As winter winds down, the season of pond skimming is upon us. In the coming weeks, we will be enjoying a wave of awesome wrecks, slams, and wet and wild times from resorts across North America. Big Sky, Montana, is set to host its annual pond skim on Saturday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. MST at the base of its Ramcharger chairlift. The resort’s annual fling attracts more than 5,000 viewers, while participants get extreme and test their skills on the water. Per usual, the event will surely be a damn good time. If you need any convincing, just watch the evidence from last year’s event, above.

For more information, see the press release provided by Big Sky, below.

Press Release:

The highly anticipated 12th annual Pond Skim marks the finale of another ski season at Big Sky Resort. Pond Skim 2015 is Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 3:00 pm near the base of Ramcharger chairlift on the headwall of the Ambush ski run.

Big Sky Resort’s Pond Skim draws over 5,000 spectators to witness the spectacle of costumes and fun as participants attempt to ski or snowboard over a glacier blue pond built by Big Sky Resort’s terrain park team. This year’s pond design will be revealed on the morning of April 18 and bound to be a crowd pleaser.

Pond Skim participation is encouraged with a registration cost of $25 per person and is limited to 100 individual participants. Each participant will receive a piece of fun swag. Everyone is encouraged to dress in costumes and cheer on each participant as they attempt to cross the chilly waters on skis or a snowboard with amazing skill or absolute soaked failure and some might try to douse the crowd.

Participant registration begins at 11:00am at the Summit Clock Tower until the 100 spots are filled. The World of Adventure presents Dos Equis après ski party in the Mountain Village plaza with Milton Menasco and continuing at Whiskey Jack’s with Bottom of the Barrel from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. MST.

Big Sky Resort’s last day of the season is Sunday, April 19, 2015. Visit, www.bigskyresort.com/pondskim for registration and detailed information.

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