Thursday, February 17, 2011

Ski Joring in Wisdom Montana

While St. Moritz White Turf race is still underway with one more weekend (Feb. 19-20) of racing, and the last North American Ski Joring Association's last sanctioned event took place this last weekend (Feb 12-13) in Newport, N.H., Wisdom, Montana (located 78 miles southwest of Butte on Highway 243 or 65 miles north of Dillon on Highway 278) is getting ready for its annual Big Hole Valley Winterfest and Ski Joring weekend (Feb.26 -27). This non-sanctioned NASJA event is open to competitors of "all skill level". The race includes a "900ft course with skier going through eight gates and over three 3.5ft jumps". The racing will be at 12:30 on Saturday and Sunday.

Goldwest
Big Hole Valley

http://bigholevalley.com/Ski_Joring.html 

2 comments:

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    Marsha Hubler, author
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  2. Heather,
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    Thank you.
    Marsha Hubler, horse book author

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