Sawyer Shanaman, 10, of Auburn bursts out of the start at the top of the "Big Buck" race course Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn.
Natalie Brocke of Auburn competes during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. The freshman at Saint Dominic Academy placed second in the the race category for 14- and 15-year-old girls.
Landon Folker of Auburn competes Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn.
Hailey Labrecque, 11, of Lewiston waits for her turn to compete in the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.
Bailey Gousse tucks to the finish line Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn.
Evan O'Donnell, 14, of Auburn races down the slalom course during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. The eighth-grader at Auburn Middle School won the race category for 14- and 15-year-old boys.
Acacia Hartley lets her coach, Jason Hearst, know that she is unsure at the top of the "Big Buck" race course during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Hartley races for the Camden Snow Bowl competition program.
Ava Beaudin, 12, of Gray competes Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn.
Evan O’Donnell, 14, of Auburn laughs with friends before his race in the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. The eighth-grader at Auburn Middle School won the race category for 14- and 15-year-old boys.
Stella Hunter, 6, of Auburn races down the "stubby course" during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Younger racers compete on a course lined with shorter gates than the gates used for the older competitors.
Stella Hunter, 6, of Auburn lets Calvin Vincent, 11, of Auburn know to stop as Vincent approaches the start during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Hunter helped keep racers from crowding the start gate. Her mother, Karly Eretzian, is a coach for the Lost Valley Racing Club, the team that Vincent skis for.
Jen Folker of Auburn gives her son, Liam, a hug after he completed his race during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.
Natalie Brocke, left, Meghan Mahoney, center, and Amelia Stokes receive their medals after taking the top three spots of the U16 girl's class during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.
Lily Stowe, center, and Maggie Metzler of the Camden Snow Bowl competition program listen to advice from their coach, Jason Hearst, during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.
Anson Beaulieu, 8, of Auburn competes during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Beaulieu is a student at Sherwood Heights Elementary School.
Landon Folker of Auburn looks up at the race course during course inspection at the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Folker, a member of the Lost Valley Racing Club team, competed in the 8- and 9-year-old bracket.
Friends and family of racers watch as Holden Kutzen races down the slalom course Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn.
Ski Coach Connor Jackson of Auburn gives advice to Lost Valley Racing Club teammates Sawyer Shanaman and Luke Wilson, far left, at the top of the "Big Buck" race course Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn. Jackson was 2018 Class A giant slalom state champion when he was senior at Edward Little High School.
Ski coach Jim Myrick offers advice to Ava Beaudin, center, of Gray and Sophie Simard of Auburn while inspecting the course during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday. Simard, 13, placed second in the girl's 12- and 13-year-old category.
Ski coach Annie Reis of Falmouth talks to teammates from the Gould Academy Competition Program before the girls competed in the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn on Sunday.
Lillian Ward, 8, of Greene competes Sunday during the 28th annual JP Parisien Memorial Race at Lost Valley in Auburn. Ward, a third-grader at Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn, skis for the Gould Academy Competition Program.
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