North Creek, NY (Wednesday, March 8, 2006) - The New York Ski Educational Foundation (NYSEF) hosted the Kandahar at Gore Mountain on March 4-5. The two-day ski race, a tradition that began in 1974, drew over 240 alpine athletes and their families to the Gore Mountain Region last weekend. This is the sixth consecutive winter that Gore Mountain has been a host to the event.

The Kandahar allows families from ski teams all around New York State to become acquainted. The event has always embodied some of the best aspects of ski racing, with an emphasis on athlete development and outdoor fun.

Female athletes who made the Kanadahar team are as follows: Katherine Wilcox, Windham; Adele Ignatuck, Whiteface; Hannah Feinburg, Whiteface; June Conti, Windham; Amy Slemp, Gore; Leah Fowler, Hunter; Haley Heins, Bellayre; Disa Swanson, Gore; Mary Blazer, Whiteface; Rachel VanCavage, Gore; Katie Liebowitz, Whiteface, Danielle Eves, Whiteface Mountain; Kerri McDonough, Gore; Melissa Dombroski, Gore; Katelyn Madden, Whiteface; Giorgia Nagle, Bellayre; Tory Haltermann, Windham; Jessica Burdett, Gore Mountain, Lily Gaechter, Gore.

Male athletes who made the Kandahar team are as follows: Brian Mangiacotti, Windham; Taner Abadan, Windham; Tanner Slutzky, Hunter; Ben Taylor, Gore; Phillip Weeber, Gore; Peter Palumbo, Gore; Peter Spangler, Hunter; Skylar Glick, Bellayre; Paul Kotecki, Whiteface; Bernard Turi, Gore; Alex Petyerak, Hunter; Jackson Beaver, Gore; Ben Richards, Gore; Dan Oliver, Gore; Chris Sturges, Whiteface; Devin Rozell, Gore; Ryan Murnane, Gore; Shaun Hazlit, Gore; Trevor Davenport, Bellayre; Brendan Dunn, Gore; Taylor McGowen, West; Chris Delaney, Windham.