If you want to become a sponsor of the Bootleg Sled Dog Races, contact Brenda Birrell at 250-919-3422 or e-mail her.

Announcement
The inaugural edition of the Bootleg Sled Dog Races were a huge success. Not only were the races one of the best in the continental northwest, the beneficiaries of the races, the East Kootenay Friends of Children Fund, will be better equipped to help families financially as a result of the races.

In the final analysis, $18,293.59 were raised for the East Kootenay Friends of Children fund as a direct result of the 2009 races. Congratulations to all the sponsors, participants, volunteers, spectators and supporters. The first annual Bootleg Sled Dog Races were indeed a huge success!

Bootleg Sled Dog Races trail taken January 14th, 2010.

As we prepare for the Second Annual Bootleg Sled Dog Races, we cannot begin to convey the degree of effort required to host an event of this nature. If you're interested in volunteering to help, be sure to check out our Contacts page. If you'd like to become of a sponsor of the Bootleg Sled Dog Races, all the information you need is available on our Sponsors page. If you're just wanting to come see the races, the Schedule, Area Maps and 2009 Poster will be of special interest to you. If you're a musher, you'll want to check out everything.

We feature 6-dog 6-mile Open and Purebred classes, 4-dog 4-mile Open and Purebred classes, 2-dog 4-mile Skijoring and a 2-dog 2-mile Junior class. The Trail Status page will allow you to keep up-to-date on trail conditions and the Registered page will keep you abreast of mushers who have registered for the races.

Unlike other sled dog races, the Bootleg Sled Dog Races have a cause. Treatment facilities for victims of cancer and other illness in the Kootenay Rockies region are non-existent and patients inflicted with cancer and other illness must travel to Vancouver or Calgary for treatment. The East Kootenay Friends of Children Fund assists the families of patients with the financial burden of this travel. However, there is never enough to appreciably offset these costs. As sled dog enthusiasts we can help. All proceeds of the Bootleg Sled Dog Races will be donated to assist those fighting this battle.

Also unlike other sled dog races, the Bootleg Sled Dog Races will maintain realtime race results right here on our website. As race times are recorded after each class of racing, the finish times, race time and position will immediately be available through our Results page. You'll have the results here before they're posted at the rate site.

The 2010 Bootleg Sled Dog Races ... the event everyone is talking about!