Events - January 2009
January 1
New Years Day
CKC Holiday
January 2 - 4
Race: Flathead Sled Dog Days
Location: Olney , Montana, USA
Contact: Katie Davis
Phone: 406-881-3200
Email: info@flatheadsleddogdays.com
Web: www.flatheadsleddogdays.com
Distance: 6 Dog (50 miles); 12 Dog (100 miles)
Notes: Same format as last year.
January 3 - 4
Race: Frog Lake I
Location: Frog Lake , OR, USA
Purse: $1500.00 plus.
Organizers: Cascade Sleddog Club
Contact: Debbie Lyman
Phone: 503-668-3026
Email: yakobi_99@yahoo.com
Web: www.cascadesleddogclub.com
Sprint: 8 dog (8 miles); 6 dog (6 miles); 4 dog (4 miles); Novice (4 miles); Junior (2 miles)
Skijoring: Pro (6 miles); Rec (2 miles)
Distance: 6 dog distance (14 miles/day)
8 Dog Pot Race (70 miles continuous: 40 miles, 5 hour layover, 30 miles)
January 3 – 4
Race: Green River Classic
Location: Pinedale , WY, USA
Organizers: Casey Boulter & Allen Berge, BP
Contact: Casey Boulter
Phone: 307-276-4214
Email: Iditarod00@yahoo.com
Web: www.greenriverclassic.com
Distance: 12 Dog (28 miles); 6 Dog (14 miles); 3 Dog Jr, (2-3 miles)
January 8 - 11
Race: Seeley Lake 200 & 300
Location: Seeley Lake , Montana, USA
Purse: TBA
Organizers: M.U.T.T.
Address: P.O. Box 1153 , Lincoln, MT 59639
Contact: Jim Bauch/Jeremy Gebauer
Phone: 406-362-4853 / 406-227-6389
Email: cabinjj@linctel.net or gebauer98@gmail.com
Web: www.seeleylakedograces.com
Distance: 12 dog (200 miles); 16 dog (300 miles)
Notes: 30 team combined limit (200 & 300)
January 9 - 11
Race: White Oak Classic
Location: Deer River , Minnesota, USA
Purse: $10,000
Organizers: White Oak Society
Address: 33155 State Hwy 6, Deer River, MN 56636
Contact: Laura Gloor
Phone: 218-262-1965
Fax: 218-262-1965
Web: www.whiteoakclassic.org
Distance: 10 Dog Pro (130 miles); 8 Dog Pro (60 miles); 6 Dog Trophy (38 miles); 6 Dog Recreational (18 miles)
January 18
Race: Blue Ridge Dryland Challenge
Location: Damascus , VA, USA
Organizers: Siberian Husky Rescue & Blue Ridge Dryland Mushers Sled Dog Club
Address: 106 Bristol View Drive, Bristol VA 24201
Contact: Marcia Horne
Phone: 276-494-3153
Fax:
Email: siberianhuskyrescue@yahoo.com
Web: www.siberianhuskyassist.com/info/display?PageID=3426
Dryland: 1 & 2 Dog (2.2 miles); 4 & 6 Dog (4.8 miles); 8 Dog (7 miles)
January 24 - 25
Race: Snow Dog Super Mush
Location: Conconully , Washington, USA
Purse: $3500
Organizers: Northwest Sled Dog Association & Conconully Chamber
Address: PO Box 1 , Conconully, WA 98819
Contact: Elaine Hamilton
Phone: 509-826-3226
Email: sleddogsrule@hotmail.com
Distance: 12 Dog (35 miles/day); 6 Dog Mid (25 miles/day); 6 Dog Sporting (10 miles/day)
Notes: Limited entry: 32 teams
January 17 – 18
Race: WY Colo Race
Location: Wycolo , WY, USA
Web: www.colomtnmushers.org/race-schedule.html
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)