By: Mike Kennedy mkennedy@railey.com 301-616-6106 March 13th, 2009 Category: Deep Creek Lake Area Things To Do, Deep Creek Lake Events, News, Wisp Ski Resort

This past weekend marked the 21^st annual Governor’s Cup Ski & Snowboard race at Wisp Resort, sponsored by the Deep Creek Winter Sports Team.  60 local and regional skiers and snowboarder’s competed for the coveted Governor’s Cup in a 2 day event.   To be eligible for the Cup racers were required to complete 4 race runs, starting with 2 slalom runs down the Squirrel cage slope on Saturday and 2 Giant Slalom runs down the Main Street slope on Sunday.  Winners of the cup posted the fastest 4 run times.  A junior cup was also awarded for the fastest JR racers (under 16).

Fastest Male & Female and winner of the 2009 Governor’s Cup

Derek Berger

Elizabeth Green

Elizabeth Green competing at 2009 Governor's Cup at Wisp Ski Resort in Maryland

Junior Governor’s Cup

Jack Havens

Cara Stough

Snowboard Governor’s Cup

Colin Lynch

Jessica Harvey

Junior Snowboard Governor’s Cup

Kyle Beard

Kesina Woodfield

By: Mike Kennedy mkennedy@railey.com 301-616-6106 February 25th, 2008 Category: Deep Creek Lake Activities, Wisp Ski Resort

In what was probably the narrowest margin of victory in the history of this race, Eric Recker, a local real estate agent here in our office at Railey Realty, won the 2008 Maryland Men’s Governors Cup Ski Race held this past weekend at held at the Wisp Ski Resort. Eric, who has won the past two Governor Cup races as well, edged out runner-up Derick Berger by just .03 seconds overall in this years race. The Deep Creek Lake Winter Sports Team coordinates and runs this annual race which consists of two timed Slalom runs on Saturday on the Wisp’s Squirrel Cage slope and then two timed Giant Slalom runs the following day on the Main Street slope. All four timed runs are then added up and the lowest total time determines who wins the Governors Cup.

In the women’s division, Danielle White (pictured above with Eric Recker), a local skier won the Women’s Governors Cup. In the Junior Divisions (racers under 15 years old), local skiers Jake Vernon won the Junior Boy’s Governors Cup and Kara Stough won the Junior Girl’s Governors Cup.

Another Railey Realty agent, Kellyann Green finished in first place in both the Women’s (over 20 years old) Slalom and Giant Slalom Events.