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The recreation area in Waterville hosted Community Ski Free Day & WinterKids Family Day on Sunday.

Photos by Derek Davis/Staff Photographer

Kayden Jayakaran, 9, of Winslow pushes for speed while Nordic skiing with his family at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday. The ski area hosted Community Ski Free Day & WinterKids Family Day, including free skiing and snowshoeing all day, free rental equipment and snowshoes with free guided Nordic ski lessons and snowshoe walks. The rope tow ski hill was also open for free skiing and snowboarding for part of the day.
Nordic skiers navigate a trail during Community Ski Free Day & WinterKids Family Day at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday. One of the volunteers at the ski area estimated that over 300 people visited Sunday.
Zeke Lovitz-Slason of Hinesburg, Vt., Nordic skis at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday. Zeke is visiting Maine with family for the holidays.
People hit the trails during Community Ski Free Day & WinterKids Family Day at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday.
A family Nordic skis during Community Ski Free Day & WinterKids Family Day at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday.
Sophie Schaeffer, 4, of Leesburg, Va., pushes along while Nordic skiing at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday. Sophie is visiting Maine for the holidays with her family.
Amit Jayakaran of Winslow heads out on the trails with his son Kayden, 9, while Nordic skiing at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday.
Logan Meyerhans, 11, of Waterville climbs a hill while skiing with his father at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday.
Nora Sosnoff climbs a hill while Nordic skiing at Quarry Road Trails on Sunday. Nora teaches in an after-school, learn to ski program at the ski area.

Derek grew up in New York, while spending part of his summers in Maine, where he developed an appreciation for its wild landscape and natural beauty. Moving from a metropolitan area to the wide-open spaces...