I apologize for the lack of mountains in this post.
I got distracted this past weekend by Leadville Ski Joring.
Sorry!
Ski joring is pretty much just as crazy as it looks.
This is the sort of nonsense that happens when humans decide to live 2 miles above sea level where the air's reduced oxygen saturation interferes with proper brain function.
Lazy description of how it works
Ski joring is a timed event. Horse and rider tow a skier down the middle of Leadville's main drag racing the clock at full gallop.
Skier attempts to ski through all the various gate and jump markers, hit and stick all the jumps, and collect all the orange rings that are hanging along the edges of the course. Penalties are applied if the skier fails to do those things.
Best times win cash prizes.
Also, the rider is not allowed to fall off the horse, the skier must stay upright and on at least one ski for the entire run, and the horse is not supposed to trip and break its leg.
Sounds pretty fun, right?
Last year a horse tripped and broke its leg and now that horse is fucking dead.
Speaking of abrupt transitions, check out these two videos of ski joring I took yesterday! I can't figure out how to embed them so here they are in a nice bulleted list:
Those links are probably wrong.
Also … DTube, DTube, DTube. You make me crazy, DTube. I had to try three different browsers before you finally let me upload my videos and "snaps".
Oh, it looks like people are leaving comments on my videos. I wasn't expecting that.
And oh, it looks like you can earn rewards directly on DTube?
Hmm.
I apologize for not finishing this post, I have to go learn more about DTube now.
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Hello from the high Rockies of Colorado. My name is Brandt, pleased to meet you. I’m a marketing copywriter. I live in a little ghost town called Leadville. If you like mountains, snow, jokes, running, hiking, breathing, not working, beating dead horses, etc., then you and I have a lot in common. Thanks for stopping by, and have a lovely day!