673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Justin Panter glides across water while wearing a monkey mask at the Slush Cup at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. Contestants wore various costumes and apparel during the Slush Cup as they competed for higher scores. Panter took first place in the Slush Cup 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Ken Donnolly skis into a man-made pool of water during the Slush Cup on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. The Slush Cup is part of the Hillberg Ski Area's two-day Spring Meltdown event. More than 43 participants took part in the two-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- John Pratt surfaces from underwater at the Slush Cup on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. Pratt works as a recreation employee for the 673d Force Support Squadron at the Hillberg Ski Area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON?Army Spc. Thomas Quartararo, geospatial imagery analyst, snowboards across a man-made pool of water on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. The Slush Cup is part of the 673d Force Support Squadron?s is Spring Meltdown event. Quantararo is assigned to the 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON?Air Force Col. Brian Duffy, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, and other JBER leadership score participants on their distance and splash at the Slush Cup 2014 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. Two out of 43 participants made it across the span of water. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Audience members watch as Shane Thornton glides across water during the Slush Cup 2014 on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 23, 2014. The Slush Cup is an annual event at the Hillberg Ski Area for all with JBER access to compete for prizes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ty-Rico Lea)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Connor Duffy, 15, performs a method air snowboarding trick during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The event included the commanders? bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. Duffy took first place in the terrain park snowboard competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Nathan Guilleimo, 15, comes down the mountain during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The event included the commander?s bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Luke Davis, 15, performs a tail grab during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The event included the commander?s bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. Davis took first place in the under-16 terrain park ski competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Gaven Hollingsworth, 13, jumps over a mogul at the Hillberg Ski Area terrain park during a free style ski competition on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The terrain park competition is one of the four events held at Hillberg Ski Area. The Spring Meltdown is an annual two-day event hosted at the beginning of spring.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Alex Flores, 19, performs a one-two snowboarding maneuver during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s annual Spring Meltdown terrain park competition at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The one-two maneuver is a trick in which the rider?s front hand grabs the heel edge behind his back foot. During the last few days of the ski season various competitions and the annual Slush Cup were held. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Robert Youmans snowboards down a hill during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The event included the commanders? bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Justin Panter, 20, crashes after attempting a trick at the terrain park competition during the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The competition included the commanders? bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. Panter took first place in the terrain park competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON-- Alex Flores wipes out during the terrain park competition during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. Service members, civilians and dependents competed for scores based on technique, flare and style. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON--Nate Davis, 17, performs a jump off of a buried jet feul tank during the 673d Force Support Squadron?s Spring Meltdown event at the Hillberg Ski Area on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 22, 2014. The event included a cardboard bobsled race, a terrain park competition, an up-hill/down-hill race and the Slush Cup competition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sheila deVera)

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673d FSS host 2014 Spring Meltdown event

Published March 27, 2014