Competitions · United States
Ski Valley Solving 2023
Taos, New Mexico · 2 September 2023 · 8 events · 43 competitors · 62 personal bests
Raymos Castillo won six of the eight events (3×3, 2×2, 4×4) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Raymos Castillo by 0.01 seconds. 43 competitors produced 62 personal bests, 17 of which still stand today, and 13 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Joseph Nakajima took a 2×2 single of 15.87 down to 5.18, 67 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Raymos Castillo | 7.73 | 8.99 |
| 2×2 | Raymos Castillo | 1.99 | 2.82 |
| 4×4 | Raymos Castillo | 31.73 | 36.25 |
| 7×7 | Raymos Castillo | 2:52.57 | 3:05.82 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Raymos Castillo | 15.90 | 18.28 |
| Megaminx | Raymos Castillo | 51.32 | 58.03 |
| Pyraminx | William Mitchell | 2.96 | 4.09 |
| Skewb | Estevan Lujan | 3.17 | 4.56 |
The PB harvest
62 set · 17 still standing- Junior Solis — 2×2 single 1.25: into the top 1.2% of the event's history.
- Maxine Miller — 2×2 single 2.08: into the top 5.3% of the event's history.
- Marc Herrera — Skewb single 3.18: into the top 5.9% of the event's history.
- Marc Herrera — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
- Jake Gutierrez — 2×2 single 2.86: into the top 12.7% of the event's history.
- Maxine Miller — Skewb single 4.45: into the top 14.1% of the event's history.
- Brayden Lee Jones — 3×3 single 13.12: into the top 17.8% of the event's history.
- Kepler Smith — Pyraminx single 6.32: into the top 22.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
13 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
43 competitors · 330 results · 8 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Raymos Castillo won it with a 8.99 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
R' B2 U' R2 D L2 D' R2 D R2 U2 L2 U' B L' R F' L R' D' U - 2
R F' D' B2 U R2 U' B2 F2 U B2 L' B D2 B' R D2 B' R2 - 3
B' U2 D L2 F' B U' B' L2 F2 L' D2 R' U2 D2 L2 F' R' - 4
R' D L B2 L2 F2 R2 D2 U R2 U B' L R' D2 L' B2 R' B2 - 5
L R2 U' R2 B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 D F2 L' B F2 D2 L' D2 L' R
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Alden Pocus
- Anthony J. Telford
- Anuun Peterson
- Ari Ciccarelli
- Benjamin Lujan
- Brayden Lee Jones
- Bruce Pfeiffer
- Carter Thomas Fisk
- Cy Hamilton
- Dimitri Ciccarelli
- Dominic Montano
- Doyle Cline
- Dylan Gallegos
- Elijah Henderson
- Elizabeth Cutting
- Elliott Copithorne
- Estevan Lujan
- Ezekiah Rael
- Ian Riesterer
- Jake Gutierrez
- James Reed
- Jase Hughes
- John Paul Fisk
- Joseph Nakajima
- Joshua Cherian
- Joshua James Goesling
- Junior Solis
- Kaemon Vita
- Kellen Demorest
- Kepler Smith
- Kian Cline
- Luke Meszar
- Marc Herrera
- Maxine Miller
- Michael Benavidez
- Raymos Castillo
- Steven Harper
- Stone Amsbaugh
- Taren White
- Thaddaeus Bonzon
- Thomas Walter Teixeira West
- Timothy Fountain
- William Mitchell
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.