Big air and horse power on display at annual skijoring races
A snowboarder clears a jump at the Whitefish Skijoring competition on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Columbia Falls. The action continues Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with an awards ceremony following at the Blue Moon. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Korbin Baldwin rounds an icy turn at the Whitefish Skijoring competition on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Columbia Falls. The action continues Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with an awards ceremony following at the Blue Moon. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
Crowds brave the cold at the Whitefish Ski Joring competition on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Columbia Falls. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
A skier catches air off a jump at the Whitefish Skijoring competition on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Columbia Falls. The action continues Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with an awards ceremony following at the Blue Moon. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
A skier launches off a jump at the Whitefish Skijoring competition on Saturday, Jan. 28 in Columbia Falls. The action continues Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with an awards ceremony following at the Blue Moon. (JP Edge/Hungry Horse News)
The annual Whitefish Skijoring competition is held Jan. 28-29 at the Sapa family farm off U.S. 2 near the Blue Moon east of Columbia Falls. Skijoring is a competition where racers on skis are pulled by a horse and rider over jumps and around turns.
