"It's gratifying to know that multiple ISDC mushers have progressed to the Iditarod by way of our race, including an Iditarod Rookie of the Year and a Most Improved Iditarod Musher. Also of special note, female mushers have consistently dominated the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge, having won every 100-mile race and all but one 300-mile race since our event's inception."
"Without a reliable trail, our board of directors feel it is too much to ask of our volunteers and sponsors to continue, so we've decided it's time for all good things to come to an end,"
"The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge will have no future races."
Organizers permanently ended the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge after staging the Warm Lake Stage Race for the fourth consecutive year. The event began in 2018 as the McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge and included 300-mile and 100-mile races held five times. Race operations were disrupted by a 2021 COVID-19 cancellation and by cancellations or suspensions of longer races the last three consecutive years because of low snow and avalanches. As an Iditarod Qualifier and part of the Rocky Mountain Triple Crown, the event drew mushers from across the U.S., Canada and Alaska and featured over 36,000 feet of climb.
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