$40,000 1st place, Sign-up closes Dec. 1 @ Noon - Caswell, AK 
2021 SWEEPS Sled Dog Race, Feb. 19-21
The race starts and finish in Caswell, Alaska and makes its way on a technically challenging trail through a varied terrain in the Caswell - Willow - Knik region. Racers must be prepared for any possible conditions: mountains, river, swamp, forest, glare ice, deep snow, overflow, water crossings, wind-drifted trails...the race is on! The trail will be well marked, but not necessarily "broken."
No outside support of the Racer and team of dogs is allowed - No two-way communication is allowed.
There will be 3 checkpoints along the trail, all on the road system. The checkpoints, start and finish will be 40-80 miles apart. The total length of the race will be approximately 250 miles or more, though maximum 300 miles. The final routing of the trail depends on the conditions of the 2020-2021 winter season, and will be announced on the day of the race start at the mandatory Racer Pre-race meeting.
Up to 25 teams and a minimum of 21 teams will be at the start-line with no more than 8 dogs on the gangline. 6 healthy dogs must be on the gangline crossing the finish, and all 8 at a finish-line health check to complete the race. At the start, teams will go out 2 minutes apart. The time adjustments for this will take place in the first checkpoint. Every team must stop for a 15 min. health-check at every checkpoint entry; Besides that there is no mandatory stopping in the three checkpoints of the race, so teams rest anywhere it fits them best.
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