#2 Dustin Schmidt is from Jackson Hole. The 23-year old is an IPSSSDR rookie. Dustin worked at Frank Teasley's kennel for three years and worked as an IPSSSDR race volunteer for several years, which stirred an intense interest in sled dog racing and ultimately getting into professional mushing. Early in the race, teams enjoyed blue skies and pleasant temperatures as they travel along Hwy 352 on the way to Cora and Pinedale. Schmidt doesn't know it yet, but the ominous dark clouds boiling over the mountains behind him will engulf his team in a classic Wyoming blizzard just minutes after this photo was taken.