Hundreds of spectators lined the course of the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. The closing-weekend event featured 42 costume-clad competitors trying to skim across a 91-foot pond on skis or a snowboard.
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Barton Slaney celebrates a successful run during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Tyler Stanley hucks a prop into the crowd after a successful run during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Stanley won the event. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Seth Meyer gives Claude Boiteau some help with his hat during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Tyler Wells competes in the ninth annual pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Barton Slaney celebrates a successful run during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Competitors carry props up the mountain before the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Brandon Kelman crashes during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Nicky Ouellet crashes during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Claude Boiteau gets help out of the pond from Brandon Kelman, left, and Seth Meyer during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Barton Slaney competes in the ninth annual pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Ryan Porter celebrates a successful run during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Brandon Kelman before the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Billy Marcial, dressed as Maggie Voisin, chugs a Monster Energy drink after his run during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Tim Good competes in the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Seth Meyer makes adjustments to his binding with the help of Brandon Kelman during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Ryan Porter competes in the ninth annual pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Nate VanderVen blows up his prop before the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Andrew Fisher competes in the ninth annual pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Kevin Smith competes in the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
The ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Claude Boiteau crashes during the ninth annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 5, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
