GILFORD, N.H. -- A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes and then plunges into the icy water before jumping up and waving to the cheering crowd.

VAIL – Today’s World Pond Skimming Championships closes out this week’s Spring Back to Vail festival and this ski season. The competition, in which costumed skiers and snowboarders speed down a slope ...

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