Photos: Ski for the Pass returns to benefit the Independence Pass Foundation

News News | Feb 22, 2023

Austin Colbert

Carbondale's Kara LaPoint, center, leads a charge toward the finish line of the 11th annual Ski for the Pass on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, on Independence Pass. The Nordic race started at the winter closure gate and ended at the Lincoln Creek turnoff. The race is a benefit for the Independence Pass Foundation.
*Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times*

The Ute Mountaineer’s annual Ski for the Pass returned on Sunday with its Nordic race up Independence Pass. The 7-kilometer classic ski race began at the winter closure gate just outside of Aspen and finished at the Lincoln Creek turnoff up the pass. The race is part of the Aspen Cup Nordic Series and is a benefit for the Independence Pass Foundation.

Below are the top-10 finishers for both men and women.

Men (place-name-city-age-time)
1. Morgan Boyles, Aspen, 33 — 39:09
2. David Rasmussen, Carbondale, 43 — 39:14
3. Colin Osborne, Carbondale, 34 — 40:30
4. Andre Wille, Basalt, 61 — 40:34
5. Jason Anderson, Basalt, 42 — 40:46
6. Michael Shea, Aspen, 40 — 41:41
7. Russell Reed, Carbondale, 13 — 42:43
8. Andrew Dube, Snowmass, 13 — 43:53
9. Austin Weiss, Aspen, 59 — 43:56
10. Peter Voorhees, Snowmass, 55 — 45:01

**Basalt’s Jason Anderson competes in the annual Ski for the Pass Nordic race on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, on Independence Pass near Aspen.**
*Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times*

Women (place-name-city-age-time)
1. Nika Meyers, Aspen, 33 — 41:56
2. Phebe Meyers, Aspen, 33 — 42:29
3. Michaela Kenny, Snowmass, 18 — 43:37
4. Kara LaPoint, Carbondale, 36 — 43:42
5. Camilla Locker, Aspen, 39 — 46:48
6. Kaya Williams, Aspen, 24 — 47:52
7. Anda Rojs Smalls, Aspen, 52 — 50:48
8. Rebecca Weiss, Aspen, 54 — 51:16
9. Helen Carlsen, Basalt, 62 — 51:20
10. Laura Paulus, Aspen, 35 — 56:12