Warm weather bumps big-air competition to Sunday at Black Mountain in Rumford

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A big-air competition scheduled for Saturday at Black Mountain of Maine's Winter Festival 2012 in Rumford was postponed to 2 p.m. Sunday. Getting in some airborne twisting practice off the 45-foot jump is Cody Michaud of Rumford. Warm weather also bumped Saturday's 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. horse-drawn sleigh rides to Sunday.

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Kyle Lee of Rumford grabs some air off a 25-foot jump at Winter Festival 2012 at Black Mountain of Maine on Saturdays. Warm weather bumped the big-air competition to 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Saturday's temperatures in the low 40s during Winter Festival 2012 at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford were warm enough for Andrew Mills, 13, of Scarborough, to wear shorts while making a snowman. Mills was at Black Mountain to watch his sister compete in the high school shootout slalom competition for a berth on the Maine Ski Team.

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Sebago youngster Bryce Girardin, who turns 3 years old next week, laughs out loud while eating snow on Saturday afternoon at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford.

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Javin Jalette launches off the 25-foot jump on Saturday afternoon during Winter Festival 2012 at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford.

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