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PRO Skijor · 2027 Season

Competitor
Resources

Plan your 2027 season with team registration, official rules, points, qualification details and guaranteed cash payouts. Review the resources below before entering your team.

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Find Your Division. Find Your Starting Line.

A Place To Get Involved

Whether you're chasing the podium or trying skijoring for the first time, there's a place to get involved. Choose a division that fits your horse, your teammates and your ability to compete safely.

Consider the whole team. Your horse's speed, conditioning and experience matter alongside the rider's control and the skier's or snowboarder's confidence with the rope, gates and course features.

Select a division below to read more.

PRO Tour Divisions

Enter one event - or build a season. You can enter an eligible PRO Tour division at a single qualifier and compete for that event's cash payouts without committing to the Tour. Or purchase a Team PRO Card and compete at multiple qualifiers to earn Tour points and pursue Championship Finals qualification.

PRO

Elite teams. Fast horses. Advanced skiing.

For elite teams combining fast, experienced horses, capable riders and advanced skiers, often with a ski racing background, although that is not a requirement. Choose PRO when your team is ready for high speed, precise timing and strong competition.

Sport

Confident, experienced teams developing toward PRO.

Your skier should be comfortable navigating gates and course features at race pace, while your horse has the training, responsiveness and conditioning to compete safely. Sport sits between introductory Community competition and the elite PRO field. It is competitive racing, with cash payouts and a path to the Championship Finals.

Check advancement eligibility before entering: Horses and skiers who met a Sport-to-PRO promotion requirement in 2026 must enter PRO in 2027. Promotion follows the horse and skier independently, even with different teammates. Review the official advancement requirements.

Women's

A woman rider and a woman skier.

For teams with both a woman rider and a woman skier, with abilities ranging from intermediate through elite. Choose this division for competitive racing against other women, while matching your horse and teammates to the course demands.

Snowboard

Competitive racing for snowboard athletes.

Strong edge control, balance, line choice and rope management are essential. Your team should be prepared for competitive racing at speed.

All-Around (AKA Switch-a-Roo)

Both teammates ride. Both teammates ski.

For versatile teammates who can both ride and ski. The two human teammates switch roles: each rides once and skis once. Both must be capable of safely performing both roles.

Community Divisions

Local competition. New experiences. Room to grow. Community divisions provide opportunities to enjoy the sport, develop skills and compete for first-place buckles and sponsor prizes. They do not award cash payouts, earn Tour points or qualify teams for the Tour Championship Finals.

Novice

A starting point for newer and developing teams.

For newer or developing teams and people looking for an accessible introduction to competition. This is a good starting point when your team is building skijoring experience and confidence.

New to skijoring does not mean unprepared: riders must control their horses, and skiers or snowboarders need the ability to participate safely.

Century

Rider + skier or snowboarder: 100 years or more.

For teams whose rider and skier or snowboarder have a combined age of 100 years or more. For example, a 58-year-old rider and a 42-year-old skier meet the age requirement.

Lil Buckaroo

Both human teammates must be 12 or younger.

For young teammates getting involved in the sport. Both the rider and the skier or snowboarder must be 12 or younger. Competitors 13 or older should consider Novice, subject to its eligibility requirements.

You do not need to be a PRO-level athlete to take part. Choose a division that matches your team's experience and preparation.

Getting Started

Everything You Need
to Know to Compete

New to PRO Skijor or just getting ready for the season? Here's the essential information every competitor needs - from showing up to race day to chasing the season standings.

01

Who Can Compete

Anyone with a passion for horses, skiing, or snowboarding - first-timers to seasoned pros. You can enter a single event just for fun or chase the full season for points and standings.

02

How to Enter

Choose your event and division at Register to Compete. Each qualifier has 220 entries with hard division caps. Each named team has its own event entry.

03

The PRO Card

A $50 Team PRO Card is required for points, standings and Tour Finals eligibility. Purchase and match it to the exact named team by January 15, 2027. Event entry fees are separate.

04

Divisions

PRO, Sport, Women's, Snowboard and All-Around are PRO Tour divisions. Lil Buckaroo, Novice and Century are Community divisions, competing for first-place buckles and sponsor prizes without cash or Tour points. A card is optional for event entry, not what determines the division.

05

Equipment Basics

The full rules recommend a 25-33 ft rope, minimum 3/8 inch diameter, with no handles, loops or knots. Rope length and attachment require Start Master approval. Read the equipment rules.

06

Race Day

Normally one scheduled run per day per team over two days. Overall placings use combined valid times with penalties. All skiers/snowboarders and riders under 18 must wear helmets. Published shortened-event provisions apply when needed.

07

Points & Standings

Best three qualifier placement results count under the normal four-event schedule. Earn +1 check-in, +2 valid-time completion and +4 for completing the series. Finals placement points double. Review the full points and qualification policy.

08

Courses

The full rules describe courses approximately 700-1,200 ft long. Turns, jumps, ring grabs and run-out vary by venue. Review the course and official briefing; pass right of red gates and left of blue gates.

09

Official 2027 Qualifiers

The four official 2027 qualifiers are Bozeman Gallatin Skijor, Boise / Nampa, Denver and Heber City. Only those qualifiers count toward Tour qualification. Exhibitions, Community competition and outside races do not earn Tour points.

Pro Tip

Recruit Team Sponsors

One of the best ways to offset entry fees, travel, and gear. Sponsors can range from a small local business to a large national brand. PRO Skijor provides the platform - you own the relationship.

Name your team after your sponsor so it appears on the website, running orders, and results. Earn repeated announcer mentions, big-screen callouts, and livestream graphics. All terms and deals are strictly between you and your sponsor.

Rules & Regulations

Know the Rules

Covers eligibility and divisions, multiple entries, cross-division entries, and running limits for horses and athletes. Required safety gear, course and timing protocol, scoring and tiebreakers, plus penalties, protests, and conduct.

Read the Full Rules

Limits count registered teams at an event. Each team generally receives one run per day over two days; an official-approved rerun remains part of that team.

Horseback Rider

Up to eight Tour teams: four combined PRO/Sport and four combined Women's/Snowboard/All-Around.
Community riders may enter up to four Community teams.
The eight-team limit applies to riding, not to every human role.

Skier / Snowboarder

General allowance: four teams.
Tour exception: four combined PRO/Sport/Snowboard, plus two combined Women's/All-Around, for six total.
Skiing and snowboarding share that allowance. PRO/Sport crossover remains prohibited in this role.
Community allowance: four combined Lil Buckaroo/Novice/Century teams. No Tour/Community crossover as skier or snowboarder at the same event.

Horse

Four teams combined across Tour and Community divisions.
Up to two PRO OR two Sport teams; no PRO/Sport crossover.
PRO/Sport horses may not enter Novice. Eligible Century entries count toward the same four-team limit.
Officials may approve additional Lil Buckaroo teams subject to horse welfare.

Pairings

Same horse and skier/snowboarder: one named team per Tour division.
Same pairing: up to two named teams per division in Lil Buckaroo, Novice and Century.
Sally may ski behind Trigger the horse once in Sport and once in Women's, but not twice in Sport.

All-Around and Ages

All-Around counts once for the horse and once against each human's rider and skier/snowboarder allowances.
Lil Buckaroo: both rider and skier/snowboarder must be 12 or younger.
Century: their combined ages must be at least 100.

Every team must meet division eligibility, promotion and welfare requirements. These are maximum allowances, not a requirement to enter that many teams. Read all participation, pairing and promotion rules.

There are no protests or appeals at PRO Skijor events. Here's how we keep calls fair - and the show moving.

A paid ski-racing judge reviews every run in the production trailer using multi-camera, multi-view 4K replay. They watch every gate on the course live with replay and slow-mo when needed. Decisions are made from close-up video monitors in real time - so fans get more racing, less downtime.

Course officials' decisions are final. Where judgment applies, the benefit of the doubt goes to the skier. We ask all competitors, officials, and spectators to practice good sportsmanship at all times.

Read the Full Rules

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2027 Frontier Tour

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Qualifier Entry Caps

Bozeman has 282 entries: 170 PRO Tour, 30 OPEN and 82 Community. Boise / Nampa, Denver and Heber City each retain 220 entries: 146 PRO Tour and 74 Community. Caps apply separately by event and division.

Division	Bozeman	Other qualifiers
PRO	40	36
Sport	50	45
Women's	30	25
Snowboard	30	25
All-Around	20	15
OPEN	30	Not offered
Novice	50	50
Century	12	12
Lil Buckaroo	20	12
Total	282	220

Bozeman OPEN: $200 per team. OPEN is available only at Bozeman Gallatin Skijor. This event-only division offers additional racing and podium prize money, but does not award PRO Skijor Tour points or qualify teams for the Championship Finals. To pursue Tour points, enter PRO, Sport, Women's, Snowboard or All-Around and meet the Team PRO Card and Tour eligibility requirements. A Team PRO Card does not make an OPEN entry eligible for Tour points.

Championship Finals Invitations

Up to 76 eligible PRO Tour teams earn invitations through the official qualifier standings in their division.

PRO Tour Division	Finals teams
PRO	21
Sport	25
Women's	10
Snowboard	10
All-Around	10
Total Tour invitations	76

Finals Community competition is separate from Tour qualification. These invitation caps do not set Community Finals entry limits.

A qualifier entry does not guarantee a Championship Finals invitation. Teams must meet the Team PRO Card and qualification requirements. Review points and Finals eligibility.

Chase $300,000.

$55,000 At Every Qualifier

$80,000 At The Championship Finals