The Copper Country Snowsports Club’s Eva Bradfish, Kinoka Minakata and Teagan Iskra swept the girls Under-12 podium at King of “Z” Mountain, in Mount Zion, Michigan. (Photo provided)

The Copper Country Snowsports Club presented by UPWard Coffee & Orthodontics of Houghton has qualified girls under-16 skier Corinne Rubin to the national championships after a stellar season of regional racing.

After the final United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSS) race at Snowriver Resort in Ironwood over the weekend of Feb. 21-22, Rubin finished in the top-20 of all her races at the regional championship to advance to nationals in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Just missing out on a national championship qualification was CCSC’s under-14 skier Ian Klein, who raced all the regional USSS races and hopes to qualify next season.

The team also had success at the King of “Z” Mountain event taking five podium spots, and a full sweep of the girls’ Under-12 division in Ironwood on Feb. 28.

At the King of “Z” Mountain event, racers completed two slalom runs, two giant slalom runs and one super giant slalom for the first and only cumulative race of the season. The goal of the event was to crown the most consistent skiers in each age category across all raced disciplines.

The under-12 CCSC girls showed they were up to the challenge with a complete podium sweep anchored by Kinoka Minakata, who took first. Teammates Eva Bradfish placed second and Teagan Iskra took third.

Demonstrating that the Bradfish family were on form for the day, brothers Asher and Ezra took first in under-8 and third in under-10, respectively.

The Copper Country Snowsports Club presented by UPWard Coffee and UPWard Orthodontics of Houghton is proudly sponsored by Down Wind Sports, The Compound, Superior Block, Warm Rain, Superior National Bank, American Forest Management, Industrial Graphics and UP Health.

The Copper Country Snowsports Club girls Under-12 podium finishers Kinoka Minakata, Eva Bradfish and Teagan Iskra at King of “Z” Mountain, in Mount Zion, Michigan. (Photo provided)