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Montana Race to the Sky
The Race to the Sky is a long-distance sled dog race held annually in Montana. There are several divisions offered at different distances. the longest race was originally a race but is currently . It is a qualifying race for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and is sometimes called "The Iditarod of the Lower 48."〔
==History==
The race was first held in 1986 and was a 500 mile competition called the Governor's Cup Sled Dog Race. From the outset, it was a qualifying race for the Iditarod. In 1989, the race organizers incorporated as Montana Sled Dog, LLC, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.〔 That year, the race was temporarily renamed the Montana Centennial Sled Dog Race, honoring the centennial of Montana statehood.〔 After that, it was called the Race to the Sky and other races with shorter distances were added to the program. The 500 mile format was the longest United States sled dog race outside of Alaska. A race was added in 1991, raised to 300 miles from 1993 to 1996.〔 In 1997, the 500-mile race became a 350-mile race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Race to the Sky is happening this month )〕 The shorter race became for a time,〔 and then a race for adult competitors and a 100-mile race for youth competitors were offered.〔
The race commemorates the World War II sled dog training camp that operated near Helena, Montana, the Camp Rimini War Dog Reception and Training Center. The facility trained as many as 800 sled dogs as war dogs for a potential invasion of Norway, a plan that ultimately did not materialize. Instead, the sled dogs were assigned to search and rescue missions in Greenland, Canada and Alaska. Pack dogs were also trained at the facility and about 125 soldiers were taught mushing skills to become drivers.〔
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