In a race that tested versatility and endurance, Dylan Watts dominated two days of competition at Hatcher Pass to win the Icicle Double cross-country ski race.
Watts won Saturday's 30-kilometer classic race at the Government Peak Recreation Area by more than six minutes, and then won Sunday's 30-K freestyle race by more than four minutes. That gave Watts a big win with a two-day, 60-kilometer total time of 2 hours, 52 minutes, 7 seconds.
Lyon Kopsack, third in Saturday's classic competition, was the second-faster skater on Sunday to claim second place overall in 3:03:39.
Tamra Kornfield powered her way to an overwhelming victory in the women's 30-K. Her two-race total time of 3:49.29 put her 10 minutes ahead of the next-fastest woman and placed her seventh overall.
Skiers raced on about 10 inches of new snow deposited during a Christmas Day snowstorm, race organizer Mark Strabel said. Races of 15, 10 and 5 kilometers were also held at the Mat-Su Ski Club event.
Icicle Double
Government Peak Recreation Area
Men's 30-K (30-K classic time; 30-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Dylan Watts 1:30:53.6; 1:21:13.4; 2:52:07; 2) Lyon Kopsack 1:38:12.3; 1:25:26.2; 3:03:39; 3) Schyler Knopp 1:37:17.2; 1:34:31.3; 3:11:48; 4) Douglas Watts 1:42:07.7; 1:36:45.0; 3:18:53; 5) Jeff Kase 1:52:32.0; 1:30:46.8; 3:23:19; 6) Tobin Sworts 1:48:15.3; 1:45:04.5; 3:33:20; 7) Dan Libbey 2:02:20.4; 1:46:38.5; 3:48:59; 8) Robert Platte 2:05:19.6; 1:53:16.3; 3:58:36; 9) Lance Kopsack 2:11:29.8; 1:53:19.6; 4:04:49; 10) Dave Musgrave 2:27:59.4; 2:34:40.9; 5:02:40.
Women's 30-K
(30-K classic time; 30-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Tamra Kornfield 1:59:54.1; 1:49:35.3; 3:49:29; 2) Anna Rix 2:05:24.0; 1:54:26.3; 3:59:50; 3) Lorene Lynn 2:41:05.9; 2:27:15.2; 5:08:21.
Men's 15-K
(15-K classic time; 15-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Davis Dunlap 42:57.2; 39:13.6; 1:22:11; 2) Nick Harrison 48:22.0; 46:38.9; 1:35:01; 3) Drew Cason 1:00:08.3; 52:41.7; 1:52:50; 4) Ed Lasselle 1:05:07.7; 1:00:44.8; 2:05:53; 5) Everett Cason 1:15:22.9; 55:37.4; 2:11:00.
Women's 15-K
(15-K classic time; 15-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Jackie Cason 1:19:22.4; 1:16:49.2; 2:36:12.
Men's 10-K
(10-K classic time; 10-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Ed Strabel 43:55.2; 41:07.0; 1:25:02; 2) Michael Norton 55:19.6; 57:06.0; 1:52:26; 3) Dan Harrison 1:05:23.5; 1:05:19.7; 2:10:43.
Women's 10-K
(10-K classic time; 10-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Sue Skvorc 46:16.3; 42:11.4; 1:28:28; 2) Jocelyn Kopsack 45:08.7; 43:58.5; 1:29:07; 3) Anjanette Steer 49:01.7; 40:05.8; 1:29:08.
Men's 5-K
(5-K classic time; 5-K freestyle time; total time)
1) Gavin Block 19:53.1; 17:11.1; 37:04; 2) Dylan Saunders 37:02.1; 37:45.6; 1:14:48.
Women's 5-K
1) Alyson Kopsack 20:57.1; 18:41.1; 39:38; 2) Sheri Musgrave 37:17.2; 42:16.3; 1:19:34.