2022 MUSHER’S PACKET & RACE RULES
Current Race Rules for the 2022 ISDC. Dated 08/01/2021.
Please be sure to update to the most recent version!
MEET THE MUSHERS!
2022 Registered Racers
Mushers: 300 MILE RACE

Josie Thyr
Olney, MT
1st – BIB # 6
300 MILE RACE
2nd Place: 2020 ISDC 300 Mile Race
KENNEL: There and Back Again Sleddogs
25 Dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 15
LEAD DOGS: Aravis and Moon
OCCUPATION: Dog Mushing
SPONSORS:
Wendy and Steve Riggs
START IN MUSHING: With my Siberian Husky pulling me on rollerblades.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Eagle Cap Extreme 2020
FUTURE GOALS: Iditarod 2021

Bailey Vitello
Milan, NH
2nd – BIB # 3
300 MILE RACE
KENNEL: Team Bailey
58 Dogs
Alaskan Husky/ Alaskan Euro Hounds
YEARS RACING: 20
LEAD DOGS: Slough/Jupiter/Tigris/Rio/Cope/Taully
OCCUPATION: Carpenter/Handyman/ Owner of Nothern Exposure Outfitters
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: I am a second generation musher and have been running dogs my entire life. My parents started mushing when I was born and I have had a love for the sport and dogs ever since.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Competing at the La Grande Odysee in France was the experience of a lifetime. Traversing the French alps with mushers from all over the world and my team is something I will never forget. It was a lot of hard work but it gave me a lot of appreciation for our mountains and hills in the USA which fail to compare to their mountains that reach beyond the clouds.
FUTURE GOALS: My father and I hope to compete in the Iditarod together one day. This race will be a step in the direction towards that dream.

Jed Stephensen
Sandpoint, ID
3rd – BIB # 2
300 MILE RACE
KENNEL: Nordic Wayfinding
17 Dogs
Mutts
YEARS RACING: 3
LEAD DOGS: Seabiscuit and Panda
OCCUPATION: ER Nurse
SPONSORS: Family
START IN MUSHING: Started working with Billy Snoddgrass when I was 15 and worked with him during my Christmas breaks during college. After graduating from college I worked with Linwood Fiedler for two years in Alaska.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Eagle cap 200 2020 Red Lantern.
FUTURE GOALS: Iditarod

Clayton Perry
Power, MT
BIB # 4
300 MILE RACE
KENNEL: TSA Kennels
26 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 10
LEAD DOGS: Butte and Libby
OCCUPATION: Retired
SPONSORS: Teton Lumber Company
START IN MUSHING: Started mushing for backcountry lion hunting
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Eagle Cap Extreme, Race to the Sky, Stage Stop
FUTURE GOALS: Complete the Rocky Mountain Triple Crown
MUSHERS: 100 Mile Race

Nicole Lombardi
Lincoln, MT
1st – BIB # 9
KENNEL:
18 dogs
Alaskan huskies
YEARS RACING: 1 year (2011)
LEAD DOGS: Gobi, Simmie, Fred, Katniss
OCCUPATION: Pet food Quality & Food Safety Manager
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: I was looking for a running partner in 2009 and ended up with an Alaskan Husky. The rest sort of materialized the way you would imagine: a) anthropomorphic feelings that your dog is lonely and needs a buddy, b) the purchase of a second sled dog that you let your first dog “pick” c) the realization that your dogs aren’t tired after running with you and you need to reconsider their exercise plan before they ruin all the furniture, d) quit your job and move to Montana because ‚”sled dogs will get to be sled dogs.”
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: To be determined …
FUTURE GOALS: Also to be determined…

Scott White
Snowhomish, WA
2nd – BIB # 10
KENNEL: Lost Lake Racing
23 Dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 22
LEAD DOGS: Undecided
OCCUPATION: Construction
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: Late ’90s. Had neck surgery so couldn’t backpack anymore. Bought dogs to carry my stuff; they happened to be sled dogs.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Finishing the 2010 Iditarod
FUTURE GOALS: Finishing the Iditarod again

Wade Donaldson
Coalville, UT
3rd – BIB # 16
KENNEL: Bear Ridge Adventures
50 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 5
LEAD DOGS: Meg, Violet
OCCUPATION: Tour Guide/ Musher
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: By guiding tours
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Breeding, training, and running my own dogs.
FUTURE GOALS: Finishing the Rocky Mountain Triple Crown

Morgan Anderson
Power, MT
4th – BIB # 22
KENNEL: TSA Kennels
26 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 10
LEAD DOGS: Avon and Orvando
OCCUPATION: Biological Engineer
SPONSORS: ParentsSTART IN MUSHING: Eagle Cap Extreme Volunteer
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Eagle Cap Extreme Junior
FUTURE GOALS: Rocky Mountain Triple Crown

David Ray Bush, Jr.
Bend, OR
5th – BIB # 17
KENNEL: Beatfeet Sleddogs
20 dogs
Oregon Mountain Dogs
YEARS RACING: 8
LEAD DOGS: Big kat and the Dude
OCCUPATION: Builder
SPONSORS: Beatfeet Sleddogs and Buildhouse
START IN MUSHING: Started by doing tours for a break from construction work in the winter and fell in love with it
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Every time I go out is a highlight. Always a new mtn to climb or trail to check out.
FUTURE GOALS: Qualify for Iditarod and continue growing as a musher and dog man.

Anna Mumford
Preston, ID
6th – BIB # 8
KENNEL: Cub River Kennel
20 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 5
LEAD DOGS: Browning and Fernley
OCCUPATION: High School Student
SPONSORS: My Family
START IN MUSHING: I helped my Dad when he started mushing and I loved the dogs and started running dogs with him.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Training runs with my Dad and Grandpa.
FUTURE GOALS: Attend college and work towards becoming a Veterinarian

Bryce Mumford
Preston, ID
7th – BIB # 15
KENNEL: Cub River Kennel
20 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 11
LEAD DOGS: Flame and Taka
OCCUPATION: Mailman
SPONSORS: My Family
START IN MUSHING: Became interested after watching the Iditarod on TV years ago. Then ran with another musher on a trip and loved it. Obtained dogs and began running my own team.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Winning the Eagle Cap Extreme 200 Mile Race and running two other 200 mile Eagle Cap Extreme races, Running the Montana Race to the Sky 300 several times, Running the Ashton American Dog Derby, and many great training runs with my family.
FUTURE GOALS: Iditarod

Rex Mumford
Huntsville, UT
8th – BIB # 18
KENNEL: Valley Kennel
14 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 6
LEAD DOGS: Leo and Remy
OCCUPATION: Farmer
SPONSORS: Mumford Farms, Valley Veterinary Services, Crystal Farms
START IN MUSHING: Handling for my son Bryce 10 years ago
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Completing races at the Eagle Cap Extreme 100 and 200, Race to the Sky 100, Idaho Sled Dog Challenge 150, and the American Dog Derby. Also, running dog teams together with my son Bryce and granddaughter Anna as three generations of Mumford Mushers at the American Dog Derby and on many training runs together has been a highlight!
FUTURE GOALS: Run Sled Dog teams until I retire. Then work as a volunteer at the races.

John Kunzler
Vernal, UT
9th – BIB # 12
KENNEL: Lion’s Heart Racing
20 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 5
LEAD DOGS: Rose, Dinge, almost everyone leads
OCCUPATION: Real Estate Agent
SPONSORS: Someday?
START IN MUSHING: My wife saw ad for dogs for sale
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: This race
FUTURE GOALS: Iditarod!

Meghan Forrey
Durango, CO
10th – BIB # 23
KENNEL: The Greatful Dogs Sled Dog Kennel
25 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 2
LEAD DOGS: Mallot and Mastodon
OCCUPATION: Bartender
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: 2017 in Juneau with Alaska Icefield Expeditions
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: “Running dogs for Billy Snodgrass in the stellar Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Running The 2020 Eagle Cap Extreme was a blast.”
FUTURE GOALS: Mush in as many different places as I can. Continue to help my best friend Jesse Flory and his Grateful Dogs to their first Iditarod.

Jesse Flory
Hesperus, CO
11th – BIB # 14
KENNEL: The Greatful Dogs
25 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 3
LEAD DOGS: Johnny Law and Fonzie
OCCUPATION: Musher
SPONSORS: Durango Dog Ranch and parents
START IN MUSHING: I started mushing when I moved to Alaska for a summer job working with dogs. That was 11 years ago.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Hooking up happy healthy teams and taking them into beautiful locations.
FUTURE GOALS: My future goals are Iditarod and to not be broke.

Steve Madsen
Cougar, WA
12 – BIB # 20
KENNEL:
14 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 25
LEAD DOGS: Scandal and Leppard
OCCUPATION: Dog Trainer
SPONSORS:
START IN MUSHING: Began skijoring with Samoyeds in 1992.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Finishing the Iditarod twice.
FUTURE GOALS: Completing the Triple Crown races.

Jane Devlin
Bend, OR
13th – BIB # 13
KENNEL: Snowmouse
17 dogs
Siberian Huskies
YEARS RACING: 14
LEAD DOGS: Punk,Spock,Cannonball
OCCUPATION: Dog Trainer
SPONSORS: Someday?
START IN MUSHING: Rescuing Siberian Huskies and attending Mushing Boot Camp
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Full Moon climb at Race to the Sky last year and feeling the zen of a team of dogs in sync and the peace of nature!
FUTURE GOALS: Have fun adventures and do Triple Crown

Jeneen Loeliger-Myers
McCall, ID
14th – BIB # 19
KENNEL: Endless Adventures
16 dogs
Alaskan Huskies
YEARS RACING: 1
LEAD DOGS: Amber, Kaltag, Brewtus
OCCUPATION: Server
SPONSORS: KDM McCall, McCall Pet Outfitters and Supply
START IN MUSHING: My love of animals and the outdoors came together perfectly when I stepped on the sled for the first time. I grew up in Vermont reading the books of Gary Paulsen and participated in a wide variety of winter sports. During a summer spent in Alaska, I became more educated about the sport of dog sledding and its history. Running with the dogs has taught me how to be a more patient, resilient, and compassionate person.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Every moment I’m out with the dogs is a highlight. In winter 2020 I finished the American Dog Derby race in Ashton, ID during a blizzard where the roads were shut down. My team came in happy, strong, and I was so proud of them.
FUTURE GOALS: My goal is to get our team running The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Elizabeth Nevills
Middleton, ID
BIB # 11
KENNEL: Miracle Sled Dog
10 dogs
Alaskan Husky and Husky Mixes
YEARS RACING: 6
LEAD DOGS: Dot and Crystal
OTHER TEAM MEMBERS: Mars, Camo, Aurora, Hailey, Ayla, Polaris, Venus, Topanga
OCCUPATION: Girl Scout Summer Camp Kitchen Manager
SPONSORS: Teriyaki Madness
START IN MUSHING: went to McCall winter Carnival when I was a kid in the late 90’s and got to do a small dog sled ride. That is when I started saving to get my first Husky. I became more interesting when I went to college and was able to handle at the Iditarod in 2003. By then I was hooked and started doing a lot more research on mushing. It was not until 2015 that I got my first three huskies and started mushing and racing.
MUSHING HIGHLIGHTS: Run in the Bachelor Butte Dog Derby ‘19 and getting 3rd place in the stage race, that same year my son ran their junior race (1.5 mile) as his first ever and he also got 3rd place. Training with my kids is some of the best times ever. my favorite part of mushing in the woods is watching and hearing the snow fall from the trees.
FUTURE GOALS: To run between 500 and 1,000 miles of races in one season, my personal Iditarod. Maybe one day enter in the Yukon Quest.
300 MILE PURSE
1. $2500
2. $2000
3. $1500
4. $1000
5. $ 750
6. $ 500
7. $ 150
8. $ 150
9. $ 150
10. $ 150
100 MILE PURSE
1. $1000
2. $ 750
3. $ 500
4. $ 200
5. $ 150
6. $ 100
7. $ 100
8. $ 75
9. $ 75
10.$ 50
JUNIOR PURSE
1. 50% OF ENTRY FEES
2. 30% OF ENTRY FEES
3. 20% OF ENTRY FEES
2022 REGISTRATION IS FULL!
WAITLIST SIGN UPS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED
STEP I: REGISTER FOR WAITLIST
2022 ENTRY FEES
FEES ARE BASED ON RACE LENGTH AND POSTMARKED DATE OF PAYMENT
** FEES ARE REFUNDABLE IN THE EVENT OF GOVERNMENT REQUIRED CANCELLATION DUE TO COVID.
40 MILES
JUNIOR RACE
6 DOGS MIN – 8 dogs max
POSTMARKED BY DATE
- $35 BY OCT 15
- $45 BY NOV 1
- $55 BY DEC 1
- $65 BY JAN 15
100 MILES
8 DOGS MIN
10 DOGS MAX
POSTMARKED BY DATE
- $150 BY OCT 15
- $200 BY NOV 1
- $250 BY DEC 1
- $300 BY JAN 15
300 MILES
8 DOGS MIN
12 DOGS MAX
POSTMARKED BY DATE
- $300 BY OCT 15
- $400 BY NOV 1
- $500 BY DEC 1
- $600 BY JAN 15