Sisters Sarah and Lily Ewanyshyn, from Bastion Elementary, check out activities around the Larch Hills chalet after skiing the Pirate Loppet.Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer

Sisters Sarah and Lily Ewanyshyn, from Bastion Elementary, check out activities around the Larch Hills chalet after skiing the Pirate Loppet.Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer

Snow, skis and swaschbucklers

SD#83 students take part in the annual Pirate Loppet at Larch Hills

Through fog, snowfall and the smoke of cannonade, School District #83 students sailed up the trails of the Larch Hills ski area Friday morning, Feb. 2, for the annual Pirate Loppet.

Pirates, teachers and parents participated in the elementary school cross-country event, skiing one-, two- and five-kilometre routes.

Photos by Lachlan Labere/Salmon Arm Observer

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