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PHOTOS: Whitefish Pond Skim 2024

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | April 6, 2024 7:25 PM

Scenes from the annual pond skim competition at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6.

    Anders Soyland lands a front flip out of the pool after a successful trip across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants laugh after a trip across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant comes up short during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant laughs after crashing during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes attempting a backflip during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants celebrate after successful trips across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Anders Soyland lands a front flip out of the pool after a successful trip across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes attempting a backflip during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant comes up short during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant completes a trip across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant crashes before reaching the pool at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Participants ski or snowboard across the water during the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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