Over 80 skiers, snowboarders and snow bunnies once again trekked to Jay Peak for the 52nd annual Esto winter fest. Participants traveled from points as far away as D.C and Toronto and were treated to 2 days of blues skies and one day of snow, which for Jay Peak can be considered a weather triumph!
The return to Jay Peak was mainly driven by the great reception provided in 2013 and of course the remarkable transformation of Jay Peak to a world class winter sports destination.
While the crowd was a tad smaller than last year’s gathering, it was good to see some past participants return along with a few newbies to help commemorate our Esto East Coast tradition.
Our customary Saturday morning Esto NASTAR race attracted 45 skiers and boarders ranging from age 8 to 78. The competition was fierce and our Esto medal and trophy winners are presented below. Raceday culminated with our evening awards dinner and dance that had participants cutting up the floor right up to our midnight curfew.
While the 2015 trip will likely move to a new venue, the initial scuttlebutt is that it’s going to be southern Vermont next time around.
Front L-R: Lilly Aasmaa & Jonathan Vilms.
Back row L-R: Taivo Milles, Katie Milles, Erko Sepp, Linda Nagy, Kristjan Sepp, Liisa Shimabukuro.
MEDAL WINNERS
Female Skiers
Age 9 -13
Lilly Aasmaa – Gold
Allison Vilms – silver
30’s
Liisa Shimabukuro – Gold
Kaja Kai Ojamaa – Silver
Tiiu Remmel – Bronze
40’s
Susan Leetma – Gold
50’s
Heidi Bement – Gold
Linda Nagy – Silver
Tiina Vaska – Bronze
Seniors
Silja Melts – Gold
Mari Teedla – Silver
Epp Milles – Bronze
Male
Age 8
Carlos Shimabukuru – Gold
10 – 11
Johnatan Vilm – Gold
Mikk Aasmaa – Silver
13 – 15
Christian Sepp – Gold
Aleksander Aasnmaa – Silver
Taimo Pajos – Bronze
20’s
Alan Marley – Gold
30’s
Tarmo Remmel – Gold
Priit Nikker – Silver
Arne Rooman-Kurrik – Bronze
40’s
Erko Sepp – Gold
Ron Paletzki – Silver
Andres Vilms – Bronze
50’s
Toomas Kilm – Gold
Marcus Vaska – Silver
Alan Laupa – Bronze
60’s
Andrus Ers – Gold
Andrus Aasmaa – Silver
Seniors
Riho Melts – Gold
Mart Ojamaa – Silver
Jaak Vilms – Bronze
Female Boarders
Age 12
Annika Paletzki – Gold
20’s
Aleks Martins
30’s
Alexandra Fallon – Gold
Liis Teene – Silver
Katie Milles – Bronze
Male
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Ian Martins – Gold
Alex Pede – Silver
30’s
Curran Fallon – Gold
Taivo Milles – Silver
Jaan Talvet – Bronze
Best Skier & Boarder Trophies
Best Male Snowboarder – Ian Martins – 24.55
Best Female Snowboarder – Alexandra Fallon – 26.44
Best Young Male – Christian Sepp – 22.36
Best Young Female – Lilly Aasmaa – 25.56
Best Overall Youth – Aleks Jogi = 21.76
Best Male Skier – Erko Sepp – 20.54
Have a great spring and summer!
Andrus Ers
