The Snoqualmie Pass community suffered a loss last year when lifelong resident and recent college graduate Sarrah Powers was killed in a car crash March 29. They celebrated her memory Jan. 9, when a new ski run at Summit East was dedicated to her.

Sarrah’s Run is a new “top to bottom,” blue-level trail says Summit spokesman Guy Lawrence, connecting the old Rampart Trail at the top of the mountain to a trail leading to the Rampart Chair installed last year.

“It was such a tragedy when Sarrah died,” Lawrence said, and her family was such an important part of the Hyak community, that people quickly  asked about a memorial. “They wanted to memorialize her in some way, since she was such an awesome girl.”

Summit staff had been considering renaming the run at the same time, so they approached Sarrah’s parents, Billy and Sandy Powers about it.

“It was really a community effort, which is kind of the way it should be,” he said.

The new Sarrah’s Run was dedicated Jan. 9, with about 80 people in attendance. Following the dedication, Lawrence said, the group skied the run together and made a video, to be posted on the Summit website.

“It was just a ripping great run,” Lawrence said.