Photos: Lincoln students enjoy second snow day sledding at Holmes Lake
Lincoln students were treated to a second snow day on Jan. 8. Here are some scenes from sledding at Holmes Lake.
Nebraska Wesleyan students Lucas Steuter (from left), Riley Cleaver, Jacob Wertz, and Zane Rosenberg try to hold together as they fly down a hill on their sleds at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Josiah (upper right) and Kendra Hain sled down a hill at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Lincoln.Â
Tyler Hergert, Kash Stanczyk, Tyson Hergert and Jay Nealeigh (from top) kick up snow as they plummet down a hill on their sleds at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Hannah Jones yells in excitement as she plummets down a hill on her sled at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
William Hain, 9, takes flight as he catches air on his sled after hitting a ramp at Holmes Lake, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Tanner Hall (bottom) and Jaxyn Barrett try to maintain their balance as they nosedive to the bottom of a hill at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
A duo of sled riders fall off after a rough start at the top of the hill at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Ethan Duller, 8, tries to slow his descent after tumbling off his sled at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.Â
Jordan Rodriguez, 12, catches some air and powder as he hurtles to the bottom of the Holmes Lake sledding hill on Tuesday. Lincoln Public Schools students enjoyed a second snow day following a two-week winter break.Â
Bowen (from left), Ella and their father Caleb Tran sled down a hill at Holmes Lake on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024.
Kenneth Ferriera
Photographer
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