This Northwest Montana winter has had its share of bitter cold, snow, ice, and wind – we needed a break! Cabin Fever Days in Martin City provided an afternoon of respite from Old Man Winter with action-packed excitement in the form of bar stool racing.
Crowds were thinner compared to 2011, but energy was high.
View of Sugar Hill, Martin City, Montana
Contestants whooshed down Sugar Hill on bar stools,
A bar stool racing contestant sleds his way to the finish line.
milk cans,
Milk can bar stool racing on Sugar Hill
and sleds. Okay, so everyone didn’t risk their life zooming down a slippery slope on a bar stool.
Rocket Style Bar Stool Racing Sled
This princess got creative and had a unicorn fly her down the snow track safely to the finish line.
Bar Stool Racing Purple Princess and Unicorn
Not everyone made it down the hill without a fall.
Mallory.Eileen capture fall at bar stool races
This crash took out a couple of by-standers. Fortunately everybody rose to their feet and all appeared unhurt. Hopefully their only suffering was in the form of shock and/or embarrassment.
Bar Stool Racing Crash
Led Zeppelin music blared in the background until this lively bunch, known as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly band came by entertaining the crowds with their rendition of Born to Be Wild.
Bar Stool Racing – Band Sled
It was a most excellent afternoon of outdoor fun and adventure on Sugar Hill and helped to preserve our sanity during NW Montana’s cabin fever days.
Check out our awesome video of the activities here.
