Skijoring teams flock to Silverton
Rolla pulls skier Greg Dahl over a jump as rider Tim McCarthy tries to grab a bonus ring during a skijoring competition in Silverton. Lucas Hess, The Durango Herald
By Stephanie Cook, The Durango Herald
SILVERTON – Anyone who moseyed past Blaire Street on Sunday was in for a mighty good show. Despite the cold and snow, plenty of people turned out for the second day of Silverton’s third annual Skijoring Festival.
Sunshine and blue skies Saturday drew an even larger crowd, said Laura Des Palmes, a spokeswoman for the festival.
Skijoring teams horseback riders’ Wild West know-how with skiers’ and snowboarders’ skills on the slopes in a competition in which horses race through town, towing skiers over a snowy course full of jumps as they joust for rings.
Read more about skijoring in a story by Out There's Scott Rappold.
“Nothing’s faster than a horse that first 50 or 100 feet,” said Jeff Dahl, a contractor in Durango and longtime skijorer who competes in the sport with his two sons Greg and Jason Dahl.
See more photos and read more about the Silverton event, including the results, at the Durango Herald website.
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