Nick Troutman competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
Highlights from the first day of the 2021 Mountain Games sponsored by GoPro in Vail, Colo.
Nick Troutman competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Carter Dooher from Colorado Springs coaches his Italian greyhound Coffee Cup over the wall as he competes in the K9 Superwall competiton Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. Coffee Cup cleared five feet, eight inches beating out dogs twice his size. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Coffee Cup, an Italian greyhound from Colorado Springs jumps over the wall as he competes in the K9 Superwall competiton Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. Coffee Cup cleared five feet, eight inches beating out dogs twice his size. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Belia X-1 compete in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, during the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Buddy and his handler Thomas James compete in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Buddy, a labrador retriever, competes in Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Buddy, a labrador retriever, competes in Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Rebel competes in Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Whiskey and his handler Cortney Adams compete in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Border Collie Jax competes in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Trapper and his handler Rich Schafer from Lafayette, Colo., compete in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Malcolm, a Belgian Malinois, swims back to the dock while competing in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. Malcolm and his Sherry Daniels are from Colorado Springs. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Heather Larsen performs on a slackline between the International Bridge during a demostation Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Connor Gagliano competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Connor Gagliano competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Benjamin Peters competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Benjamin Peters competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Mason Hargrove competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Nick Troutman competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Mason Hargrove competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Hunter Katich competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Hunter Katich competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Dane Jackson competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Matt Anger competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Connor Voorhees competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Max Karrlson of Sweden competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Max Karrlson of Sweden competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Carter Dooher from Colorado Springs coaches his Italian greyhound Coffee Cup as he competes in the K9 Superwall competiton Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. Coffee Cup cleared five feet, eight inches beating out dogs twice his size. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Bre McCormick from Colorado Springs watches as her Italian greyhound Coffee Cup competes in the K9 Superwall competiton Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. Coffee Cup cleared five feet, eight inches beating out dogs twice his size. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Axel, a German shorthaired Pointer, and his handler Laura Nagy from Glendale, Ariz., compete in the Orijen DockDogs Outdoor Big Air competition Thursday, June 10, 2021, during the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Heather Larsen performs on a slackline between the International Bridge during a demostation Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Heather Larsen performs on a slackline between the International Bridge during a demostation Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Mickey Wilsons walks a slackline between the International Bridge during a demostation Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Hunter Katich competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Max Karrlson of Sweden competes in the GMC Kayak Freestyle qualifier Thursday, June 10, 2021, at the Mountain Games in Vail, Colo. The finals are Saturday and the games continue through Sunday. Visit mountaingames.com for more information. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
