| SKI JORING March 1, 2008 Leadville, CO |
| Weather: 54 and Sunny. Great for the spectators but the course became a slushy, dangerous mess. History: 59th Official Year and they still don't know what they are doing. It started 1 1/2 hours late. When a horse and rider went down and were injured, there was neither an ambulance nor veterinarian standing by. Special Attraction - Warren Miller Productions was filming for a future movie. Competition: A rider and horse gallops down the center of a course as fast as they can pulling a skier at the end of a rope. The course consists of 3 jumps, 3 gates and 3 sets of rings. The team is penalized by adding seconds to the run for missing a gate, dropping the baton and missing a ring. The pro course consists of larger jumps and 3 rings in each set. Divisions: Legend - Old Guys (our age); Sport - Amateurs; Open - Pros |
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| While waiting for the competition to start, we watched the course melt. |
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| Foreground: A ring the skiers collect at speeds approaching 60 MPH Background: Red gate the pros ski through after landing the big jump Center: Horse (The stars) & Rider (Mostly female and none got lost nor stopped to shop) |
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| Living above 10,000' sure has a strange affect on the brain. He thought I was Warren Miller! |
| More Photos: 1. Legend/Sport Divisions 2. Open Division |
| Movies: 1. Legend/Sport - Watch the horse stumble and one of the rings rolling down the road 2. Open - The pros reel in the rope slack as they collect the rings |
| Small Town News: Leadville Herald Democrat - Race Summary |