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Pinkham Start. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Pinkham Start
Bill Pinkham, Team 7 from Glenwood Springs, Colorado-USA, gets ready to start the first Pinedale stage stop race in the Upper Green Monday morning.

Lets get going. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Lets get going
The dogs can't wait to get going!

Team 8 lines up. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Team 8 lines up
Team 8, Jeremy Anderson from Ray, Minnesota, lines up at the Upper Green starting line on Monday.
Pinedale Stage Stop of IPSSSDR begins
by Dawn Ballou
January 31, 2005

DAY 3 Race Results: Jacques Philip from Nenana, Alaska, posted the fastest time in Day Three of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with 3:06:50. Philip averaged 14.5 miles per hour on the 45 mile stage. Hernan Maquieira from Ostermundigen, Switzerland, placed second with 3:10:40; Melanie Shirilla from Lincoln, Montana, was third with 3:14:09. In overall times, Maquieira leads with 7:04:19. Philip is second with 7:09:33, Shirilla is third with 7:20:51.

Nineteen teams are competing in the 2005 IPSSSDR—the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states. The race stops in a different community each night from Jan 28 through Feb 5, beginning in Jackson, then on to Lander, Pinedale, Alpine, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston, and Lyman/Mountain View before arriving in Park City, Utah for the final stage and award ceremony on Feb. 5th. The Pinedale Stage Stop is Day 3 for the race.

Hernan Maquieira from Ostermundigen, Switzerland, posted the fastest time on DAY 2 in the Lander stage. He averaged 13.4 miles per hour on the 53-mile course that departed from Bruce’s Bridge at Sinks Canyon outside Lander and traveled through the Wind River Mountains.

Day Three began Monday, January 31, at noon at the Upper Green River parking lot at the Bridger-Teton National Forest boundary. Racers and spectators enjoyed sunny blue skies, mild temperatures, and beautiful scenery. Monday’s race was a 43 mile loop course along the Continental Divide Snowmachine Trail. Following Monday’s race, teams will camp out at Elk Ridge Lodge. The second Pinedale Stage Stop race on Tuesday, February 1, Day Four, will begin in the Upper Green at 9 am and race a 33-mile stage to Pinedale.

This race is one of the most spectator-friendly legs of the race. Mushers and teams will follow the Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail which follows the Cora road, Highway 352 to Highway 191. Then teams will parallel Hwy 191 on the snowmachine/bike trail on the north side of the highway. Volunteers from the Sublette County Chamber of Commerce, Boulder Air Force Detachment 489 Seismic Research Station, and the Pinedale Stage Stop Committee spent most of Monday putting up bright orange snow fencing along the Hwy 191 right-of-way to create a runway for the sled dog teams arriving into Pinedale along the snowmachine trail.

The festivities for the Pinedale Stage Stop began Sunday evening with a Musher’s reception at the new senior center in Pinedale, Rendezvous Pointe. About 200 people attended the reception/dinner, with many home-baked desserts contributed by county residents.

For biographies of the mushers, daily race standings, and more information about the IPSSSDR, go to the official race website. This year marks the 10th year for the IPSSSDR.

Photos by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online



Related Links
  • Official IPSSSDR website

  • Holdmann takes off. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Holdmann takes off
    Gwen Holdmann, Team 3 from Fairbanks, Alaska, takes off from the Upper Green Starting Line on Monday.

    Waiting their turn. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Waiting their turn
    Racer #2, Warren Palfrey from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada, waits his turn while another team gets ready to line up.

    Putting boots on. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Putting boots on
    Number 18, Kim Grover, puts boots on one of her dogs in preparation for Monday's race.

    Riding along the Green. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Riding along the Green
    The scenic Green River is the backdrop for this photo of Number 2, Warren Palfrey, from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada.

    A hug for good luck. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    A hug for good luck
    No. 16, Melanie Shirilla from Lincoln, Montana, gets a good luck hug just before her race run Monday.

    Scenic trail course. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Scenic trail course
    The Upper Green course goes along the Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail route.

    Talking to the dogs. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Talking to the dogs
    Number 19, Magili Philip from Nenana, Alaska, talks to his lead dogs at the Upper Green Starting Line.

    Grant Beck team. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Grant Beck team
    Grant Beck, Team #10 from Yellowknife, NWT, Canada, sets out on Monday's race.

    Carters run. Photo by Pinedale Online.
    Carters run
    No. 5, Dan Carter from Jackson, Wyoming, at the Starting Line for the Upper Green race Monday.

    MacDougall's turn. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    MacDougall's turn
    Brian MacDougall, No. 14, from Whitehorse, YT, Canada, gets the count down for his start.

    Salvisberg race start. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Salvisberg race start
    No. 17, Michael Salvisberg, from Haines Junction, YT, Canada, sets off for his race.

    Green River Vista. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Green River Vista
    The Green River parallels the race course for the Upper Green leg of the Pinedale Stage Stop.

    Grizzly bear area. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Grizzly bear area
    The 43-mile Upper Green River race is run through designated grizzly bear habitat.

    Swingley race start. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Swingley race start
    No 15, Doug Swingley from Lincoln, Montana, takes off from the Upper Green starting line.

    Holding the dogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Holding the dogs
    Handlers help hold the dogs as the team waits for the final count down to start their turn of the race.

    Windy Creek Kennel. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Windy Creek Kennel
    Nineteen teams from the US, Canada and Switzerland are competing in this year's race.

    Dog trailer. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Dog trailer
    There were many clever and unique designs for dog kennel trucks at the race parking lot.

    Trailer full of dogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Trailer full of dogs
    Custom vehicles to carry the sled dog teams come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and styles!

    Putting up race fence. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Putting up race fence
    Volunteers put up bright orange barrier fencing along Hwy 191 in preparation for Tuesday's race into Pinedale from the Upper Green.

    Putting fencing up. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
    Putting fencing up
    Sublette Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Board Director, Kathy Sechrist, helps put up orange safety fencing on Monday along Hwy 191 near Pinedale.

    Home-made Pie. Photo by Suki Hohl.
    Home-made Pie
    This beautiful pie was one of the home-made desserts at the Musher Social at Rendezvous Pointe in Pinedale Sunday evening. Photo courtesy Suki Hohl and the Sublette Chamber of Commerce.
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