Best in the West Showdown
February 3-4, 2024
Big Sky, Montana
Big Sky’s favorite winter event returns for its 6th year. Don’t miss the excitement of this fast-paced, heart pounding competition, as human and horse join forces against one of the most challenging skijoring courses in the sport.
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Big Sky Skijoring, in collaboration with the Big Sky Ski Education Foundation, is proud to host the annual Best in the West Showdown, presented by Delzer Diversified and Lone Mountain Land Company. This event features several competing legendary locals as well as many of the best skijoring teams in North America. It is sure to be a rush for spectators as well as competitors for the entire weekend.
Western states have transformed horseback riding and skiing into a combined action-packed competition where teams of horse, rider and skier negotiate a 900+ foot course. The horse and rider pull a skier or snowboarder through jumps and gates on a technically designed course while the crowd goes wild.
Southwest Montana has recently been the epicenter for the growth of competitive skijoring and will turn out some of the best in the west. Don’t miss out on seeing this rapidly growing sport showcasing the best competitors in the country in beautiful Big Sky, MT!