BEND, Ore. -- Mt. Bachelor will put an exclamation point on its 2007-2008 season this coming Sunday, when the resort hosts the seventh annual Liberty Bank Pond Skimming Championships.

Crews from Mt. Bachelor will excavate an 80-foot pond, four feet deep adjacent to Sunrise Lodge. They will invite athletes from around the region to test their skills crossing it.

A spokesperson for Mt. Bachelor says pond skimming combines comedy, costume and skill to represent the spring transition with entertainment and a blowout party.

They are hoping for good weather and a "great close to a great season."

Held in two rounds, athletes must reach the end of the pond to proceed to the second round, which is then judged on costume and style/technique.

Each competitor is automatically entered to win an unlimited 2008-09 season pass regardless of score.