Ski Jorring was a new sport to us before Saturday. The city of Leadville hauls in enough snow to cover the main street for about 6 blocks and makes a course including jumps. A horse and rider pull a skier at full speed down the street. The skier is timed and is given penalty points for missing a jump or missing the rings or missing the slalom gates. They have races for all ages (the younger groups are pulled by snow mobiles).
This is downtown Leadville in preparation for the races. (Yes, they spend all winter clearing the white stuff off the road just so they can bring it back for a race.)
Andrew wants to drive the snow mobiles.
Wyatt liked the horses.
Mylie wants to be pulled next year. She needs to learn to ski since snow boards aren't allowed.
We were bummed that they ran out of hot chocolate so quickly, but happy that Andi remembered to pack enough popcorn balls.
And here is the winner.
1 comment:
This is soo cool!! Your town is awesome!
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