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    Don't be fooled by that famous belly that shakes like a bowl full o' jelly -- it seems even Santa Claus likes to get active during his off season.

    Look closely next time you're hitting the ski slopes or riding waves. That mysterious man in red? Could be jolly old Saint Nick. 

    Click through to see Santa Claus in action. 

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    Dressed as Santa Claus, a man water skis on the waters of the Potomac River Dec. 24, 2007 in Arlington, Virginia.

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    No, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. That is, in fact, a bevy of Santas hitting the ski lift at Whistler Blackcomb in Whistler, British Columbia. 

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    Scuba Santa pets a sea turtle swimming by at the Newport Aquarium on Nov. 28, 2012, in Newport, Ky.

    It's the ninth year for Scuba Santa at the aquarium, where he is on view through Jan. 1, 2013.

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    A surfer dressed as Santa surfs at Kuta beach on the Indonesian island of Bali.

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    A man dressed as Santa takes to the slopes in Reno, Nev. during the annual Reno Reindeer Games' Santa Ski Day.

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    Santa Claus water skis down the Potomac River on Christmas Eve on Dec. 24, 2010, at Maryland's National Harbor, a few miles down the river from Washington, DC.

    The Water Skiing Santa, Flying Elves, a Jet-Skiing Grinch, and even Frosty the Snowman, have been appearing on the river for 25 years in freezing temperatures.

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    It's summer "down under" in Australia come Christmastime. These Santas take advantage of balmy temps with a Jet Ski ride. 

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    Dressed as Santa Claus, the director of operations at Crested Butte Mountain Resort flies through the air while grabbing his snowboard in Crested Butte, Colo.

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    Numerous snowboarding and skiing Santas hit the slopes during the Annual Santa Sunday at Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine, on Dec. 6, 2009. 

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    A diver wearing a Santa Claus costume swims with dolphins as he feeds fish at a large fishtank during a Christmas show at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo. 

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    Snowboarding and skiing Santas ride the chair lift up to the top of a trail at Sunday River ski resort during the 9th Annual Santa Sunday in 2008.

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    The director of operations at Crested Butte Mountain Resort dressed like Santa Claus and took to the white mountain peaks on Dec. 21, 2005, in Crested Butte, Colo. 

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    An Australian woman gets a helping hand from Santa Claus at Surfers Paradise Beach in Queensland, Australia.

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    Snowboarding and skiing Santas hit the slope at Sunday River ski resort during the 9th Annual Santa Sunday on Dec. 7, 2008 near Newry, Maine. 

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    A waterskiing Santa Claus skis down the chilly waters of the Potomac River with a kneeboarding elf at Washington, DC's National Harbor on Dec. 24, 2011.

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    Sants Claus waves as he arrives aboard an inflatable rubber surf rescue boat at Miami Beach on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia.

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    A man dresses as Santa Claus while he participates in the Progressive Surf Group's Scare N' Tear Surf Contest in Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Oct. 29, 2006.

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    Some of the 250 Santas participating in a fundraising event take a run at Sunday River Ski Resort, in Newry, Maine. 

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