1 / 3   Participants of the 50th horn sled race competed in the snow on a 1,000-meter-long track in southern Germany’s Garmisch-Partenkirchen on January 6. The traditional event takes place annually on Epiphany, a Christian feast day. /VCG Photo

2 / 3   The horn sleds used for the race were made up of wood, and designed according to the shape of goat horns. Such kind of sleds once used for transporting wood and hay in the German Alps. /VCG Photo

3 / 3   Descending the track from around 900 meters above sea level on traditional horn sleds, the speed of race teams can reach up to 100 kilometers per hour. /VCG Photo