PHOTOS: Dog sledding returns to Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus
On Saturday, Feb. 25, dog sledding officially returned to the Dillon Reservoir. The town hosted the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds, and dozens of teams competed in a range of dog sledding events.
Molly Cushing, an organizer and vice president of the Mountain Mushers’ board of directors, said the group’s sister club used to host races on the Frisco side of the reservoir back in the 1960s.
These days, the sport has transformed. Rural mushers capable of raising and training large teams of dogs have become rarer, and urban mushers with just a few dogs have become more common, according to Cushing.
In addition to races for adult mushers, races were available for those under the age of 12 and ages 13 through 17.
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Dogs race to the finish line as part of the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds event that took place on the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dog sledding returned to the town of Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus.
Keela McCleneghan/Courtesy photo
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Dogs race to the finish line as part of the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds event that took place on the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dog sledding returned to the town of Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus.
Keela McCleneghan/Courtesy photo
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Dogs race to the finish line as part of the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds event that took place on the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dog sledding returned to the town of Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus.
Keela McCleneghan/Courtesy photo
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Dogs race to the finish line as part of the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds event that took place on the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dog sledding returned to the town of Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus.
Keela McCleneghan/Courtesy photo
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A man works on a sled during the Mountain Musher Dog Sleds event that took place on the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25. Dog sledding returned to the town of Dillon after a nearly 20-year hiatus.
Keela McCleneghan/Courtesy photo
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A person skijors with a dog on the Dillon Reservoir during an event hosted by Mountain Musher Dog Sleds on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. To see your photos featured in print or online, email submissions to share@summitdaily.com.
Makena Brendel/Courtesy photo
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A team of sled dogs pulls a musher over the frozen surface of the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. To see your photos featured in print or online, email submissions to share@summitdaily.com.
Steve Hockett/Courtesy photo
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A team of sled dogs pulls a musher over the frozen surface of the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. To see your photos featured in print or online, email submissions to share@summitdaily.com.
Steve Hockett/Courtesy photo
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A team of sled dogs pulls a musher over the frozen surface of the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. To see your photos featured in print or online, email submissions to share@summitdaily.com.
Steve Hockett/Courtesy photo
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Sled dog racing will make a return to the Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, Feb. 25, for the first time in at least 20 years.
Julie Schultz/Courtesy photo
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In additional to more traditional dog sled racing, such as that pictured here, the event on Saturday, Feb. 25, will include skijor and bikejor.
Julie Schultz/Courtesy photo
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