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Skiing’s best rivalry is the ongoing battle between Park City, Utah and Breckenridge, Colorado. Their feud is good-hearted and like any rivalry it’s not one-sided, because both sides have come out on top multiple times — at least a dozen times, actually. I don’t know who fired the first shot, literally, but the fight is over something so simple it’s rad: which town can rally for the world’s longest shot-ski.
The title was topped at least twice in 2024 alone. Last fall, 1,385 Park City locals put back what was then the world’s longest shot-ski. In December, 1,401 Breckenridge locals lined up on Main Street and threw back 503 skis worth of vodka and whiskey shots (whiskey, please). A new horse is entering this race now: Maine’s Sunday River Ski Resort, which will attempt to set a new record for world’s longest shot-ski on April 7, 2025. That should give them at least a few months of glory with the current season winding down not too long after the attempt, and Breckenridge and Park City probably having to stew in second and third place until next season.
Now, I’m no expert in the nuances of shot-ski world records and how they’re officiated. I can vouch that being part of any world record requiring that many humans is grueling, assuming you have a real Guinness representative present. Years ago I was one of several hundred people who got together for the world’s largest paddle out in Huntington Beach and it might have been the longest day of my life. We were organized into color-coded groups on the beach, paddled out north of the pier in shifts, sat in the water while other groups made their way out, and had to hold hands as one large group in order to designate ourselves one cohesive paddle out. Every detail was planned out and a Guinness official watched from the pier to make sure the whole thing was up to snuff.
After taking all of this into consideration, just imagine how complicated it can be to get three of your friends together in the lodge for one four-person shot-ski. We all know the drill. More alcohol makes its way onto the floor than down a single après-parched gullet. So just how much booze needs to be consumed for a successful world-record attempt — one that requires the coordination of more than 1,000 people and 550 skis screwed together as one?
Guess we’ll find out soon.
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