11 Strange Drinking Rituals From Around the World
| March 23, 2015
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Shot-ski – British Columbia, Canada
If you have a friend who wimps out on group shots, bring them to B.C. for a shot-ski. This ritual originated on the slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, but only requires one of your skis. Six shots are lined up on the ski and six friends (new or old) gather behind it to raise the ski up and shoot the shots back together. Anybody who bails at the last minute ends up with a shirt-shot – the way less cool version where the drink spills down the front of you.
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