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Number of days since last significant snowfall: 18.
Number of nights during this span with low temperature of zero degrees or colder: 18.
Number of nights with low temperature of -10 degrees or colder: 9.
Forecasted low temperature for tonight: -11.
Days until first day of spring: 51.

While it seems like this has been the worst drought in recent memory, it isn’t.

Through January, this year’s snowpack ranks as the third-lowest total in the 40-year history of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, trailing only 2001 and 1977, the infamous “winter it didn’t snow.” But relief may be on the way.

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With the International Stage Stop Sled Dog Race off and running, Dan Carter is taking an important step in his preparation for the Iditarod this spring.

Carter was one of 18 mushers to glide through the streets of Jackson on Friday in the Stage Stop’s largely ceremonial opening leg. The real racing began Sunday with a 76-mile run from Lander to Pinedale, won by Wendy Davis of Lander.

The Stage Stop winds through seven communities in western Wyoming before finishing Feb. 3 in Park City, Utah. For daily race results, click here.

Carter, 36, is the latest man of Granite (Creek) to aim his sled toward the Iditarod, following in the tracks of his mentor and boss, Frank Teasley.

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