The Bethel Outing Club, Gould Academy, and Nonstop Nordic teamed up last weekend to put on the 33rd edition of the Flying Moose Classic, which took place at Inland Woods + Trails’ Bethel trails. The weather conditions leading into the event were tricky, and klister could be found on every wax table. By the time the 12.5km/25km race had started, there was very little cloud cover and made for some classic Spring Skiing conditions. The decision was made shortly before race start that a section of the course would be removed due to snow conditions and wet trails. Brian Beyerbach, the Winner of the Men’s 25km, took advantage of the cut-out uphill section and doubled-poled the entire course, racing in short sleeves and shorts. Over 100 racers came out to participate, making for an exciting mass start, including a large group of youth and middle school aged racers, who participated in the 1Km and 3Km options. Following the conclusion of the racing action, there was a very fun post-event gathering at Carter’s XC Ski Center for all who had participated. Results and photo libraries from the event can be found below.