Bill Jenkins, 71, of Ben Wheeler, races his motorized barstool down Farm-to-Market Road 279 Saturday March 19, 2016 in Ben Wheeler, Texas. Six drivers participated in the quirky event.

Barstool ski racing is, essentially, a competition to see who can go the furthest without spiffing it. “Spiffing it” is, of course, the technical term for tumbling head over heels from your ...

Jonny Highfill, right, falls off his barstool racer as he races against Chronicles of Barnia at the Barstool Ski Races during the 43rd annual Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 12.

One barstool racer competing in the novelty class this year was Kerian Massey, who built her barstool within a tin tub, ...

MINTURN — Rule No. 3 of barstool racing: “Racers must ride the stool sitting down, in the drinking position.” Grown men and women will be racing on barstools mounted to skis at Little Beach Park on ...

It’s quite the sight to see in the streets of Minturn — grown men and women racing on custom-made barstool contraptions. The annual Barstool Race returns to Minturn on Saturday, Feb. 24, at Little ...

Jamie Dawson and Tyler McRae zip down Sugar Hill in 2016’s Cabin Fever Days Barstool Races. (Hungry Horse News FILE) The first racers head down the track in 2018’s Cabin Fever Days Barstool ...