Race Commentary and Updates: Stage 3: Big Piney / Marbleton
Recap of Big Piney/ Marbleton Stage with Bruce Magnusson Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 02-03-2025 at 8:48 pmHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, after a wonderful dinner in the Big Piney Seniors Centre, ohhhh yummm the dutch oven desserts are sooo good, we sat down with Bruce Magnusson of Newberry Minnesota for a recap of today’s Stage:
After Big Piney Stage, Bruce Magnusson moved into 4th overall Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 4:18 pmHello Pedigree Race Fans, After a late 11 a.m. start, we ended up having surprisingly nice trail conditions. Not perfect, but also much better than feared. The out and back trail was 30.2 Miles long and Anny Malo once again had the fastest time with 2 hrs and 2 Minutes 43 Seconds. About 3 minutes… Read more »
Race Director Dan Carter on the major storm System we are dealing with Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 9:29 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, we have been dealing with some pretty major weather system here for the past 2 days. This is what Race Director Dan Carter has to say from the trailhead at Middle Piney Staging area:
Update number 2 From Middle Piney Staging area Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 8:41 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans. It has been a busy morning involving lot’s of plowing and now trail work. Good news is: Conditions are much better than expected here. Matt and Warren have reached the turn around. The State Trail groomer is out too and Paul will head out shortly to mark the trail:… Read more »
Big Piney/Marbleton Stage 3, next extreme Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 5:59 amGood morning Pedigree Stage Stop Race fans, after yesterdays Stage 2 in Pinedale being canceled due to high winds and poor trail conditions, we are now facing the next extreme here in Big Piney/Marbleton. It has been raining off and on for pretty much the last 18hrs. Temperatures are about 37F and supposed to climb… Read more »
A look at numbers after Stage 3 in Pinedale Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 01-29-2024 at 5:28 pmHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, Stage 3 in Pinedale is in the books. Remy Coste put in another stellar run with 8 dogs. The same 8 dogs which propelled him in 1st place in the Blackrock Stage 1, were once again the fastest team on the trail in Stage 3. That is pretty impressive,… Read more »
Analysis by Jake Robinson after Pinedale Stage 3 Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 2:32 pmHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, we made it to Big Piney after a great Pinedale Stage. Luckily it was not as warm in Pinedale as it is here in Big Piney, a whopping 46F above! Here is what Jake Robinson has to say about today’s stage. I will do a bit of number crunching… Read more »
Getting ready for Stage 3 in Pinedale Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 5:06 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race fans, last night we gathered in the Pinedale Public Library for a fabulous dinner put on by the Pinedale 4h kids. The different events in the communities along the race trail are definitely what makes the Pedigree Stage Stop Race so special. During the meeting each Musher introduced themselves. When… Read more »
Pinedale Stage 5 Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 02-02-2023 at 6:21 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, yesterdays Kemmerer Stage saw the longest Stage with 36.5 Miles. Once teams reached the turn around they had also reached the half way point of the whole race. Different strategies were deployed yesterday. Anny Malo and Cathy Rivest ran booties on all of their dogs. Alix Crittenden and… Read more »
Today’s Pinedale stage canceled, postponed until Thursday Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 01-30-2023 at 11:48 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans, after much deliberation Race Marshal Warren Palfrey made the tough decision to cancel todays stage. The goal is to run it on Thursday instead. Temperatures combined with windchill were right at the edge of cutoff.
Pinedale Stage 3 delayed to 10 a.m. start Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 7:49 amGood morning Race Fans, It’s a sunny, yet cold and windy morning here in Pinedale. With it supposed to warm up later and the wind also supposedly calming down a bit, Race Marshal Warren Palfrey made the decision to move the starting time to 10 a.m.
Good morning from Pinedale Stage 3 Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 5:59 amHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans,its chilly this fine morning here in Pinedale. After pretty much living in a snow globe over the last days, ever since the Vet Check on Friday, today we are greeted by 25 below F ( minus 32 C )….. We have a 45 minute drive to the upper Green… Read more »
Windy Day 3 in Pinedale Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 01-31-2022 at 6:21 amHowdy Pedigree Stage Stop Race fans. Stage 3 in Pinedale is in the books. An interesting day it was. Talking to the Mushers after this stage was for sure entertaining. It was a very windy and snowy run. When we took the Snowmachine out on the trail, there further we got, the more the weather… Read more »
Pindale Day 3, Video from the trail Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 12:08 pmHowdy, Quick update from the trail. Wind and snow was the name of the game today on the Pinedale trail. At Mile 15 Race Leaders Anny Malo and Lina Streeper had kept very similar runtime. Here a video from the trail:
Day 3, Pinedale Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 6:31 amGood morning Stage Stop Race Fans. Teams are headed to the Upper Green Valley Parking lot for a second time. Yesterdays stage was run there, instead of Lander, due to snow conditions. Only the first part of the trail, in the flats, will be the same as yesterday, then Mushers will climb to above 9000… Read more »
Post race commentary after Kemmerer Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted 02-01-2021 at 9:09 pmErick Laforce had a heck of a run today. After winning todays stage, he is going to go out last tomorrow morning in Big Piney. His split times are very impressive: 16.1 mph for the first 9.1 miles and 15.9 mph for the last 10 miles. Anny Malo will go out second last chasing once… Read more »
Post race Interview in Kemmerer with Diane Marquis and Anny Malo Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 8:01 pmWe caught up with Diane Marquis and Anny Malo after the Kemmerer Stage. Marco was the official translator for Diane and Elliot the expect camera man. He does some great trail videos too. Thank you:
Kemmerer Stage 3, Trail video: Lina, Diane and JR Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 7:11 pmHere a few more videos of the Kemmerer Stage. First up Lina Streeper navigating the turn around loop, incredibly smooth! She finished todays stage in 3rd place and sits in 2nd place overall, about 5 minutes behind Race leader Anny Malo from Quebec. JR Anderson having another solid performance on Day 3 in Kemmerer…. Read more »
Post Kemmerer Stage Interviews, Tim Thiessen and Thad McCracken Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 2:12 pmHere some post Kemmerer Stage Interviews. 1st up Tim Thiessen: And here Thad Mc Cracken, talking about having not the cleanest run: Very cool slow-mo Video from the trail:
Day 3, Kemmerer Stage Results. Sebastian Schnuelle
Posted at 2:00 pmHello Pedigree Stage Stop Race Fans. Day 3 in Kemmerer is in the books. Another exiting run under sunny skies. Those are much different conditions form last year. In 2020 it was snowing steadily throughout the stage. The further down the trail the teams ran, the deeper the snowpack became. Today heat was likely more… Read more »
