International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
The fur will be flying from Wyoming to Utah, as top canines compete in the 14th annual International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR), January 30 – February 7, 2009. From musher meet-and-greets to Dutch oven dinners, pooch parades to ice sculpture splendors, they'll be puttin' on the dog for spectators and participants alike in 10 tiny Wyoming towns from the Jackson Hole start to the Park City finish as the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 blows through the frozen West.
Festivities kick off January 30 with a Jackson Town Square Winter Fest and pig roast before the evening race through the town's streets to a torchlight parade and fireworks finale at Snow King Mountain. Known as the dog-friendly race because of its stage stop format that allows teams to rest overnight in the towns along the route, the IPSSSDR was founded by Iditarod musher Frank Teasley in 1996 and regularly attracts such sled dog-racing greats as Doug Swingley, Jeff King and Libby Riddles. Spectators need only bundle up for the formidably frosty fun and prepare to quaff cocoa as they catch the paw-pounding action amid breathtaking mountain vistas.
For more information, and a complete race schedule, call 307.734.1163 or visit www.wyomingstagestop.org.
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