(Photo by MARY MALONE)A musher in the six-dog sprint class heads toward the finish line at Saturday's Priest Lake Dog Sled Races. The action continues today, beginning at 9 a.m., at the U.S. Forest Service air strip in Priest Lake.

(Photo by MARY MALONE)Competitors heading toward the finish line in the skijoring competition during Saturday's Priest Lake Sled Dog Races, held at the U.S. Forest Service airstrip. Events continue today, with races beginning by 9 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon. Race categories include sprint, skijoring, and distance.

(Photo by MARY MALONE)Harleigh Dutton, 8, competes in the novice sprint class during the Priest Lake Sled Dog Races on Saturday.

(Photo by MARY MALONE)Mushers in the four-dog sprint class are neck and neck as they charge across the finish line neck during Saturday's action in the annual Priest Lake Dog Sled Races sponsored by the Inland Empire Sled Dog Association. The action continues today at the U.S. Forest Service airstrip in Priest Lake.