The snow cats made it back out to Eagle Plains

Our team of snow cats that have volunteered their time to break the trail have successfully completed stage two of putting in the trail for The Dagoo 340. After a slurry of mechanical difficulties Ken and Ed of Skyways Technical services have made it back to the Eagle Plains lodge on the Dempster Highway at 2am on the 22nd. They report that the trail is hard packed and smooth and will be excellent for travel by dog team. Despite the mechanical difficulties and lack of sleep Ken and Ed arrived in Eagle Plains in high spirits and still excited about the race. Unfortunately they will be unable to make necessary repairs in time for the both snow cats to make a second trip into Old Crow without causing a major delay in the race. This news was a tough blow for The Dagoo 340 Planning committee as now we would have been unable to provide food drops in Old Crow and at our checkpoint, but thanks to a very kind last minute donation from Capital Helicopters we were able to make arrangements for food drops at both the checkpoint and in Old Crow. This Donation will allow us to start the race on schedule