Idaho
Pro SkiJor draws its largest crowd of the season on the final day of competition in Nampa
NAMPA, Idaho — Skijoring combines western culture with ski culture, and it’s a magical mix when these two different disciplines come together.
PRO Skijor is hosting its inaugural professional series this year, and on the fourth stop of the year tour, Nampa produced the largest crowd of the season at the Ford Idaho Center.
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Pro SkiJour draws its largest crowd of the season on the final day of competition in Nampa
“Oh, it was awesome,” said Bryson Threatt, who competes in the pro open division. “Boise’s inaugural event has been super cool, and hopefully Boise will be a good stop on the tour in the future.”
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Bryson Threatt had the fastest run of the day, coming in under 14 seconds, while being carried by Dylan Free and her horse Snowman. Threatt celebrated at the end of his run, because this was redemption after crashing earlier in the day.
“I always get so nervous in the start gate before we do this, and then as soon as I stick a run like that, I always finish and go, that’s exactly why we do this,” said Threatt. “Oh, it is so much fun, man.”
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Skijor Boise also gave locals a chance to participate in this unique sport that originated in Scandinavia hundreds of years ago. However, skijoring has quickly grown in popularity in the past few years in the American West.
“My husband is my skier, and my best friend is also my skier,” said Kimmie Moso of Eagle, who competed with her horse Bagel. “It’s high adrenaline, and the two sports coming together has been super cool.”
The results have not been released, but riders competed for 50k in cash, championship buckles and points in the series. The next race in the series will be in two weeks in Teton Valley in eastern Idaho, with the finals being the next weekend in Salt Lake City.
The Wood River Extreme Skijoring Association will also host their annual event next weekend on Saturday and Sunday in Bellevue.
Idaho
Idaho’s Most Unusual Listing: A Pair of Medieval Castles Complete With a Dungeon and Drawbridge
Idaho is not a place that’s often associated with Medieval castles, but a pair have just hit the market for $6.25 million.
The imposing stone structures have towers, turrets, ramparts, arrow-slit windows and even a drawbridge, and might just be the most authentic-looking castles this side of the Atlantic.
“Who expects to see a castle like this in Idaho?” said listing agent Brenda Burk of Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty, who brought the property to the market last week. They are, she said, “extremely unusual.”
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Schweitzer Castle and Château de Melusine, as they’re known, stand within Schweitzer Mountain Resort in the Selkirk Mountains and overlook the nearby mountain resort town of Sandpoint. They take in panoramic views of Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho’s largest lake.
The pair of ski-in/ski-out homes each have three bedrooms, two bathrooms and three stories, Burk explained. They are “so authentic,” she said. “Every single stone was handlaid.”
Schweitzer Castle, she said, wasn’t built for “functionality,” but has been modernized and adapted and now has everything a 21st-century residence requires, along with a dungeon, which for some buyers may also be a requisite.
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The chateau, meanwhile, has a hot tub room with mountain views, as well as a garage.
The property is being sold furnished, and will come complete with the hand-carved statues, armor, mounted swords, stained-glass windows and a host of antiques dating to the 15th and 16th centuries.
The owner, an antique collector who couldn’t be reached for comment, “is always looking for that hidden jewel and he found that here,” Burk said.
The next custodian is likely to stem from a varied pool of buyers, Burk said, that would include “the trophy-home buyer, someone who can say ‘I own a castle.’”
The property could also appeal to someone looking for a vacation home, or a multi-generational estate, and beyond that “there’s the dreamers,” she said. “We definitely try to market to people who like Medieval history or maybe do Renaissance fairs.”
The seller “really wants it to go to someone with the same passion.”
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