The temperatures dropped this past weekend and the ski racers also shot to the bottom as alpine action took the sunshine spotlight at Purden Mountain.
Two days of slalom and giant slalom events put a contingent of Prince George skiers on the podium.
There was also plenty of room in the medals for their counterparts from the Cariboo and Bulkley Valley, as the Prince George Ski Club welcomed the Lightning Creek and Smithers ski clubs respectively.
The racer who took home the most gold was a local skier who calls Purden Mountain her home hill. Adree Brulotte took home four golds, winning all events in which she competed in the Under 14 (U14) Female division - two slalom competitions and two giant slalom competitions.
Other Prince George Ski Club teammates who climbed to the top of the podium included Isaac Hausot (three gold, U14 Male), Melinda Kobasiuk (three gold, U16 Female), Jacob Hoskins (three gold, U16 Male), and one gold each for Ella Francis (U16 Female), Jack Logan (U16 Male) and Connor Hausot (U12 Male) plus other colours of metal they earned for their efforts.
Picking up silver and bronze medals for the PGSC were Zoe Pohl (U14 Female), Ben Cook (U16 Male), Jamey Bachand (U14 Male), Sophie McCallum (U12 Female), Liam Kobasiuk (U14 Male),
Smithers made it to the podium thanks to gold medal speeds from Cassidy Collingwood (U12 Female, two), Mary Grace Fitzmaurice (U12 Female), Sam Weinstein (U12 Male), and Liam Huxtable (U19, two).
Smithers picked up other colours from Chloe Collingwood (U14 Female), Dylan Hikisch (U12 Male), Ava MacDougall (U14 Female), and Chloe Sear (U12 Female).
The Lightning Creek Ski Club, with its Williams Lake and Quesnel athletes, took gold thanks to Gareth Scrooby (U12 Male, three), Maggie Beaudoin (U12 Female), and Elliott Jarrett (U14 Male), plus other medal colours from Freya Jarrett (U16 Female), Emma Klapatiuk (U16 Female), and Adrian Scrooby (U14 Male).
Two Smithers skiers came out of the adult ranks to show the kids the lifelong opportunities of the sport. Cormac Hikisch took four gold and Jim D'Andrea took four silver as mentor racers in the Masters Division.
The only sweep of the weekend was when a trio of Prince George U16 Male skiers took all three medals in the Sunday second run of the giant slalom, with Hoskins getting the gold, Logan taking silver and Cook earning the bronze.
For the coaches, officials and organizers of the PGSC, the extra benefit of hosting this event was the rehearsal it provided.
Purden Mountain will be the site of the U14 Provincial Championships less than two weeks from now.
The best skiers in the province from that age bracket will converge on the Prince George hill from March 15-17 and fans are encouraged to make the trip to cheer on the home racers, and get an early viewing of the national team members of the future.
