edpaffjr.comOver the weekend, we took a couple hour drive up to Leadville, Colorado. Situated at an elevation of 10,152 feet, Leadville is the highest incorporated city and the second highest incorporated municipality in the United States. The reason for our trip was was to check out the annual ski joring competition. We first heard of this event this past November when watching the latest Warren Miller movie, Children of Winter. We arrived shortly after 11AM, and quickly realized that we’d be waiting around for awhile. In the future, I would say it’s safe to bet on the competitions getting started around 2PM. I have to admit that it is just as awesome, if not more, than what I was expecting. The horses are flying straight down the course, while the skier being pulled snakes back and forth trying to hit all of the objectives on the track.
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Leave a Reply to Terry
Thanks for this. I had to work in Denver the weekend of Skijoring, the most important weekend for us during the winter in Leadville, so these pictures are welcome. Excellent work. I like the stats below each picture. Hope you come back up again next year. Oh, and be sure to visit us again the first full weekend in August for Boom Days. The most important weekend in Leadville during the summer.
I’m glad you enjoyed the photos. And thanks for the Boom Days information.
This looks so fun! I can’t wait til I graduate! I really want to plan a trip out there!!