Patent ID: 7284505

Claim:
A skijor system suitable for coupling a skier to a dog, while selectively permitting release of said coupling in the event of emergency, comprising: a harness adapted to engage said dog, and providing a termination; a belt adapted to engage said skier and providing a termination; a quick release coupled between said harness termination and said belt termination transmitting tension therebetween and having a first folded strap with a first end and a second end and having a fold between said first and second ends, a second folded strap with a second folded strap first end and a second folded strap second end and having a fold between said second folded strap first and second ends, means to affix said first strap first and second ends closer to said second strap fold than a distance between said first strap fold and said second strap fold, and a release loop coupled to said second strap first and second ends; and a flaccid connector coupled between said harness termination and said belt termination transmitting tension therebetween.