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Race Rules

Adult Race Rules

  • No nippy dogs. NO LOOSE DOGS.
  • No metal edged skis.
  • Necklines recommended for 2-dog teams.
  • TO PASS: yell trail with plenty of time, go by on the same side as your dog/dogs, watch ski poles, ski hard to pull away.
  • BEING PASSED: Reel in your dog/dogs and stay on the same side of the trail as your dog/dogs. You may stop but you don’t need to. Let the “passer” pull away before you chase. Do not “leap frog” more than once.
  • Watch for moose, other wildlife and trail users.

Junior Race Rules

Juniors are skijor participants 8-15 years of age, and must be accompanied to a race or other event by a parent or guardian. Juniors may race with up to 2 dogs.

A junior must be signed off by an ASPA board member. The following skills must be observed, with the number of dogs the junior will race with:

  • Stop and hold
  • Get up and start after a fall
  • Pass and be passed following trail etiquette rules
  • Ski well enough so you will not be a hazard to yourself or others. Juniors must ski 1/4 mile by themselves.

Minor skijorers 16 and older do not need to be signed off or accompanied by a parent but must have prior parental approval in writing.

Exceptions to these rules for minors may be made on a case by case basis only with approval by the ASPA board.

[Updated 2/14/2021]

Contact ASPA

Alaska Skijoring and Pulk Association
P.O. Box 82843
Fairbanks, AK 99708

info@alaskaskijoring.org
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