

Liz Dieterich of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School burns down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships in Rumford on Thursday. Dieterich won the giant slalom competition in the morning and the slalom in the afternoon.
Courtney Larson of Edward Little High School High burns down Black Mountain during the KVAC girls championships in Rumford on Thursday. Larson placed third in the giant slalom competition in the morning and second in the slalom in the afternoon.
Bella DeVivo of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School High burns down Black Mountain during the KVAC girls championships in Rumford on Thursday. DeVivo placed fourth in the giant slalom competition in the morning and fourth in the slalom race in the afternoon.
Vivian Cormier of Mt. Blue High School High burns down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford. Cormier finished 11th in the giant slalom competition in the morning and 13th in the afternoon slalom race.
Ashlyn Dailey of Mt. Blue High School skis down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford.
Lily Anctil of Leavitt Area High School skis down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford.
Kaelyn Langlois of Edward Little High School races down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford.
Becca Bassett of Edward Little High School races down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford
Abbie Goodspeed of Mt. Blue High School High burns down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford. Goodspeed placed eighth in the giant slalom competition.
Sadie McDonough of Mt. Blue High School High burns down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships Thursday in Rumford. Goodspeed finished fifth in the giant slalom competition in the morning and fifth in the afternoon slalom race.
Anna Erb of Maranacook Community High School High burns down Black Mountain during a giant slalom run at the KVAC girls championships in Rumford on Thursday. Erb finished second in the giant slalom competition.
Edward Little High School Alpine ski coach Jodd Bowles, left, carries his athletes' coats down the mountain Thursday during the KVAC girls championship at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Mt. Blue High School Alpine ski coach Mark Cyr watches for his racers to come down giant slalom course Thursday during the KVAC girls championships at Black Mountain in Rumford.
Members of the Maranacook Community High School girls Alpine ski team from Readfield eat lunch Thursday on a snowbank at Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford. The Black Bears were one of 11 teams competing in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships. The team placed second behind Mt. Blue High School of Farmington.