing in third was Kenny Rogers in 1:31;25.

Brook Bianchini was the fastest classic women, winning in 2:02:54. Gwenn Stevenson was second in 2:20:44. There was no third place.

The 22km course had over 600 feet of climbing

12.5km Results

The 12.5km race was mostly flat to downhill, with a few uphills at the very end. Unfortunately, I don't have the amount of vertical climbed available.

Mac Cathles was the top freestyle male in 40:33. Second and third was close: Ken Masck took second in 47:45, just three seconds are of Ryan Deliso (47:48).

Courtney Kent took first place for the freestyle women in 41:33, followed by Kayla Decker (43:55) and Brady Brennan (46:49).

In the classic, it was Dan Nolan in first in 48:38, followed by Kjell Svensson (51:38) and Roger Yob (53:08). For the women, it was Juli Weir (55:51) followed by Anne Marcotte (56:57) and Eunice Yu (1:01:11).