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Competitors in a Highlands dog sled rally will race over a snow-covered course for the first time since the mid 1990s. Competitors in a Highlands dog sled rally are racing over a snow-covered course for the first time since the mid 1990s.
The Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain said earlier this month that conditions for the Aviemore event were ideal. Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain spokeswoman Judy Wakker said the weekend event near Aviemore was an "amazing opportunity" for mushers.
"The atmosphere is amazing, it's buzzing," she said.
The Cairngorms experienced some of the heaviest snowfalls during the recent prolonged spell of severe weather.The Cairngorms experienced some of the heaviest snowfalls during the recent prolonged spell of severe weather.
The annual rally will be held over Saturday and Sunday. Teams of Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes and Canadian Eskimo dogs are racing round a four-mile track on sledges instead of the usual wheeled rigs.
Teams of Siberian huskies, Alaskan malamutes and Canadian Eskimo dogs will race round a four-mile track on sledges instead of the usual wheeled rigs. 'Amazing opportunity'
Husky club spokeswoman Judy Wakker said more than 200 competitors and more than 1,000 dogs would be taking part. Ms Wakker said more than 200 competitors and more than 1,000 dogs were taking part.
She said: "A lot of people take their dogs to France and Germany to run on the snow so to be able to do it in Scotland is just perfect. "It's the first time we have run the sleds on snow for 15 years," she said.
"The dogs are going to absolutely love it." "To get the opportunity to run sled dogs on snow in Scotland is amazing.
Earlier this month the BBC Scotland website reported that the event was poised to run on snow for the first time in 15 years amid concerns heavy snow would force the cancellation of a rally in England which did eventually go ahead. "Normally you have to go to the Alps in France and Germany to get the opportunity to run on snow."
Mrs Wakker said 2,000 to 3,000 spectators watch the annual event.
One of the event organisers, Sarah Robinson from Watford, said the race, which was attracting competitors from across the country was considered to be "one of the most challenging and prestigious of the Siberian Husky Club's series of rallies".
The event, held on Saturday and Sunday, was first staged in 1984.