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Mt. Peter holds March Spring Rally with Wacky Water Skiing Contest

| 22 Mar 2018 | 04:14
    Photos by Roger Gavan While crowds of onlookers kept a safe distance to the side of the trough, the contestants transitioned from snow to water attempting to make it all the way across the full length of the trough, recovering back on snow.
    Photos by Roger Gavan While crowds of onlookers kept a safe distance to the side of the trough, the contestants transitioned from snow to water attempting to make it all the way across the full length of the trough, recovering back on snow.
    Twisting and turning but he made it.
    Twisting and turning but he made it.
    The Spring Rally ended with the “Cardboard Race,” where contestants create sculptures like Batman, space ships, racecars, and other themes and swoosh down the mountain carrying participants and their team members.
    The Spring Rally ended with the “Cardboard Race,” where contestants create sculptures like Batman, space ships, racecars, and other themes and swoosh down the mountain carrying participants and their team members.
    Among the spectators at the Wacky Water Ski Contest were longtime Mt. Peter Ski Area owners Don and Gail Sampson.
    Among the spectators at the Wacky Water Ski Contest were longtime Mt. Peter Ski Area owners Don and Gail Sampson.

WARWICK — Until this month it had been a milder than usual winter with not much snow.
But with its extraordinary snow making capability, Warwick's Mt. Peter Ski Area easily managed to offer skiing and snowboarding on all trails and at its popular tubing park throughout the season.
And then, in March, Mother Nature provided three back to back winter snow storms, which will help extend the close of the ski area's season, depending on conditions, to an undetermined date in April.
And so on Sunday, March 18, the temperatures may have been on the chilly side but with clear blue skies, bright sunshine and well groomed trails, Mt. Peter celebrated a great 2017-18 winter sports season with its annual Spring Rally.
Visitors were able to comfortably relax outdoors and enjoy music, food, games and entertainment featuring music by the band, "Spitball Parade," along with DJ Jay Bird.
And with lots of snow, it was also an opportunity to enjoy winter sports.
In the early afternoon snow boarders and skiers demonstrated their skills at leaping and, twisting after flying high in a big air contest.
During the day the DJ Jay Bird kept everyone, especially the children, dancing and there were prizes, giveaways, food and refreshments.
Then came the highlight of the day, the "Wacky Water Ski Contest," where skiers and snow boarders transition from snow to water.
The 155-foot trough had been filled to the brim with icy water from an adjacent pond fed by mountain streams.
But that didn't deter the skiers and snow boarders from racing down "Dynamite" trail and building up as much speed as possible before hitting the water.
While crowds of onlookers kept a safe distance to the side of the trough, the contestants transitioned from snow to water attempting to make it all the way across the full length of the trough, recovering back on snow. Some of the skiers and snow boarders made it but many were not so lucky and ended up taking a cool dip and wading to shore. And to everyone's amusement, a few spectacular splashdowns showered some onlookers slow to retreat. They had been warned.
The Spring Rally ended with the "Cardboard Race," where contestants create sculptures like Batman, space ships, race cars, and other themes and swoosh down the mountain carrying participants and their team members.
- Roger Gavan