Pond skimming at Lost Valley

Tim Clark, 17, of Auburn and his brother Josh, 19, fly from a jump and into a pond of water during the pond skimming event at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. The Clark’s attempted to ride tandem on one pair of skis across a man-made pond during the ski area’s annual Snodeo. “How far did we make it … like five feet,” Josh asked his brother. To see more pond skimming pictures, go to www.sunjournal.com.

Water drips from Dave Bilodeau of Minot following his attempt to ski across a pond at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday.

John Viale of Lewiston acknowledges the crowd as he heads up the mountain for another attempt at pond skimming at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday. The snowboard instructor is known on the mountain as the “Flying Potato.”

Megan Radziszewski, 10, of Poland watches as her father, Mark, flies from a jump and into a pond of water during the pond skimming event at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday. Radziszewski’s 12-year-old brother, Kyle, also participated in the Snodeo event and skied across the entire pond.

Gabby Garcia, right, 15, of Lewiston helps Liz Rollins put on her fairy wings before Rollins’ attempt to snowboard across a pond at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday. Rollins is the music and theatre teacher at Auburn Middle School.

Tim Clark, 17, of Auburn and his brother Josh, 19, crash into a pond of water during the pond skimming event at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. The Clark’s attempted to ride tandem on one pair of skis across a man-made pond during the ski area’s annual Snodeo.

John “Flying Potato” Viale of Lewiston skims across the pond at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday.

Josh Clark, left, 19, of Auburn and his brother Tim , 17, don scuba gear during the pond skimming event at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.

Colin Woodhead, 10, of Auburn crashes into the pond of water during the pond skimming event at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.

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