Skijoring

Whitefish Skijoring, an annual event which takes place in celebration of the Whitefish Winter Carnival. You are invited to join the festivities. To learn more, visit Located in Whitefish Montana, close to Glacier National Park, Kalispell, Eureka, Libby, Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Missoula, and Big Mountain and Blacktail Ski Area As reported in the London Independent, Pamplona may have its running of the bulls, St Mortiz its tobogganing maniacs and Warren Miller its cast of crazies but Skijoring has been part of the Whitefish Winter Carnival since the 1960 s. Founding Father of the Carnival, Norm Kurtz, challenged local ski legends of the Big Mountain Ski Resort, Martin Hale, Dale Evenson, Gordy Taylor, Dick Maddox and others to take part in the high speed event. He also recruited Mountain Trails Saddle Club horsemen, Elmer Smith, Herb Knuth, the Morris brothers, D