The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge is returning to the West Central Mountains of Idaho Jan. 27-Feb. 5, 2025, for its seventh year. Part of the Rocky Mountain Triple Crown, the race features world-class mushers and is an Iditarod qualifier. Pictured here Jan. 29, 2018, at the official start of the inaugural 300-mile race, a sled dog team champs at the bit to take off. (Photo by Melissa Shelby) - Cascade, Idaho
Several changes are coming to the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge in late January and early February as the Iditarod qualifier marks its seventh annual run in 2025. The most significant difference: The 300-mile race has been modified to a 200-mile event with the loss of part of the trail required to reach the Smiths Ferry checkpoint after the Boulder and Lava Fires consumed a bridge this summer.
Race organizers are expanding the event to include Sled Dog Week Jan. 27-31, featuring sled dog movies at the Ponderosa Center in McCall, a bingo night at Foresters in McCall, a trivia...
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Kuskokwim 300 Race Manager Paul Basile raises the flag that will signify the mass start of the Akiak Dash. | Image: Josiah Swope, Article: Samantha Watson, KYUK - Bethel, Alaska
The opening race of Bethel’s sled dog mushing season has been postponed due to a lack of snow. While the Season Opener – the first race of the regional Delta Championship Series – was set to kick off on Dec. 14, Kuskokwim 300 Race Manager Paul Basile said that this kind of rescheduling doesn't come as a big surprise.
“We have a pretty good record of getting all seven of our races in every winter,” Basile said. “And we're able to do that just by being flexible and just having races when there's snow and, you know, just kind...
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