Upcoming Dryland Mushing Events

'Tis the season to keep us busy in the shop and away from updating the blog.

Thanks to all our customers for their support!

The first dryland events are coming up within days, after this odd winter most of us had. No snow in most areas, late snow for some folks, and tons of snow in Alaska.

On Sat 3/31 & Sun 4/1 Pacific Sled Dog and Skijor Association is holding its 4th annual "Mush without Slush" in Sisters, OR. www.psdsa.org/Races/MushWithoutSlush.aspx

Sat 4/28 & Sun 4/29 Northwest Sleddog Association's "Spring Fling" in Cle Elum, WA

www.nwsda.org

Mon 5/7 - Sun 5/13 Quinault Malamute's "Malapaloosa" in Ovando, MT

http://run4thered.blogspot.com/2012/03/malapaloosa-2012.html

At this point we are pretty much booked until mid-May. For information about our carts please click here , and to place an order please contact us.

Road Trip!

It looks like plans for our first major road trip of the season are starting to fall into place.
Time frame will most likely be mid-September. As always, we're happy to carry a cart or two with us for in-person delivery, so if you live in the general area of the map shown below, please contact us to check for details.



If you live in CA, OR, WA, NV, UT, ID and MT, as well as BC & AB, we might be able to swing by, say hello, and drop of a brand new Arctis at your door.
The routes run roughly from Los Angeles along the I-5 and I-15 corridors to the Canadian border and extend north to Canada Highway 16, between Prince George, BC and Edmonton, AB.

Yukon Quest @ halftime & Race to the Sky

The first mushers competing in this year's Yukon Quest sled dog race have made it to Alaska and reached the halfway point of the race. Way in front of the pack is Hugh Neff and his team, who has carved out a 12 hour lead, ahead of Hans Gatt, Brent Sass (pick it up, Brent!) and Ken Anderson.

Hugh Neff is going to be hard to beat with a lead like this, but you never know.
Watch live updates on the Yukon Quest website.

In Montana, the 2011 Race to the Sky is underway. Keeping our fingers crossed for our friends Laura Daugereau (Night Runner Kennel) and Steve Madsen (Sirius Sled Dogs).

Free Delivery Available For Arctis Carts

Yes, we're slowly getting to that time of the year again where we start planning roadtrips for the upcoming mushing season.
Whenever we're out and about, we love to take a cart or two with us and meet our customers along the way, saving them the shipping fee.

In September (exact date to be determined), we're planning the long trek up north to Alberta, Canada. Our trip will take us basically all the way along I-15 from southern CA to the Montana/Alberta border and continue through Calgary and Edmonton.

In early November, we're attending the annual Mushing Weekend in La Pine, OR.

More travel dates to be announced as soon as possible.

If you are somewhere in the vicinity of our travel routes, and are interested in a cart, please contact us as soon as possible to reserve a spot.

Yukon Quest and Race To The Sky Results

Here are the results of last week's two major races, the Yukon Quest from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory as well as Montana's Race To The Sky:

Yukon Quest:
1. Hans Gatt (9 days, 1 hour, 28 minutes)
2. Lance Mackey (9 d, 2 hr, 32min)
3. Hugh Neff (9 d, 4 hr, 15 min)
Complete results here

Race To The Sky:
1. Rick Larson
2. Jarle Halsnes
3. Laura Daugereau
Complete results here

Let it snow!

It's that time of the year when our friends in the northern states and higher elevations are getting their first taste of snow. Come December, the first snow races are being held in Alaska, with more states to join in the weeks after. Pretty soon, we'll be off to snow country in the Sierra Nevada to get our own fix of snow sledding.

On the weekend of December 10-12, the West Yellowstone Sled Dog Races are being held in West Yellowstone, MT.
Our friends from Jaraw Siberians (CA), R&R Huskies (CA) and Wulik Siberians (WA) will compete in this year's races and we wish them all the best!

For more information about the race, please see their website here.



In the meantime, remember that dryland season is almost year round and if you're in search for a great dryland cart for training or racing, feel free to check us out and send us an e-mail with any questions you may have.

Happy Thanksgiving!