Garret Bonnema skis at the Bethel Village Ski Center, where two area nonprofits have taken over the Nordic trails to create a larger trail network around the town.
Sarah Southam, a ski coach at Telstar High School, waxes her skis as she prepares to head out on the trails from the Bethel Village Ski Center.
Gabe Perkins, executive director of Mahoosoc Pathways, right, skis with Colin Widdoes, left, at Bethel Village Ski Center. Mahoosoc Pathways partnered with with the Bethel Outing Club and The Bethel Inn Resort to take over running the center this year.
A Nordic skier prepares to head out on the trails in Bethel.
Heather Beveridge of Portland heads down a hill on the groomed trails in Bethel.
Beth Weisberger, left, carries Billie, 10 months, as she skis with Lilo Bean, center, and Brad Clarke. The Bethel Village Ski Center at the Bethel Inn Resort provides the rental space as well as the grooming equipment and fuel to sculpt 18 miles of trails.
Bonnie Pooley skis away from the Bethel Village Ski Center on freshly groomed snow.
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