Jeff Foss – 2018 Race Director The CopperDog150 is very fortunate to be able to use the world famous Keweenaw snowmobile trails for much of the race course. These State of Michigan DNR snowmobile trails do not get closed for the race. We are guests on the trail system and are very grateful that it […]
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by Todd Brassard (2013) To fully appreciate how CopperDog approaches safety it’s very helpful to know the history of our inaugural event in 2010. As mushers poured into town for our first race the temperature was in the 50’s and it was pouring rain. We literally watched in dismay as the rain and high temperatures
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What is the CopperDog? Hey! Let’s organize a sled dog race! That’s what a small group of people said in 2009, and from that initial idea the CopperDog 150 and CopperDog 40 sled dog races were born. Both races usually run the first weekend in March. The CopperDog 150 features teams of ten dogs and
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