. . . But there is good news
We’re very sorry to announce that Tamworth has been cancelled. The surface of the lake has been degrading for sledding purposes and will not survive the coming warm up.
On to the positive. The landowners that had considered shutting down trail access will allow us to use the trails next year!
Westbrook Cancelled
The beautiful trail conditions are vanishing rapidly.
Fingers crossed Tamworth goes off!
Fingers crossed Tamworth goes off!
Class order and participants
This is the current class list for this weekend’s Lamoille Valley Rail Trail race. The classes are listed in the order they will be run. The order of participants in each class will be determined by bib draw tonight.
1-Dog Skijor
Beth A. Lane
Anne O’Donnell
Fran Plaisted
Rachael Bryar Colbath
2-Dog Skijor
Amy Craves
Anne O’Donnell
Asa Szegvari
4-Dog
Lochland Carter
Killian Carter
Michele Boyd
Emily Golomb
Jackie McCreedy
Dawn Roberts
Regan Smith
Sara Vanderwood
Fran Plaisted
Asa Szegvari
Ben College
Brittany Colbath
Lily Stewart
Laura Hayes
3-Dog Junior
Killian Carter
6-Dog
Angie Carter
Lochland Carter
Jocelyn Bradbury
Kayleigh DiMaggio
Emily Golomb
Meg Mizzoni
Nova Clifford
Ben College
Rachael Bryar Colbath
Jean-Rene Saucier
Unlimited
Ed Clifford
Doug Butler
Kelley McGrath
Jean-Rene Saucier
8-Dog
Angie Carter
Bill Boyd
Nova Clifford
Doug Butler
Lamoille Is a Go!
The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail will go on as scheduled!
The course is a level, straight rail trail with a wide turn around. As it is an out-and-back course, there will be head-on passing.
There will be a drivers’ meeting at 6:30 pm at the Charlmont Restaurant. Online registration will close Thursday night but we may accommodate on-site registration at the drivers’ meeting (there will be NO registration on Saturday).
The purse for the race is now over $2500!
The course is a level, straight rail trail with a wide turn around. As it is an out-and-back course, there will be head-on passing.
There will be a drivers’ meeting at 6:30 pm at the Charlmont Restaurant. Online registration will close Thursday night but we may accommodate on-site registration at the drivers’ meeting (there will be NO registration on Saturday).
The purse for the race is now over $2500!
Tamworth rescheduled
Due to trail conditions, we have rescheduled our Tamworth race for February 24-25th.
Westbrook postponed
It will come as no surprise to anyone watching the weather that we have to postpone the Westbrook race. We are rescheduling the race for the second weekend in February.
Register for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Sled Dog Race
Online registration is now open for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Sled Dog Race. Online registration will close on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 9 pm. On-site registration will be taken at the drivers’ meeting on Friday, Jan. 19th.
Westbrook Updates
We are monitoring the weather and trail conditions closely. Our trail groomer will do his best to preserve the trail despite this week’s warm-up. If we have to cancel the race, we hope to be able to make the call on Thursday evening. If trail conditions deteriorate after Thursday night, we may have to cancel after that. But fingers crossed!
If you are looking for a place to stay in Westbrook, we have a discount at the Super 8 Motel (ask for New England Sled Dog Club rate).
If you are looking for a place to stay in Westbrook, we have a discount at the Super 8 Motel (ask for New England Sled Dog Club rate).
Register for Westbrook
Registration is open for our Westbrook Winter Festival Snow Race. We will close registration on January 11th, at 10 pm. It looks like this race will be a go with more snow coming today and cold temperatures between now and the race date. This is a great, welcoming venue with a fun trail. We look forward to seeing you on race day!
Snow Race Schedule
We have three snow races scheduled for January 2018: Westbrook, January 13-14; The Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Sled Dog Race, January 20-21 in Morristown, Vermont (this is a new race, details forthcoming); and Tamworth, January 27-28.
Fingers crossed we have ample snow this year!