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IPSSSDR near Cora. Photo by Scott Almdale.
IPSSSDR near Cora
Sled dog racers near Cora, on their way into Pinedale on Monday, January 29. Photo by Scott Almdale.

Jacques Philip. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Jacques Philip
Alaskan musher Jacques Philip crosses the finish line in Pinedale on Monday, January 29 during the 2007 IPSSSDR.
Pinedale Stage Stop IPSSSDR
by Pinedale Online!
January 31, 2007

The Pinedale Stage Stop of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) took place Sunday and Monday, January 29-30. Pinedale is one of eleven towns that serve as "stages" for the annual race. Other towns include Jackson, Lander, Big Piney-Marbleton, Alpine, Kemmerer-Diamondville, Evanston, Mountain View and Lyman.

The race began in Jackson Hole on January 26 and concludes in Park City, Utah, on February 3rd. Major sponsor for the event is Pedigree Food for Dogs, which generously donates pet food to local animal shelters in the particpating towns.

This year, Pinedale had only one day of racing, from the Upper Green River Lakes area along the Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail into Pinedale, approximately 35 miles. The Finish Line was at the American Legion Park on the west end of Pinedale.

The town hosted a "Meet the Mushers" community dinner at Rendezvous Pointe Senior Center on Sunday evening, catered by Bottoms Up Brewery in Pinedale. Live music was provided by Jackson band Global Review. Earlier in the day, the Sublette County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Doggie Fashion Show at the Sublette Center.

Special thanks to Michael and Sherese Kudar, and Sublette County Tourism Board Director Mindi Crabb, who served as the Community Chairpeople for the Pinedale Stage Stop, and to Kim Andrews, Director of the Sublette County Chamber of Commerce, for their work to organize and coordinate this year's Pinedale Stage Stop of the IPSSSDR.

Photos by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online, unless otherwise credited.



Welcome Mushers. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Welcome Mushers
Banner at the Pinedale Stage Stop finish line.

School Kids. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
School Kids
Elementary school children hurry off the bus to watch the sled dog teams cross the finish line at the Pinedale Stage Stop.

Stacey Teasley. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Stacey Teasley
Stacey Teasley, #2, from Jackson, Wyoming, rounds the corner to the finish line of the Pinedale Stage Stop.

Big Piney 3rd Graders. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Big Piney 3rd Graders
Mark, Hunter, Cody and Tanner, 3rd graders from Big Piney Elementary School, came up on their school bus to watch the racers cross the finish line in Pinedale.

JR Anderson. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
JR Anderson
J.R. Anderson, #8, from Ray, Minnesota, crosses the Pinedale finish line.

Melanie Shirilla. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Melanie Shirilla
Melanie Shirilla, #20, makes the final turn into the Pinedale finish line. She lives in Montana and has been mushing since 1994.

Showing the dogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Showing the dogs
Kate Palfrey, from Canada, lets a girl visit the sled dogs after the Pinedale race. The mushers and handlers were great about answering questions and letting the spectators see the dogs.

Warren Palfrey. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Warren Palfrey
Musher Warren Palfrey, #7, answers questions from spectators while he works on repairing the runners on his sled after the Pinedale race.

Grant Beck sled work. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Grant Beck sled work
Grant Beck, #13, from Canada, replaces the runners on his sled after the Pinedale stage. The course was rough on the sleds this year.

Relaxing dogs. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Relaxing dogs
These sled dogs relax in their cubbyholes in their trailer after the Pinedale race.

Musher Banquet. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Musher Banquet
A large crowd turned out for the Pinedale Stage Stop Musher Banquet at Rendezvous Pointe. Jackson band, Global Review, plays in the background.

Sponsor banners. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Sponsor banners
The banners of the local sponsors were displayed on the walls of Rendezvous Pointe during the musher banquet. Twenty-eight businesses sponsored the event and had banners.

Kim Andrews. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Kim Andrews
Sublette County Chamber of Commerce Director, Kim Andrews, greets people at the Meet the Musher Banquet in Pinedale. Earlier in the day, her dog, Bridger, won the Doggie Fashion Show contest at the Sublette Center with his costume as a mountain man, er, dog.

Bottoms Up. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Bottoms Up
Pinedale's Bottoms Up Brewery catered the "Meet the Mushers" banquet. They also served their famous microbrewery beer.

Dogs Rule Handwarmers. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Dogs Rule Handwarmers
Sponsor Pedigree Foods gave out dog food dishes and dog bone hand warmers at the musher banquet.

IPSSSDR shirts. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
IPSSSDR shirts
Official IPSSSDR shirts and hats were on sale at each of the stage stops.

Global Review plays Pinedale. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
Global Review plays Pinedale
Jackson band, Global Review, played at the Pinedale "Meet the Mushers" banquet at Rendezvous Pointe.

IPSSSDR logo. Photo by Dawn Ballou, Pinedale Online.
IPSSSDR logo
Logo for the IPSSSDR.
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