Carnaval de Québec - Ski Joring

"What," you ask, " is that skier doing behind those horses and why doesn't he have any ski poles?"


We watched an equestrian ski joring competition at Carnaval. It is a nutty sport, consisting of a team of three ... a horse, its rider, and a skier. The horse and its rider fly around a track, pulling a skier, who maneuvers in and out of cones, grabs rings off a poles, and jumps ramps.


Two of our friends recently told us that they and their dog are taking dog ski joring lessons. And, we have also learned that there is motorized ski joring, where several skiers are pulled by a snowmobile or some other piece of equipment.

You can put your safety concerns aside - for the time being, we are sticking with self powered ski sports.