O’Neill And Martin Place In Sipapu Pond Skim Event

IMG_0397.jpgSkiers and snowboarders gathered Saturday at Sipapu Ski Resort for the annual pond skim event. Many wore costumes to impress the judges with some covering up less than others. The event was sponsored by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0402.jpgCompetitors head for the lifts at Sipapu Ski Resort Saturday prior to the pond skim event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0403.jpgCostumes of all kinds were in style at Sipapu Ski Resort Saturday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0419.jpgA skier in a pineapple shirt and a sombrero reaches the start of the pond skim Saturday at Sipapu Ski Resort. Ski poles were not allowed and had to be dropped on the way down the hill. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0407 (1).jpgA snowboarder lands and begins his travel across the 104-foot pond at Sipapu Ski Resort during the pond skim event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0425.jpgThese two guys were among those who showed up Saturday to enter the annual pond skim at Sipapu Ski Resort. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com 

IMG_0409.jpgSupporters gather Saturday next to the 104-foot pond used for the annual pond skim at Sipapu Ski Resort. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

IMG_0430.jpgJoAnna O’Neill and Cyrus Martin of Los Alamos were prizewinners in the annual pond skim event Saturday afternoon at Sipapu Ski Resort. O’Neill took second overall in the 21 and over in the skiers category and Martin took third place in the over  21 snowboard category. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com