Dalton Viger, 6, of Rumford waxes his skis Sunday under the direction of his coach, Erin Haynes of Poland, before the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Haynes said there are about 30 children in the Chisholm Ski Club Youth Development Program who practice at Black Mountain in Rumford. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Nordic skiers begin the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic on Sunday at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Nonstop Nordic, the New England Nordic Ski Association and The Bethel Outing Club hosted the event. A total of 154 skiers participated on courses of 25 km, 12.5 km, 3 km or 1 km. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Justin Fereshetian gets skis ready Sunday for members of the Telstar Middle School Nordic Ski Team of Bethel before the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Eliot Savignano, 5, of Greenwood skis Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Althea Weisberger, 9, picks up her 3-year-old brother, Cotton, by the hood of his coat Sunday after Cotton tumbled during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Nonstop Nordic, the New England Nordic Ski Association and The Bethel Outing Club hosted the for 154 skiers on courses of 25 km, 12.5 km, 3 km or 1 km. The siblings’ father, Wade Kavanaugh, is at right. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Nordic skiers compete Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Abrahm Geissinger of Jay competes Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Geissinger skis for the Quarry Road Ski Club in Waterville. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Nora Haynes, 9, of Poland gets a high-five Sunday from her father, Chad Haynes, after finishing the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Haynes skis for the Chisholm Ski Club Youth Development Program in Rumford. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

James Crowley, left, Tyler DeAngelis, Jeff Tucker and Jackson Bloch compete Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hazel Badgett, 10, lunges across the finish line Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. The member of the Quarry Road Ski Club in Waterville finished first in the female division of the 1 km race. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jonathan Rodd gets a cup of Gatorade on Sunday from race director Ben Kamilewicz at the halfway point of 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Ross competed in the 25 km race. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Eli Shifrin of Gould Academy in Bethel skis toward the finish line Sunday during the 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Shifrin won the men’s division of the 12.5 km race. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kimberly Moody competes Sunday during 32nd Annual Flying Moose Classic at The Bethel Inn Resort in Bethel. Moody competed in the 25 km race. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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