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Yak skiing is a sport reportedly practiced in the Indian hill resort of Manali as a tourist attraction.

According to Time Magazine, it involves a skier waiting at the bottom of a slope and a yak at the top of the hill; yak and skier are connected by means of a rope going around a pulley at the top of the hill. To engage the yak, the skier must shake (and swiftly put down) a bucket of nuts. This attracts the yak, which charges downhill and pulls the skier upward by means of the rope.

See also


  • Yak polo, another sport (or tourist attraction) involving yaks.

External links


  • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4644933.stm
  • http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501050704-1077223,00.html

 

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