Barstool Skiing!

[Furryanimal]

In the dead of winter 1978, says Thrillist, “two drunk guys” at the Southfork Saloon in Martin City, Montana had an idea. One challenged the other to make it down the main drag “on a barstool on skis”. The only rule was that he had to cross the finish line “in the drinking position”. So one of the guys “screwed some skis to a barstool” and set off down the steep 750ft hill. Today their legend is honoured in the annual Barstool Ski Race, which last year attracted 8,000 entrants. Most competitors stick to the barstool-on-skis rubric, but there’s also an “open” category which allows “anything on skis”. It’s “usually something in a reclined position”, says event organiser Ben Shafer. “A 10-foot-long steel Budweiser bottle won a couple times.”
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[jujube]

Not much snow skiing in my area.....OK, NO snow skiing here, but sofa, Barcalounger and bed racing is popular and everyone turns out for the local favorite, cardboard boat regattas.

Many years ago, we had an entry in the regatta, but, alas, the Viking blood runs thin in my veins and we sank in about six inches of water....

 

[Disgustedman]

We had some guys do that on bicycles down a dirt gravel road (no brakes) I was interested till they showed one rider miss the turn, wreck and break his leg.

Then the interest died quickly.

 

[Mrs. Robinson]

My husband used to waterski sitting on a barstool back when we were in high school! Fun times!

 

[Gaer]

In the dead of winter 1978, says Thrillist, “two drunk guys” at the Southfork Saloon in Martin City, Montana had an idea. One challenged the other to make it down the main drag “on a barstool on skis”. The only rule was that he had to cross the finish line “in the drinking position”. So one of the guys “screwed some skis to a barstool” and set off down the steep 750ft hill. Today their legend is honoured in the annual Barstool Ski Race, which last year attracted 8,000 entrants. Most competitors stick to the barstool-on-skis rubric, but there’s also an “open” category which allows “anything on skis”. It’s “usually something in a reclined position”, says event organiser Ben Shafer. “A 10-foot-long steel Budweiser bottle won a couple times.”
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Love it!

 

[multimodAL]

wow! love it when everything goes slideways!!!

 

[Gaer]

Haha! I'm from Montana and believe me, NO ONE knows how to party like Montanans!

 

[Gardenlover]

I've never sat on a barstool so low to the ground, I think their cheating, except for the one guy - he is doing it right.