Typically dominated by the private schools, Westlake Girls Year 11 student, Lena Turnbull (pictured right), recovered well in the freestyle event at the Auckland Secondary Schools Ski Champs to win the schools first medal in Slopestyle. Also, a confident snowboarder, she won her first medal, a bronze, in Slopestyle on a Snowboard four years ago.
Year 9 student Georgia Marshall (pictured left), was the leading Slalom Skier for Westlake Girls at the event, finishing 8th overall (the 5th fastest Junior and 3rd fastest Year 9) while Lena Turnbull placed 19th overall and the 6th fastest senior. The event was eventually won by Year 11 student, Isabel Simpson from Kings.