Show I' t t :'-- r-:- £: v ' : r-- yi y OH n i - V r ' v A’- - :Uv- 4y44V'o A4“v''4: 4' ' i: r m £444 44444' V - ii !: ’ v v" V'V v‘iIJl 4:£4-''’4'i- 't7-?'- ' : v '' ' ’' V si' ' v 4 f v444:-4?:t-- I t ' f J j i L i - page ——— ' r-- 1 The nerald Journal 1 r O u v ': ' 'tl: I - "h XiyW-'-i ' J I ' ('' 01 - I C ' i1 t fi o ' : ’' t ? '! '" : "' ''' 'r' V- - f iT 7" ! ' " i' vy V 'i--- ' - 'i1' 'Zfi You can tell tbere’s something special in Noah Kuhns of Logan hit the “big toe" the air at Beaver Mountain — this isn’t going That’s the name for the on the slopes Tt’sjustfun tobe out here and have eveiy--k The paildng lot is nevly full and it’s only tody watching you” Kuhns said The highlight of thedqr though aside 10 ajnlhe smell of bratwursts and other cm from the aerobatics is the pond sldm AS if are die favorites Ski tailgate already grill bums and hipsters are starting to stake their hying to catch air on a high jump isn’t pushuig your hick ehoiigh for one day claims on the best spot to waidi the raming these dedicated skiers and snowboarden day’s activities It's the last day of the ski season at Beaver can’t wait to take their shot at the pond Mountain the day that for die past six yean “Wedig aholeinthe snow andput atarp ' down and fill it with cold water" Sediolzer owners Marge and IbdSeehdzer have said thrown open the doors for one of the area's Make that very cold water Pait of the fun hottest events the Big Air and Pond Skint is hying to get up enough eed to plide Locak and skiers from aU over the West across come to conqxte for the title of King of die water to die other side without tak- bath an Hill and to see who can get the most lift ing icy “It’s wild" Seeholzersaid “It’S kind of die “It’s an awesome activity" said Marge almost getthig like die parade day they drop all their inhibitions" Seehtdzer their inhibitions is more like it In downtown Peorie come eaily and jput didr lawnchain out " years past chances are you’d see somebody ' Nobody will go home disappointed try it in their underwear And diose unlucky because today it’s all about catching air and enough not to have made it across often had to suffer through a hail of snowballs as they Just enjoying dm sunshine and patty atmos ihiere Daredtovib hy dieir h to dimb dior wqr out on die snow V This from in 30 45 feet to year’s event wasa bit more mellow umps ranging height fThose are some serious bumns"Seeholz- - No snowball throwing allowedAnd no ' V : er said “Sometimes die kids will practice all nakedness to be fimnd “This issuper fun" said Eric Wangsgaard l winter for it” IS of Logan who skimmed his way across : The jumiis didn’t fiize skier Michael Neale 13 ofLogm He competed in the boy’s llto : to the other side 14 category and managed to land hisjump Just lean back and make sure you have " ''"''-'O“It’s ran” Neale said “I like the excite enoui speed meat of the crowd” So what would possesses someooe to risk 'r ' " '- - ' '-- ' - t- ’ " ' ' ' ’ : ' 35-fo-ot TaJhL 45-fo- ot : m (sied :: : k: : i ft- l' : ' rm thrilled that he “stamped” his “S40” j’re in the air float- - takiiigabadiinfieezingcoldwater7t “All these hot ducks1 said Jordan Jeppe- sen lS of Logan wlio also made it across - ti r '41 J 4' Clodcwise from top Paul Doucette competes in the Big Air on his snowboard Doucette took third in the mens age 8 category' Paul Diamond soars over the crowd dur' ing the Big Air Competition 4 Ben Trujillo coda up some burgers yv between nis jumps v Colin Sibbemsen dressed as Batman makes his way across the pond on his v 'board V: j 15-1- 4 4 4 j4 “s V?-v- !jv ’’ iVji' "K- ’ '' ' '' v'’ V I - - ‘M V!' V!- - '1 f V Story by Mark Randall - Photois by Eli Lucero ' y'v : r X' v---- v-- 1 ' - ' f v'f "a fSy" ? I 41 ' r " aiM i v: 40 ' O 4 V-- - ' ' i |