one of the premiere competitions is high in the rockies, right in the middle of leadville, colorado. >> 76th annual. >> reporter: a former skier who fell into the world of ski joring. why haven't more people heard of it? >> it may be starting to grow its roots in pop culture america. here in leadville, it's been going on for 75 years. >> reporter: for ten of those years, savannah mccarthy has been the reigning champ, winning her first competition at 13. against a field of mostly men. what's the attraction? >> i always wanted to be a jockey. i'm too big to be a jockey. this was the closest thing i could get. there's not a lot of other sports where you can just go full speed. >> reporter: some host cities are heating up the challenge more. in montana, skiers race through fire as the snow flies. this is not for the faint of heart. >> they call it ski joring. >> reporter: it started in nor dick countries with reindeer as a way to get around. skiers found themselves behind cars, motorcycles. even an aircraft or two. before the sport found its way to mountain towns here. mccarthy bravely a

has been leadville's reigning champ.ust 13 against a field of mostly men. >> what's the attraction of ski joring? >> i always wanted to be a jockey but i'm a little bit too big to be a jockey. so this is like the closest thing i could get. there's just not a lot of other sports where you can just go full speed. >> reporter: some host cities are heating up the challenge even more. in montana skiers race through fire as the snow flies. this is not for the faint of heart. >> oh, man. >> they call it ski joring. >> reporter: ski joring started in nordic countries with reindeer as a way to get around. skiers over the years found themselves behind motorcycles, cars. >> the horse fell victim to the mechanical revolution. >> reporter: even an aircraft or two. before the sport found its way to mountain towns here. mccarthy bravely allowed me on her championship horse, money, who would go on hours later to win leadville once again. >> does it still bring the same adrenaline rush? >> it does. it's never going to get old i think no

who would go on, hours later, to win leadville, once again.s it still bring the same adrenaline rush? >> it does. i don't think it will ever get old. you kind of feel like a celebrity, kind of hard not to when you have 4000 people cheering for you. >> reporter: a mix of ski bums and cowboy culture, the result, one epic ride. >> i don't know, will you try that? >> i have an idea, let's go to san francisco and hitch a ride behind one of the cable cars. on roller skates. >> don't do it yet, until the mayor says it's okay. just an idea. >> i will think about that idea. you've got to have a lot of trust in the person riding the horse. she is impressive. reigning champ, good for her. >> let's just hope the horse doesn't have a full meal right before the race. >> very true. it is still -- 6:55, still ahead. >>> i want to see you do some of these moves that bounced from one doctor to the next. does it have to be like this? at kaiser permanente, we have a different kind of healthcare... so, how did you like doctor lum? ...where all of us work together

macarthur bravely allowed me on her championship horse who would go on, hours later, two in leadvilledrenaline rush? >> it does. i don't think it will ever get old. you kind of feel like a bit of a celebrity. kind of hard not to when 4000 people are cheering for you. >> the result, one epic ride. >>> you remember that song, and kenny loggins to get your day started. and this song is from the movie, footloose and [coughing] copd isn't pretty. i'm out of breath, and often out of the picture. but this is my story. ( ♪♪ ) and with once-daily trelegy, it can still be beautiful. because with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps my airways open for a full 24 hours and prevents future flare-ups. trelegy also improves lung function, so i can breathe more freely all day and night. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest

it is in the rockies right in the middle of leadville, colorado. former skier runs it. >> why have not more people heard of it? >> it may just be starting to grow its roots in pop culture america. you know. here it has been going on for 75 years >> for 10 of them. savannah has been the champ. winning her first competition at 13 in a field of mostly men >> what is the a snraks. >> always wanted to be a jockey. i am too big to be a jockey. so, this was like the closest thing i could get. just not a lot of other sports where you can just go full speed. >> some cities are heating up the challenge even more. in montana, skiers race through fire as the snow flies. this is not for the faint of heart. >> the second that rope gets pulled tight it is all you from there. >> reporter: taking the rope as a skier after his father retired >> have you ever been hurt doing it? >> oh, yeah. >> not enough to convince you to stop? >> not enough. it, it is too much fun. >> it started in nordic with reindeer as a way to get around. they found themselves behind motorcycl

. >> every winter thousands of people come to the old mining town of leadville to watch the spectaclehunder right down the middle of main street. >> getting started is always the scariest part, or one of the scariest parts. then you're just flying down the avenue, and there's not much to think about except for trying not to die. >> look at that thing run, man! >> there have been some unusual injuries in the sport. one racer hit a mini van. another wears a cup after a horse threw up a huge snow ball that hit him right in the snow balls. >> we can say that, right? >> no, i don't think so. again, it was in the prompter. >> it's 11:30. >> that's right, safe harbor. >> but hold on, though, doesn't it look kind of fun? >> to watch, yes. >> i would love to sit there with an adult beverage watching the guy hit the mini van and never do it myself. >> nothing more exhilarating than the pain of others. >> have you ever ridden a bull? i've ridden a bull once. we'll hide it. >> i'm going to dig

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