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    Rider Jeff Dahl races down Harrison Avenue while son and skier Jason Dahl navigates the course during the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition.

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    Skiers warm-up prior to the start of the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition.

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    Will James of Penrose, Colorado rides his horse Red down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado prior to the start of the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado.

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    Nick Ehlenfeldt of Leadville, Colorado, stretches out his horse Smarty prior to the start of the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado.

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    Cookie Lockhart, the only female member of the National Auctioneers’ Hall of Fame, conducts the bidding during the calcutta prior to the start of the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition. Leadville, the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949.

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    Rider Jeff Dahl of Durango, Colorado, waits for the start of the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado. Dahl has been racing his horses in skijoring competitions for over 30 years.

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    Will Faust of Saratoga, Wyoming watches the 71st annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition under the snow on March 3, 2019 in Leadville, Colorado.

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    A pair of skis rests up against a horse trailer during the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition.

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    Rider Jeff Dahl races down Harrison Avenue while son and skier Jason Dahl navigates the course during the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition.

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    Rider Jorge Calzadillas races down Harrison Avenue while towing a skier during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado. Skijoring, which has its origins as a competitive sport in Scandinavia, has been adapted over the years to include a team made up of a rider and skier who must navigate jumps, slalom gates, and the spearing of rings for points. Leadville, with an elevation of 10,152 feet (3,094 m), the highest incorporated city in North America, has been hosting skijoring competitions since 1949.

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    A rider races down Harrison Avenue while a skier navigates the course during the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on Saturday, March 4, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado.

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    Rider dana Stiles races down Harrison Avenue while skier Mike Fries navigates the course during the annual Leadville skijoring weekend competition.

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    Skier Bruce Stott reaches for the final ring while competing in the 68th annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 5, 2017 in Leadville, Colorado. Stott who was teamed up with 17-year-old rider Savannah McCarthy, finished in first place in the challenging Open Division.

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    Jeff Dahl races down Harrison Avenue while skier Vincent Pestello looses control of the first jump of the Leadville ski joring course during the 71st annual Leadville Ski Joring weekend competition on March 2, 2019 in Leadville, Colorado.

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