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Skiers, snowboarders test their 'skimming' skills at Seven Springs Mountain Resort

Shane Dunlap
Shane Dunlap
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Phil Arnold, of Uniontown, comes down the ski slopes to be the first contestant to successfully skim the length of the pond on a snowboard on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort. Arnold, who won Best Overall Winner in the event, was one of 90 contestants who attempted to cross the 90 feet of water on either skis or snowboard.
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Contestant Jocelyn Kimicata howls after dunking into the water on skis while dressed as the character Maleficent on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Contestant Chase Duffy attempts to skim the pond while dressed as Super Mario on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Travis Sterner competes Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Phil Arnold, of Uniontown celebrates his successful skim of the length of the pond on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Contestant Julian Molinero attempts to cross the pond on skis on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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A contestant attempts to cross the pond on skis Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Contestant Charles Meehleib, who was dressed as the character Joe Dirt, attempts to skim the pond on skis on Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.
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Contestant Ryan Felice attempts to skim the pond while wearing a shark costume Saturday, March 9, 2024 for the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim event at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

With feet firmly strapped to skis or snowboard, 90 contestants competed on Saturday in the 2024 Rockstar Energy Drink Pond Skim challenge at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Contestants were judged on their skim abilities and on their costumes. Many wore colorful ensembles or dressed as popular characters as they attempted to cross over 90 feet of water without falling or submerging.

Shane Dunlap is a TribLive photographer covering Westmoreland and Allegheny counties. He grew up in the Ohio Valley near Pittsburgh and has worked for newspapers as far away as Fayetteville, N.C., where he covered the U.S. Army at Fort Liberty. He can be reached at sdunlap@triblive.com.

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