Definition of skijoring
: a winter sport in which a person wearing skis is drawn over snow or ice (as by a horse or vehicle)
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When Skiing Isn’t Fast Enough, Bring in the Horse A Montana mechanic gets his adrenaline fix through skijoring, a racing competition in which skiers are pulled by horse.
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Mokros said the winter climate allowed the host committee to offer a different sort of fun for guests, such as snowmobiling or skijoring (cross-country skiing while being pulled by a dog).
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Origin and Etymology of skijoring
modification of Norwegian skikjøring, from ski + kjøring driving
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