From the Idaho Sled Dog Race:
Charmayne Morrison (Bozeman) and Clayton Perry (Power) are vying in the 200-mile race, and Nicole Lombardi (Lincoln) and Redman Glisson (Power) are contending in the 100-mile race, with Lombardi running two teams. Perry is also running his team in the 52-mile Warm Lake Stage Race.
CASCADE, Idaho (Dec. 17, 2024) — 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 night at Broken Horn Brewing Co. in McCall, and similar events in New Meadows and at Tamarack Resort to be announced soon. In addition, Hotel NoBo in Cascade recently named its wine bar Checkpoint in honor of the annual race and plans to be involved in Sled Dog Week.