Whitefish Mountain Resort’s Pond Skim back with a bang
A scuba diver takes a swim into the cold water. (JP Edge photo)
Whitefish Mountain Resort employees at the pond skim on April 9, the last Saturday of the 2021-2022 season. (JP Edge photo)
The ski patrollers get things started with the bob sled team. (JP Edge photo)
The Coors Man makes a full run with an open can. (JP Edge photo)
The skier Johnny Appleseed holds up a shinny red apple. (JP Edge photo)
A cowboy makes a splash. (JP Edge photo)
A worker pulls a cold snowboarder to shore. (JP Edge photo)
A skiing Christmas tree lands upright. (JP Edge photo)
Chuckie from Rug Rats gets wet at Whitefish Mountain Resort. (JP Edge photo)
A pond-skimming skier takes care of business. (JP Edge photo)
A skiing butterfly man takes a leap of faith. (JP Edge photo)
A snowboarder skims the pond on Saturday. (JP Edge Photo)
After a two-year hiatus, the Pond Skim on Big Mountain at Whitefish Mountain Resort dialed up the entertainment on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
The event featured 60 skimmers that did their best to ride over a custom-built pond for a chance at a $1,050 cash purse. Costumes were mandatory.
In years past the event always sells out and this year was no different. Upwards of 2000 spectators gather to end the ski season with a splash and watch competitors throw down.
The pond skim had been canceled for the 2020 and 2021 seasons due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
