Events - February 2009
January 31 – February 1
Race: Crown Race
Location: USA
January 30 – February 1
Race: Cascade Quest Sled Dog Race
Location: Leavenworth, Washington, USA - near Lake Wenatchee
Contact: Becky Justus
Phone: 509-763-0505
Email: info@cascadequest.com
Distance: 10-16 Dog (200 Mile Iditarod Qualifier)
Stage: 6 Dog (75 mile Stage Race); 6 Dog (50 mile Purebred Stage Race)
Other: 2-6 Dog (24 mile Sporting/Recreation Class)
January 30 – February 1
Race: Apostle Island Sled Dog Race
Location: Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA
Organizers: Bayfield Chamber & Visitor Bureau
Address: PO Box 138, Bayfield, WI 54814
Contact: Kristen Sandstrom
Phone: 715-779-3335
Fax: 715-779-5080
Email: kristen@bayfield.org
Web: www.bayfield.org/visitor/dogsled.asp
Distance: 6 Dog (40 miles); 6 Dog (60 miles), 8 Dog (80 miles)
January 31 - February 1
Race: Dubois Sled Dog Races
Location: Dubois , Wyoming, USA
Purse: $3,500
Organizers: We Do Events, Inc.
Address: P.O. Box 1673 , Dubois, Wyoming
Contact: Michele Burdick
Phone: 307-455-2269
Fax: 307-455-2698
Email: wedo@dteworld.net
Web: www.dteworld.com/wedo
Sprint: 10 Dog max (15 miles); 8 Dog max (8 miles); 5 Dog max, Novice Adult -1 year of racing (3 miles); 3 Dog max, Jr. 7-13 yrs of age (3 miles)
Skijoring: 3 Dog max (3 mile dash)
Distance: 12 Dog max (21 miles)
February 7
Race: Mid-Minnesota 150
Location: Remer, Minnesota, USA
Purse: TBA
Contact / Organizer: Al Larson
Address: 3408 Beauty Lake Rd. Pillager, MN 56473
Phone: 218-746-3295
Email: alarson@brainerd.net
Web: www.midmn150.org
Distance: Pro Class (mileage TBA); Recreation Class (mileage TBA)
February 7 - 8
Race: Priest Lake Sled Dog Races
Location: Priest Lake, Idaho, USA
Purse: Tentative $5000.00
Organizers: Inland Empire Sled Dog Association
Address: 28790 North Moose, Spirit Lake, ID 83869
Contact: Vicky Massey
Phone: 208-623-6242
Email: snowman@electronictransfer.com
Web: www.iesda.org
Sprint: 8 Dog (8.2 miles); 6 Dog (6.5 miles); 6 Dog Malamute (6.5 miles); 4 Dog (4.5 miles); 4 Dog purebred (4.5 miles); 4 Dog Malamute (4.5 miles); 3 Dog Novice (2.2 miles)
Skijoring: Advanced (4.5 miles); Novice (2.2 miles)
Distance: 6 Dog (20 miles)
Other: Teddy Bear (0.6 miles); Pee Wee (0.6 miles)
Notes: Celebrating our 40th Anniversary
February 7 - 8
Race: Canines for Charity
Location: Casper , WY, USA
Contact: Pam Dunn
Phone: 307-577-7162
Email: timbermist@webtv.net
Web: www.caninesforcharity.com
February 7 - 8
Race: Darby Dog Derby
Location: Darby, MT, USA
Contact: Nicki Arndt
Phone: 406-821-0077
Web: www.montanamountainmushers.com
Distance: 6 miles total & 12 miles total; 2 days of mushing
February 20 - 21
Race: American Dog Derby
Location: Ashton, Idaho, USA
Purse: Varies with distance
Organizers: Ambassadors Cup Sports Foundation
Address: Box 545 Ashton, ID 83420
Contact: Lowell Nygaard
Phone: 208-652-7980
Email: thenygaards@fairpoint.com
Web: www.americandogderby.org
Distance: 3-6 Dog (20 miles); 3-6 Dog (40 miles); 6-8 Dog (60 miles); 8-12 Dog (100 miles)
February 27 – 28
MPBA Spring Seminar
University Plaza
333 John Q Hammons Pkwy
Springfield, MO 65806
Contact: Barb York (417) 876 – 5787
For more info: www.mpbaonline.org
February 28 - March 1
Race: The WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race
Location: Ely, Minnesota, USA
Purse: TBA
Organizers: WolfTrack Classic Committee
Address: 15345 Greenhaven Lane #108, Burnsville, Minnesota 55306
Contact: Joe Russell
Phone: (952) 892-0592
Email: RussJF@comcast.net
Web: www.wolftrackclassic.com
Distance: Mar 1: 6 Dog (30 miles); 8 Dog (60 miles)
Pull: Feb 28: NADSR Rules Apply. 2 novice classes, 4 regular classes, 2 champion classes. Must enter online.
Notes: Both the 6-Dog Race & the 8-Dog Race are limited to 35 teams each.