MIles Havlick (SVSEF) strides up Hermod’s Hill followed by Patrick McElravey (Middlebury) and Andrew Dougherty (Craftsbury GRP). Havlick would advance to the semifinals, while McElravey and Dougherty would not.

Lander Karath

Lander Karath is FasterSkier's Associate Editor from Bozeman, Montana and a Bridger Ski Foundation alumnus. Between his studies at Middlebury College in Vermont, he is an outdoor enthusiast and a political junkie.