Mt. Hood’s Only Sled Dog Race

Frog Lake

January 18-19 2025

Race Details & Information

How Do I find Races Near me?

If you’ve stumbled across our page - you are likely seeking information about sled dog racing in the lower 48.

Below is a list of PNW Events across Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho.

For more information about spectating at a sled dog event or race - please check out our Spectator Information page here.

For more information about PNW Clubs in the lower 48 - please see our PNW Club Page here.

Do you give tours?

We do not offer rides to the public. Currently the only touring opportunity available in Oregon is through Oregon Trail of Dreams, which operates off of Mt. Bachelor.

Can you teach me how to do this with my dog?

Cascade Sled Dog Club offers one formal training opportunity/class is in the Fall - registration typically opens in early August and more information about the Fall Pull Clinic is available here.

Snow 2025 Events & RAces with Dates & Locations

Have a race you would like added to the list below? Please reach out to our webmaster and include the dates, location and an information site (Facebook Page is fine) for the event where people can find more information.

Oregon

• Frog Lake Races - January 18-19th on Mt. Hood, OR. Skijoring and Sprint Sled Distances

• Eagle Cap Extreme - January 25-26 in Joseph, OR. Distance (Iditarod Qualifier)

• Diamond Lake Race - Usually 3rd Weekend February TBD in Diamond Lake, OR. Skijoring and Sprint Sled Distances

• Bachelor Butte Dog Derby - February 28-March 2024 in Bend, OR. Skijoring, Spring & Stage Distance Options

Washington

• Cle Elum Cart Rides as part of Winter Festival - December 14th

• Dogtown Winter Derby - Usually 2nd Weekend in February TBD in Cle Elum, WA. Skijor & Sprint Options.

• Barkerbeiner February 23rd in Mt. Spokane’s State Park Nordic Ski Area - skijor only, beginner friendly.

Idaho

• Idaho Sled Dog Challenge - January 29-February 5 in McCall, ID. Distance (Iditarod Qualifier)

• Priest Lake Sled Dog Race - February 1-2nd in Priest Lake, ID. Skijor & Sprint Options.

• American Dog Derby - February 14-15 in Ashton, ID. Skijor & Sprint Options.

Montana

• Darby Dog - January 18-19 Darby, MT. Skijor & Sprint Options.

• Race to the Sky - February 7-11th in Lincoln, MT. Distance (Iditarod Qualifier)

• Flathead Classic Race - February 24-25 Olney, MT. Skijor & Sprint Options

Wyoming

• Bighorn Rush Sled Dog Challenge - Cancelled this year - Proposed timing for March 2025? Shell, WY. Skijor & Sprint Options.

• Pedigree Stage Stop Race - January 31-February 8 across multiple Stage Race Locations from Jackson Hole, WY to Dubois, WY.

Join the fun!

Give us a dog that wants to work and its human that wants to go for a ride and we’ll harness that energy!

Our club trains dogs, mentors dog-loving people, and gets the human-canine team rigged up for dog-powered sports of all kinds – sledding, skijoring, bikejoring, mountain scootering, urban mushing, canicross and more.

Whether it’s a one dog-one human team or a dog lover with a pack of mutts - the CSDC is an inclusive club.