Spokane Langlauf 2016

The 36th annual Spokane Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country ski race is the largest and longest running nordic citizens race in the region. Along with the competitive divisions, the event includes a special Woodies and Woollies division for skiers on wood skis. All skiers and race volunteers are eligible for the $5,000 in prizes.

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Sun., Feb. 21, 2016

Brad Bauer, 10-time overall winner, warms up before the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Skier-entertainers warm up the Selkirk Lodge before the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. From left, Linda Daniels, Art Bookstrom and Pete Larson.

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A young skier needs only one ski to warm up before the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane State Park on Feb. 21, 2016. Mount Spokane is in the background.

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Free waxing is offered by Fitness Fanatics before the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Eric Ewing, Gino Lisiecki and Nigel Davis set up the timing, music and PA system for the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Ski team members from Walla Walla warm up for the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Woodies and Woollies competitors are judged before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Woodies and Woollies competitor, Sam Curtis of Walla Walla, right, was the fastest skier on wood skis in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. He finished in 46:45.

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Cris Currie and Holly Weiler won the Woodies and Woollies best-dressed competition before the start of the Woodies and Woollies competitors are judged before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. Weiler said the dress isn't very aerodynamic. "You have to suffer to be in fashion," she said.

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Woodies and Woollies competitors, including Jim Nania, left, and Travis Prewitt, second left, are judged before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Skiers line up before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Genevieve Fawcett lines up before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Skiers line up before the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Andrew Potyk, red headband, gets an immediate edge at the start of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016, over Brad Bauer, No. 11, whose won the overall title 10 times since he began racing the Langlauf most years since 2000.

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Skiers start the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Lauren Potyk, 16, eventual women's overall winner, starts the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Owen Swanson strides out in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Holly Weiler, Woodies and Woollies division women's champion, strides out in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Tera Ray strides out in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Jeremy Bentz-Ashbaugh strides out in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Lou Slak, 72, strides out in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. Slak has seven grandkids, all of whom are expected to be on Team Grandman for Langlauf in 2017.

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Teresa Gort, right, serves the traditional hot soup to finishers of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Not-quite-last place finisher Annika Burns, 5, draws a crowd of fans as she reaches the finish line of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Not-quite-last place finisher Annika Burns, 5, draws a crowd of fans as she finishes of the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Steve Christensen, Mount Spokane State Park manager, finishes sweeping the trail to be sure all skiers have finished the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Participants in the 10-kilometer Spokane Langlauf cross-country ski race gather for the post-race awards and prizes at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016.

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Andrew and Lauren Potyk, a brother and sister from Spokane, won the top men's and women's divisions in the 2016 Spokane Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. Andrew is 18 and Lauren is 16.

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Andrew and Lauren Potyk, a brother and sister from Spokane, won the top men's and women's divisions in the 2016 Spokane Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country ski race at Mount Spokane on Feb. 21, 2016. Andrew is 18 and Lauren is 16.

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Alison Wiener and George Bryant, a wife-husband team, were named the 2016 recipients of the Gary Silver Award for their contributions to nordic skiing at Mount Spokane after the Spokane Langauf cross-country skiing race.

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One of the best laughs of the 2016 Spokane Langlauf came during the awards ceremony and prize drawings, when Finley Antoniuk won a very nice pair of cross-country ski pole -- that will take a little growing into.

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