{"id":3639,"date":"2025-12-01T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowvalley.ca\/ski-hill\/blog\/?p=3639"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:13:48","slug":"manfred-kraft-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowvalley.ca\/ski-hill\/blog\/manfred-kraft-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Manfred Kraft Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing: The Manfred Kraft Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Snow Valley is proud to announce a new award in memory of one of Snow Valley&#8217;s most prolific skiers \u2013 Manfred Kraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Manfred was on the Snow Valley slopes nearly every day and routinely skied more runs than anyone else at Snow Valley. When RFID tracking was implemented in 2023, we finally saw the numbers to match his legend: 4,929 runs during our 2023-24 season, with a one-day record of 118 runs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Manfred Kraft passed away in August 2024, and we wish to honour his legacy and love of skiing Snow Valley as often as possible by introducing the \u201cManfred Kraft Award\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This annual award will be presented to the individual with the most total runs at Snow Valley at the end of each winter season.<\/strong>* We can\u2019t wait to see who will win the inaugural title, so get your skis or board ready for a lot of laps and help keep Manfred\u2019s spirit alive by getting out on the hill every chance you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check back in throughout the season as we update the Leaderboard occasionally. We&#8217;ll see you on the slopes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leaderboard <strong>(last updated Mar 9)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gina S. | 3140<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cindy F. | 2465<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carter G. | 1890<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maseen M. | 1885<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allan O. | 1773<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soren P. | 1752<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lei S. | 1740<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tommy C. | 1738<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kamil T. | 1691<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jason C. | 1673<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>*As measured by # of valid scans through any of the 4 RFID gates. Active Snow Valley Staff or Volunteers are ineligible to win the Manfred Kraft award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing: The Manfred Kraft Award Snow Valley is proud to announce a new award in memory of one of Snow Valley&#8217;s most prolific skiers \u2013 Manfred Kraft. 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