Snodgrass wins Eagle Cap 200-mile sled dog race

Published 4:00 pm Monday, January 30, 2012

Billy Snodgrass of Dubois, Wyo., has won the 200-mile sled dog race in the Eagle Cap Extreme in a time of 35 hours 57 minutes, crossing the finish line shortly at 12:57 a.m. Saturday.

This is Snodgrass’ fourth Eagle Cap win – he also finished first in the 200-miler in 2010 (time 37:19), 2009 (time 35:03) and 2006, when the race was stopped at the halfway point because of blizzard conditions.

Finishing second this year is Mark Stamm of Riverside, Wash., who arrived at the Fergi finish line at 3:01 a.m. with a time of 38:01 a.m. Third is Laura Daugereau of Port Gamble, Wash., who finished at 8:49 a.m.

The only other musher left in the 200-miler is Steve Riggs of Olney, Mont., who had not yet finished at the last ECX web site update, but crossed the last checkpoint at Salt Creek Summit at 8:55 a.m.

The winner of the 100-mile Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race is 16-year-old musher Jenny Greger of Bozeman, Mont., who finished the course in 10 hours and four minutes, crossing the finish line at Ferguson Ridge Ski Area south east of Joseph at 5:43 a.m.

For more information about all aspects of the sled dog race, visit the Eagle Cap Extreme website at www. eaglecapextreme.com

ECX Sled Dog Races: www.dailyastorian.com

 

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