Wallace Extreme Ski Jor

The 8th annual Wallace Extreme Ski Jor occupies the intersection of Sixth and Cedar in downtown Wallace, Idaho, across Presidents Day weekend, February 13 through 15, 2026, transforming what is during most of the year a standard two-lane downtown crossing into the only motorized skijor course operating in the middle of a historic urban district in the United States. The format is exactly what it sounds like, and more entertaining than that description suggests: skiers and snowboarders are towed at speed by tracked ATVs down Cedar Street through a course of jumps, rail features, and obstacles built into the town’s main commercial corridor, with big air and technical tricks producing a spectator experience entirely unlike anything a conventional ski resort can stage. The 2026 edition is confirmed to proceed with or without natural snowfall, as organizers have a manufactured snow contingency in place for the increasingly variable North Idaho winter conditions.

The Three-Day Schedule and Prize Structure

Friday February 13, 7 PM to 10 PM: Rail Jam, with cash prizes for Men’s Ski, Men’s Snowboard, Women’s, and Youth male and female divisions. Saturday February 14, 3:30 PM to 7 PM: Qualifiers across all divisions. Sunday February 15, 1 PM to 4 PM: Finals. The Main Event prize structure for the finals pays $1,000 for first place, $500 for second, and $250 for third in Men’s Ski, Men’s Snowboard, and Women’s Ski/Snowboard Combined divisions. Youth divisions pay $200 for first, $125 for second, and $75 for third. A Superhero Costume Contest runs Saturday night with its own cash prize category. Total prize money across all divisions and days exceeds $7,000.

If You’re Going With Kids: The Rail Jam on Friday evening provides a 7 PM to 10 PM window of concentrated trick skiing at an accessible viewing distance, with the historic brick storefronts of Cedar Street providing a backdrop that is genuinely unusual for a winter sports event. Children who have never watched skijor will find the tow-speed and big air combination hold their attention without any prior context for the sport. The Saturday qualifier in the afternoon is the least crowded of the three competition days and provides the best close-range viewing before the Sunday finals draw the full crowd.

Wallace, the Silver Valley, and the Coeur d’Alene Lake Region

Wallace, Idaho, is the self-proclaimed Center of the Universe, a claim enacted through a manhole cover in the middle of Cedar Street and backed by the town’s genuinely remarkable density of Victorian-era commercial architecture for a community of approximately 900 residents. The town sits in the Coeur d’Alene Mountains of the Silver Valley, approximately 100 kilometres east of Coeur d’Alene via Interstate 90, between two ski areas: Lookout Pass to the east and Silver Mountain Resort to the west in Kellogg. Coeur d’Alene Lake, one of the most celebrated scenic lakes in the Pacific Northwest, lies roughly 90 kilometres to the west and provides a natural winter extension for families who want to pair the Ski Jor with lake scenery and the resort amenities of the Coeur d’Alene waterfront. Wallace’s lodging inventory sells out for the Ski Jor weekend; book well in advance through local property channels. Lake.com lists vacation rental options across northern Idaho for the broader trip plan.