LEADVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) - The 74th Leadville skijoring races took place this weekend and thrilled visitors.
A rider and skier race down Harrison Avenue during the 74th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2022 in Leadville, Colorado. - Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates, and the spearing of rings for points. Leadville, with an elevation of 10,152 feet (3,094 m), the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images)
It's a quirky sporting event where a rider and their horse pulls a skier down the road using a rope, and the skier does their best to hit jumps and spear rings along the way.
It takes place on Harrison Avenue in downtown Leadville every year.
Rider Jeff Dahl (R) races down Harrison Avenue as skier and son Jason Dahl airs out a jump during the 74th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2022 in Leadville, Colorado. - Dahl has been competing as arider for 27 consecutive years and teams up with his sons. Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates, and the spearing of rings for points. Leadville, with an elevation of 10,152 feet (3,094 m), the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949. (Photo by Jason Connolly / AFP) (Photo by JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to the skijoring behind horses, the Leadville Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend also includes skijoring behind a snowmobile.
