Ten Towns Roll Out the Red
Carpet for IPSSSDR Tenth Anniversary
Jackson, Wyoming—Towns on the
2005 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR)
route have announced celebrations to take place
during the race’s ten-year anniversary run, January 28
through February 5, including a torchlight parade, pig
roasts, bands, fireworks, snowman contests, snowshoe
softball, and pancake feeds.
“We are anticipating a very
exciting race as we celebrate ten years,” announced Race
Director Frank Teasley. “This race is all about the host
communities, and this year they’ve outdone themselves.”
With its unique “Stage Stop”
racing format, the race stops in a different community each
night. The race kicks off in Jackson Hole on January 28 at
7:00 p.m. from the Jackson Hole Town
Square. For the first time, the race will depart
Jackson at night, and will follow a new course from
the Town Square to Snow
King Resort. Jackson
Hole Winter Carnival activities, including a bonfire
and fireworks, will
welcome mushers to the finish line at Snow King resort.
Host-town festivities continue throughout the week in
Lander, Pinedale, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston,
Lyman/Mountain View, and Alpine, then finish in Park City
with the final stage and awards ceremony.
Pedigree® Food for Dogs is the
title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The Pedigree brand is
passionate about dogs and committed to providing them with a
lifetime of health and eating enjoyment from foods that are
best suited to a dog’s true nature. This superior
understanding of dogs insures that the Pedigree brand
supports activities and events in which the welfare of dogs
always comes first. The dog-friendly nature of the IPSSSDR
is one of the prime reasons the brand has chosen to support
this national competition. In addition, Pedigree will
support local pet adoption efforts during the IPSSSDR with a
donation of pet food to animal shelters on the race route.
The International Pedigree
Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank
Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the
public. For more information, visit the race Website at
www.wyomingstagestop.org
hosted by Nuts and Bolts, Inc., contact the race via e-mail
at
wystagestop@blissnet.com
or telephone at (307) 734-1163, or visit
www.pedigree.com.
Media Contact: Darla Worden,
Public Relations
307.734.5335
2005
IPSSSDR
(As of 1/04/05)
Friday, January 28: Jackson
Hole Winter Carnival/Pig Roast, Town Square, 5-10
p.m.
Jackson Gallery Stroll, Jackson Art
Galleries, 5-8 p.m.
Downtown Historic
Merchants/complimentary hot chocolate
Race Start, Town
Square to Snow King, 7 p.m., 5 miles
Snow King Party, 7:30
–10 p.m.
Torchlight
parade/fireworks, 9 p.m.
Contact: Kavar Kerr,
307-733-3025
Saturday, January
29: Travel to Lander
Lander Pizza Feed, Pronghorn, 6 p.m.
Contact: Sandy Bath,
mushhouse@direcway.com
Sunday, January 30:
Lander Race, 9 a.m., 53 miles
Lander &
Pinedale Travel to Pinedale
Pinedale Banquet, 6:30
p.m.
Contact:
pinedalechamber@wyoming.com
Monday, January 31:
Elk Ridge Lodge/Upper Green River Race, 12 p.m.,
Pinedale 45 miles
Tuesday, February
1: Elk Ridge/Pinedale Race, 9 a.m., 33 miles
Pinedale &
Alpine Travel to Alpine
Finger Food Function,
Community Center, 6 p.m.
Contact:
gtdawgs@hotmail.com
Wednesday, February
2: Alpine/Greys River to Box Y & Return, 9a.m., 60 miles
Alpine & Kemmerer
Travel to Kemmerer
Banquet, Eagles Hall,
6:30 p.m.
Contact:
chamber@hamsfork.net
Thursday, February
3: Kemmerer/Lake Viva Naughton Race, 9 a.m.,
Kemmerer
53 miles
&
Evanston Travel to Evanston
Host Family musher
pick-up, 7 p.m.
Contact:
planning@mail.evanstonwy.org
Friday, February 4:
Bridger Valley Stage, 10 a.m.,
Bridger
Valley 45 miles
Mountain
View/ Musher Mania, Mountain View Town Hall, 4
p.m.
Food, games, snowshoe softball, and human sled race
Saturday, February
5: Lyman Town Hall Pancake Breakfast, 8-10 a.m.
Lyman & Park City
Meet the Mushers, City
Library Parking Lot on Park Ave., 1 p.m.
Extreme Snowmobile
Demonstration, base of Park City Mountain Resort, 3 p.m.
Race Start, Park City
Mountain Resort, 6 p.m.,
12 miles
Awards Ceremony and
fireworks show, 7:30 p.m.
Contact:
info@parkcityinfo.com
