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GILFORD, N.H. -- A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and waving to the cheering crowd.
The wacky spring tradition of pond skimming is happening this month at ski resorts across the country. It’s often held to celebrate the last day of the skiing season before the chairlifts close until the following winter. “Feels great,” said Edward Murphy, pond skimming at New Hampshire's Gunstock Mountain. “Diving into spring.”
The idea is that skiers and snowboarders try to gain enough downhill momentum to skim clear across a pond.
Spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns GILFORD, New Hampshire (AP) — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and waving to the cheering crowd. It’s the wacky spring tradition of pond skimming, and it’s happening this […]
Spring wacky pond skimming tradition returns to resorts, including ones in New Hampshire.