Mushers from around the Northwestern United States and Canada gathered in Olney for the annual Flathead Classic for a weekend of sled dog racing on Feb. 29, 2020.
Hunter D'Antuono
A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Mushers apply zinc oxide paste to their dogs’ feet to prevent their skin from cracking before the start of the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A dog waits in its kennel before the start of the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An excited dog lets out a yap in anticipation of the start of its race during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Spectators Brian Riley and his dog Olly watch the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Anita Fisher adjusts the hood of her coat as she watches the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Dogs jump over one another anticipation of the start of their race during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Dina Lund cuddles with one of her dogs before the start of the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Sara Parr receives a kiss from one her husband Butch’s sled dogs before the start of the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Brandi Williamson of Corvallis, Montana competes in the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sled dogs pokes its head of its kennel before the start of the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A sled dog at the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A skijoring dog kicks up snow through a beam of sunlight during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A dog sled team runs up a hill during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
