Nordic skiers leave the start Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Over 120 skiers ages 4 to 72 participated in events that ranged from 1K to 25K. It started and ended at the Bethel Inn Resort & Suites and was organized by Nonstop Nordic and the New England Nordic Ski Association. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Kendall Bieluch, 8, of Bethel looks back to find her friends Sunday after finishing the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Polina Panasenko gives Lauren Wardwell a push up the final climb Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Panasenko, a senior at Gould Academy in Bethel, was handing out cups of water to participants when she gave the friendly push. “She seemed like she needed a little boost,” Panasenko said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Jacob Volz of Bethel climbs the final hill Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Volz is an assistant coach with the Gould Academy Nordic ski team in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Vera Baker, 8, of South Paris looks to her father, John Baker, on Sunday after finishing the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Hannah Grohman, left, and Nyla Scott climb the final hill Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Grohman of Biddeford and Scott of Greenwood are members of the Gould Academy Nordic ski team in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Benjamin Williams, 5, of Saco skis Sunday while watching the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Williams was waiting for his father and two brothers to pass by so he could cheer them on. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Norah Vincent, 5, of Bethel picks the largest lollipop in the batch Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Children could pick out a lollypop after finishing their 1K event. All other lollypops in the pail were much smaller. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Eli Grossman and Ingrid Thyr make the final climb Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Preston Stack, 9, talks with his mother, Katie Stack, on Sunday before the start of the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Eliot Savignano, left, and Jocelyn Crockett approach the finish line Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Dhyan Nirmegh, 71, of Starksboro, Vermont, competes Sunday during the 33rd annual Flying Moose Classic in Bethel. Nirmegh skied the 25K course. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal