
Canadian challenge sled dog race cancelled
The 2016 Canadian Challenge sled dog race has been cancelled due to poor trail conditions.
The race was set to start in only 19 days on Feb. 20. Trail conditions are “spotty and in places difficult,” according to a press release.
The snow pack is also “minimal, [and] non-existent in some places.” Thawing and freezing rain in recent days has left bare patches, ice, water and even closed sections of the trail.
Mushers have also not been able to train as much as they’d hoped due to the unfortunate conditions.