US EditionAfter Years of Racing, Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Announces It's Shutting Down
Organizers cited persistent low snow, unreliable trails, and avalanche risks that made staging races unsafe and unsustainable despite strong volunteer and sponsor support.
- On Monday, Idaho Sled Dog Challenge organizers and board of directors announced they are discontinuing events and will not hold future races, ISDC founder Jerry Wortley said.
- Citing unreliable trails and volunteer burden, the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge board of directors said low snow and avalanche danger forced cancellations and made planning lengthier races unsafe.
- The race began in 2018 as the McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge and later hosted 300-mile and 100-mile races five times, but this year organizers held only the 52-mile Warm Lake Stage Race.
- Ending the ISDC affects mushers and hosting communities, as it removes a regional Iditarod qualifier and Rocky Mountain Triple Crown event, while impacting more than 200 volunteers plus sponsors, donors, grants, permits and private property permissions.
- The course's difficulty and female dominance marked the event's legacy, with other Rocky Mountain Triple Crown races facing similar low‑snow challenges in recent years.
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KHQ Right NowIdaho Sled Dog Challenge ends races due to trail issues
IDAHO — The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge has announced it will no longer hold any races, marking the end of the Warm Lake Stage Race after four years. Race founder Jerry Wortley said the decision was made by the board due to unreliable trails, low snow and avalanches. The challenge has attracted mushers from across
'All good things come to an end': Idaho Sled Dog Challenge announces its end
Originally published Feb. 9 on KTVB.COM.Citing unreliable trails, the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge board of directors has decided “it’s time for all good things to come to an end.” The
After years of racing, Idaho Sled Dog Challenge announces it's shutting down
Musher Rex Mumford from Huntsville, Utah, and his sled dog team run the second leg of the two-day, 52-mile Warm Lake Stage Race. | Photo by Melissa Shelby The following is a news release from the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge. MCCALL — After successfully staging the Warm Lake Stage Race for the fourth consecutive year, the race’s organizers and board of directors have decided to discontinue staging Idaho Sled Dog Challenge events moving forward. Orga…
ISCD calls it quits: Organizers discontinue sled dog race series
BY MAX SILVERSON The Star-News The organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge have decided to end the race series following three consecutive years of… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
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