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PHOTOS: Whitefish Pond Skim 2025

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 2 months AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | April 5, 2025 6:20 PM

Skiers and snowboarders end the ski season with a trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's annual pond skim competition on Saturday, April 5.



    A snowboarder in a Ghostbusters costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill celebrates after a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Ryan Economy successfully crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Kauffman brothers celebrate after a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier in a Ricky Bobby costume crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A snowboarder in a Deadpool costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier in a Hamburgler costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant in a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant in a bald eagle costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Kauffman brothers celebrate after a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A snowboarder crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant dressed as The Hamburgler smiles after an attempt to cross the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant in a bald eagle costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Ski patrollers make a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant in a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man costume splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant celebrates after a trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A snowboarder crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Kauffman brothers make a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A participant on a sit-ski crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Skier Ryan Economy makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier in a Shrek costume crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier in a Bob the Builder costume crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Ryan Economy successfully crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A skier crosses the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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