4 — Thad McCracken from Mosier, Oregon. Age 48. Thad is a software engineer in Portland who had no plans to get into mushing until his wife Colleen bought a rescue dog, Berny, who had excellent pulling abilities. Their first race, a skijor, resulted in a last place finish but totally hooked Thad and Colleen… Read more »
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#3 Austin Forney
3 — Austin Forney from Leadville, Colorado. Age 40. Austin was born and raised on a cattle ranch in western Nebraska, and now lives and trains at 10,152 feet in Leadville, Colorado. Fourteen years ago, he switched from cattle and horses to sled dogs, and has been chasing his mushing dreams ever since. He, Rich… Read more »
#2 Tim Thiessen
2 — Tim Thiessen from Leadville, Colorado. Age 38. Tim’s passion for dog sledding began in 2003 when he worked for a Breckenridge, Colorado dog sled tour company. He soon put together his own team and began competing in the local race circuit. Then he caught the “Stage Race Bug” in 2018. This will be… Read more »
#1 Bruce Magnusson
1 —Bruce Magnusson from Newberry, Michigan. Age 58. This will be Bruce’s seventeenth consecutive Stage Stop — more than any other competitor in the 27-year history of our event — and his 19th year of mushing. He now lives and trains in Newberry in the upper peninsula of Michigan. “The Stage Stop is always the primary focus… Read more »
