Big Names, New Names in Mushing Hit Tustumena 200 Trail This Weekend
This weekend promises up-close views of the fast-paced, howling excitement of sled dog racing.The Tustumena 200, a 200-mile race beginning and ending in Kasilof, has been altered so the 50-mile mark will be McNeil Canyon Elementary School. Once there, mushers and dog teams will take a mandatory two-hour layover before…
5 Things You Should Know About the 2012 Siskiyou Sled Dog Races
1. The Siskiyou Sled Dog Races are scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 11-12 at the Deer Mountain/Chuck Best Memorial Snowmobile Park, just north of Weed off Highway 97. The Siskiyou Sled Dog Races are free, family-oriented events.Read more here: http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/x767705427/5-things-you-should-know-about-the-2012-Siskiyou-Sled-Dog-Races
Husky Heroes Event Aims to Find Homes for Energetic Dogs
Reatta might never make the dog sled team. The red-and-white husky pup with the pale blue eyes, well, she has much bigger challenges right now — like a lingering infection from a gunshot wound to the face. For Reatta, pulling a sled may likely be too much heavy breathing for…
Tamworth Sled Dog Race Has Been Cancelled
Due to conditions on Chocorua Lake and the unfavorable forecast for this week, the Tamworth Sled Dog Race has been cancelled. It was scheduled to run this up-coming weekend of Jan. 28 and 29. The warm and wet weather predicted for this week, in combination with marginal snow cover on…
Aviemore Husky Rally is a Howling Success Again
Around 2,000 spectators descended on Glenmore Forest Park to enjoy the latest Arden Grange Aviemore Sled Dog Rally. Mushers from throughout the UK competed on tracks around Loch Morlich, with races taking place on Saturday and Sunday.Read more here: http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Aviemore-husky-rally-is-a-howling-success-again-24012012.htm
Dog Sled Races Trimmed to Single Day-Reynolds Takes Open Class
The two-days of dog-sled races at the Montana Creek Dogmusher’s Association’s Su-Valley Championships were cut a day short after high winds obliterated the trail on Saturday morning. Trail groomers worked around the clock to get the trail back in shape to race on Sunday, and all competitors were able to…
Canceled Beargrease Opens Door For Revival of Another Sled-Dog Race
Several Cook County organizations have come together to host a local sled dog race to replace the canceled John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon.The Mail Run Dog Sled Race will run next Monday and Tuesday in the Gunflint Trail area.Read more here: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/220790/
Chezik Sprints to Win in Sled Dog Points Race
Ken Chezik and his team of 14 dogs raced 14 miles in 47 minutes Sunday to win an Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association points race at Tozier Track. Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing AssociationRead more here: http://www.adn.com/2012/01/22/2277700/chezik-sprints-to-win-in-sled.html
Volunteers Gathered in Relative Warmth for Quest Food Drop
With temperatures hovering near 20 below zero, volunteers and officials at the 2012 Yukon Quest food drop were relieved. Nearly every volunteer assisting at the Saturday event was grateful for the relative warmth, since temperatures can be much colder this time of year, dipping to 40 to 50 below.Read more:…
Mushing a Hit at Winterfest
The dogs whine and yip cacophonously, tug at their harnesses, strive forward, eager to dash down the snow-packed trail where trees barricade either side. The basket of the sled quivers slightly and the musher, Jack Christopher of Silent Run Adventures, deftly yanks a pair of snow hooks from the snow,…