24 Hours of Aspen
Aspen/Snowmass, Colo. - After 24 hours, 63 laps, 205,821 vertical feet (62,748
meters) Casey Puckett of Aspen, Colorado, won the men's division in the 14th
Annual Audi 24 Hours of Aspen walking away with the $10,000 first prize.
Puckett took a two second lead on the first lap and finished 17 seconds ahead
of Michael Brunner of Germany. Winning the women's division was Aleisha Cline
of Canada, claiming victory by 38 seconds over Aspen local Asia Jenkins. As
champions of the 14th Annual 24 Hours of Aspen, Puckett and Cline now proudly
own the title of the "world's toughest skiers."
Puckett won with a total time on snow of 2:18:46 (two hours, 18 minutes and 46
seconds) completing 63 laps. Puckett also broke the course record with a time
of two minutes eight seconds on the fifth run.
The defending men's champion Michael Brunner of Germany took second place
overall with a time of 2:19.03 (two hours, 19 minutes and three seconds).
Placing third was William Besse of Switzerland with a time of 2:19.56 (two
hours, 19 minutes and 56 seconds).