Amish buggy skiing is a thing, and it is gnarly

Dec 27, 2017 at 9:33 am

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Amish buggy skiing is a thing, and it is gnarly (2)

The Amish may be known for their ascetic lifestyle, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to enjoy the simple pleasures of Michigan winter.

A Facebook video of a horse-drawn buggy pulling a man on skis in Morley, Mich. has gone viral. It was posted by Facebook user Tara Hayward on Christmas and has since been viewed more than 180,000 times and shared more than 5,000 times.

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Apparently Amish buggy skiing is a thing, and it is gnarly. Here's a 2010 video of an Amish buggy skier in Ohio:

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