IFSS 2007-2008 World Cup Accreditation
IFSS (International Federation of Sleddog Sports) will be holding its World Championships (WCh) 2009 in North America. The final decision as to the exact location will be made in January or February, 2008.In order to compete in the 2009 IFSS World Championships, certain “pre-qualifying” criteria must be met:€ Only those…
Yukon Quest Changes Race Marshals…again
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is switching race marshals.Quest and Iditarod veteran Joe May of Trapper Creek is replacing fellow past competitor Dave Monson of Fairbanks.Quest Spokeswoman Amanda Leslie says Monson recently decided to step down from the job he accepted earlier this year…
Two Rivers Tuneup Cancelled due to lack of snow
From the Two Rivers Dog Mushers Association (TRDMA) website:Conditions have deteriorated from last week when we postponed the Tuneup. There is no mention of snow in the weather forecasts for the next week, so the race has been canceled. The next scheduled race is the Solstice 100 which is set…
Mushing Magazine editor featured in Fairbanks Daily News Miner.
The News Miner in Fairbanks did a nice write up on our editor.You can read the story here: http://newsminer.com/2007/11/26/10101
U.S. takes two 8th place finishes in WC competition
Congratulations to Amy Cooper of Wisconsin, and Ed Clifford of New Hampshire who traveled a long way to compete in this event. Amy and Ed competed in the Bikejor competition with one dog pulling and sometimes running alongside their mountain bikes. Ed actually finished in 2nd place in his senior…
ASDRA loses a long-time friend and volunteer
ASDRA lost a long time friend last week with the passing of Doris Lake. Doris was a musher who enjoyed the sport, but she gave most of her time to timing races for ASDRA and other statewide events. She would be near the start line of any race and in…
2008 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race – 25 Years and Running!
WHITEHORSE, YUKON – Current Champion Lance Mackey was only 12 years old when Sonny Linder won the first Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in 1984. This February, 25 years and as many races later, the two race Champions will explode from the 2008 Start Chute in Fairbanks, Alaska sharing…
New rules, course for T-200
While the official start is still two months away, organizers for the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race have been busy planning this year’s event, and sign-up officially opens today.”We’re getting ready for another great race,” said Todd Stone, president of the T-200 race organization.While this 200-mile Iditarod qualifier has been…
2008 Canmore Classic cancelled
It appears the Canmore Sled Dog Races have made their final howl.With not enough interest shown to support the town’s annual dog classic, the Alberta International Sled Dog Association (AISDA) has been forced to cancel the 2008 races, and it now seems the 2009 competition could be annulled as well.The…
Mushing Magazine Publisher Interviewed on Sleddogpodcast.com
Mushing Magazine publisher, Greg Sellentin was interviewed last week by Tim and Gena Dewey of http://www.sleddogpodcast.com . A podcast is simply an audio file that you can listen to on your computer. The really neat thing about podcasts is you can use a program such as “iTunes” to automatically download…