Vaccinations Requirement New for the 2011/2012 season, all dogs entering onto the Rosebud Run Sleddog race site are required to be up-to-date and current with distemper, rabies and parvovirus vaccines or have been proven to be immune to these three (3) viruses by virtue of a titre test dated no earlier than 3 years prior entering onto the site. Prior to entering onto the Rosebud Run race site, photocopies of vaccination documentation must be supplied to the Rosebud Run Sleddog Society for all dogs entering the site. This requirement has been adopted to protect you, your dogs, other users of the race trail and spectators attending Rosebud Run events. Purebred Registry Requirement Also new for the 2011/2012 season, photocopies of the registration papers for all dogs entered in any purebred class in the Rosebud Run Sleddog Classic sprint races must be supplied to the Rosebud Run Sleddog Society. Teams containing one or more unregistered dog(s) must enter in the "Open" classes. Spot checks will be conducted at the races. Full details on both of these new requirements are available on our Rules and Policies page as well as in the Rosebud Run Race Rules.

Rosebud Run Sleddog Classic is a nostalgic glimpse of the hardy men and women who met the challenge of winter travel in the snowbound north. Predating the Skidoo and Arctic Cat, the vision of a sled, musher and team of huskies amid a vast white expanse is the heritage we salute in this series of sled dog sprint races.

The Rosebud Run Sleddog Society is pleased to announce an alignment with the ALS Society of Alberta. This alignment is a natural fit as two of our founding members are currently afflicted with ALS. It is out of our utter respect and sincere gratitude to these two founding members that we take great pride in announcing this alignment.

If you've never see Alaskan huskies in a race to the finish, you're in for a treat! Besides huskies, you'll see teams of malamutes and crossbred dogs competing in one of the fastest winter tracks in North America.

One of the greatest features of the Rosebud Run Sleddog Classic is the view of the majority of the trail from the Staging Area which features the Start and Finish Gates and musher parking. If it's the "sound" of the Rosebud Run that thrills you, the start/finish line is where you want to be.

The 2010 edition of the races were a tremendous success. Participants enjoyed a weekend of friendly competition. A complete array of over 500 photographs capturing the weekend's activities can be viewed in the Photo Gallery.

Check out the souvenir booth by the Race Office, free parking, and plan to visit with the mushers at the Rosebud Run Banquet Dinner.

On January 2, 2010 we introduced the 1st edition of the Rosebud Run Mush Rush race. The 2nd edition of the Rosebud Run Mush Rush took place on January 1, 2011 and saw an increase of almost double the participants. This race, now an annual Rosebud Run event, takes place on the first Saturday of January. The 3rd Annual Mush Rush was scheduled for January 7, 2012 but has now been postponed to February 11, 2012 because of a lack of snow. Mush Rush is a one-day, 2-heat, 2-Class just-for-fun dog-mushing event. Race information and registration, when appropriate, is available on our Mush Rush page.

On March 12, 2011 we introduced the 1st edition of the Rosebud Run Mush Rush 2 race. The biggest feature of this one-day, 2-heat, 3-class, just-for-fun race is that the second heat in this race was run at night, the first sprint race we know of that has been run in the dark. Teams were lit with glow sticks and flashlights as they negotiated the race trail giving spectators and participants an unprecidented show. The 2nd Annual Mush Rush 2 is scheduled for March 3, 2012. Race information and registration is available on our Mush Rush 2 page.

Early in January of 2011, the Rosebud Run Sleddog Society established a membership program. Details regarding this program and the Society itself are available on the Society pages.

Check back often for more information as it becomes available. If you would like specific information about any aspect of Rosebud Run, please contact Bill Windsor at 335-9445 or e-mail the organizing committee at info@rosebudrun.ca.