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Leadville Ski Joring in Leadville
Leadville Ski Joring runs horses and skiers together down Harrison Avenue, where competitors are pulled through gates, jumps, and rings at speed. The crack of hoofbeats on packed snow just ahead of a skier is the signature moment, watched by crowds bundled against the thin, high-altitude cold. It stands as one of Colorado's wildest winter traditions.
You feel this one in your chest before you understand it: hoofbeats drumming on packed snow, a rope going taut, and a skier suddenly flying past with that split-second mix of balance and bravado that makes a whole crowd lean forward at once.