SAM PALFREY of Ouesnel, British Columbia takes off at the start of the Flathead Sled Dog Days in Olney in this file photo. The 2017 Flathead Classic sled dog race begins Saturday, Feb. 25 in Olney. Some mushers and teams will run an 80-mile course, from Olney to Polebridge and back, wrapping up back in Olney on Sunday, Feb. 25. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake, file)

February 23, 2017