OFFICIAL IDITAROD & YUKON QUEST QUALIFIER
WIN A ONCE IN A LIFETIME ADVENTURE
Help us raise funds to support this amazing race in the heart of Valley County, Idaho. Bidding goes live on January 9th!
Click through to this live event and you could win the Ultimate Alaska experience at this year’s Iditarod in Alaska or careen through Ponderosa Park as a Sled Rider in this year’s Ceremonial Start! Have you ever wanted to fly-in to a back country ranch for breakfast? Don’t miss your chance to bid!
VOLUNTEER
We would love your help!
For more details on types of jobs including dog handling and working at checkpoints, click the link below.
Be sure to secure your spot today through our online sign up system and don’t forget to fill out your waiver form:)
AWARDS BANQUET
Join us on February 2nd at 6PM for this year’s Awards Banquet.
Special guest speaker includes Ariel Tweto, Star of Flying Wild Alaska and Musical Guests, Dusty Leigh & the Claim Jumpers.
Ceremony and Events will be held at The North Fork Lodge.
WELCOME
McCall – New Meadows – Donnelly – Cascade – Council
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge
The Running of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge (IDSC) includes two concurrent 150 mile and 300 mile Iditarod qualifier races throughout Idaho’s West Central Mountains. The 300 mile race also qualifies for The Yukon Quest.
This year also launches an inaugural triple crown event known as The Rocky Mountain Cup. Participating races include IDSC, Oregon’s Eagle Cap Extreme and Montana’s Race To The Sky.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: JAN 29- FEB 02
JAN 29
2PM Ceremonial Start
Ponderosa State Park, McCall, ID
Please car pool. Limited parking. Mountain Community Transit stops hourly at the intersection of Lick Creek Rd and Davis Avenue, a short walk to the park.
5:30PM Meet the Mushers
Idaho First Bank, Lower Level, 475 Deinhard Lane, McCall, ID
JAN 30
11AM 300 Mile Start
Bear Creek Lodge, 3492 HWY 55, McCall, ID
Park in large winter recreation lot on other side of HWY 55
JAN 31
11AM 150 Mile Start
Bear Creek Lodge, 3492 HWY 55, McCall, ID
Park in large winter recreation lot on other side of HWY 55
FEB 01
150 Mile Finish Estimated finish line crossing: 11AM-3PM
Van Wyck State Park, Cascade, ID
300 Mile Finish Estimated finish line crossing: 4PM-11PM
Bear Creek Lodge, McCall, ID
FEB 02
6PM Awards Banquet
Northfork Lodge, 200 Scott St, McCall, ID
Tickets $35
Featured Speaker:
Ariel Tweto, Star of Flying Wild Alaska
8PM-10PM: Musical Guest: Dusty Leigh & the Claim Jumpers
DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND PARKING DETAILS FOR DIFFERENT VENUES AND CHECKPOINTS
Download this detailed two page list of parking information as well as driving directions to the various venues and road accessible check points.
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FUNDING GOAL
Dog sled teams
Latest News
Check back here for updates and stories as we get closer to the start of the 2019 race season.
Safe Dog Handling Video
Are you volunteering to be a dog handler? a vet assistant? Well, then you are definitely going to take a look at these quick clips provided by our Race Veterinarians![…]
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SLED DOG RACING TRIPLE CROWN: The Rocky Mountain Challenge Cup 2019
The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge is proud to join with two other Iditarod qualifying races in Oregon and Montana to offer the Rocky Mountain Challenge Cup. The Rocky Mountain Challenge[…]
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THE HISTORY OF SLED DOG RACING OF MCCALL WITH WARREN BROWN IN 1924
With 1924 barely in, Warren Brown, coming 12, had begun dog-racing. For some time he’d had a shepherd named Rex that he drove to school as soon as the snow[…]
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2018 RACE IMAGES
Take a look at the inaugural running of Idaho’s only Iditarod Sled Dog Race qualifier – formerly known as the McCall Ultra Challenge.
