NTCH Nova av Viddashusky

Photo: Ida-Helene Sivertsen

Nova is six years old - born Feb 15 2019.

LINK to pedigree. 

She is beautifully built - athletic and long legged. I love the way she moves - completely effortless and at really high speeds. 

She has completed all her races including the longdistance rases Finnmarksløpet 600 (2022), Beaskades (2022, 2023, 2024) and Bergebyløpet (2022, 2023, 2024) with Ida-Helene Sivertsen / Team Snykovet. This last season (2025), Nova completed Beaskadás again with Ida-Helene, and Aurora Trail plus Tobacco Trail with Rune. Our team - with Nova as a very important member and one out of the five remaining dogs in the team - also completed 563 out of 612 km FL600 2025 - before they were pulled out for not being able to cross the finish line within the given deadline of the race.

Nova has proved to be an extremely robust and hard working sled dog - never showing any stiffness or soreness during long workouts and races. She can work at all positions in the team but prefers the wheel position with Balder. 

She is also really good at resting! Whenever the team stops she immediately lays down to take a snow bath and a power nap! 

Nova is a climber! She used to live indoor with us until we finally buildt a roof above the big dog yard. 

She is also the only husky that I trust with our cats. In many ways I think she IS a cat!! 

She is sweet tempered, social, talkative, uncomplicated, playful, happy and everybody´s darling with the softest fur and the best husky kisses.

Nova became the second best female with res CAC and CQ at a dogshow in Tromsø June 2023. And with 3 first prices from races that secured her the well deserved NTCH title as the first champion in our team. She also has one CAC from a national dogshow.

She is the mother of two year old Snykovet’s Yukon & Nahanni living with us, Tulita & Nome living with Marit, and Mirabel & Jasper living with Line. All of them focused and hardworking sled dogs. 

Name: N TCH Nova av Viddashusky
Registration number: NO45468/19
Born: Feb 15 2019
Breeder: Ragne K Smuk and Leif Herleiksplass, Vesterelva og Viddas Husky
Weight: 18 kg (April 2020)
Height: 56 cm
Health: Perfect results on gonioscopy and eye check / all normal February 28 2020 (1 year old)
Heat: May 20 2024, Jan 2 2025

Races

2021
Beaskadas 300 (DNF, scratched after 130 km)
HomerunRace 100 km in Finnmark, Feb 6-7 2021 (Bergebyløpet was cancelled due to corona and run as a Homerun Race instead)


2022
Beaskádas 300 Homerun Race 166 km (12/16)
VOM Homerun Race 36 km
Bergebyløpet N70 240 km (12/16)
Finnmarksløpet FL600 finisher March 2022 (38/62)


2023
Beaskádas 300 245 km (12/16)
TromsQuest 60 km (3/7)
Bergebyløpet N70 240 km (13/16)
Herringen Trail 50 km (4/4)
Trekkhundprøve Alapmoen 21.7 km (1/4)

2024

Beskádas 300 100 km (1/3)

TromsQuest 20 km RNB1 (1/6)

Bergebyløpet N70 110 km (3/5)

Huskyløpet/NSHK Vintersamling (RNB1) at Johnsgård Turistsenter 2x13 km (2/8)

Pasvik Trail 50 km (2/3)

Sled dog merits

2023

1st price at Beaskádas 300 (245 km)
1st price at TromsQuest (60 km)
3rd price at Herringen Trail (50 km)
1st price at Trekkhundprøve Alapmoen (21.7 km)

2024

1st price at Beaskádas 300 (100 km)
1st price at TromsQuest (20 km)

1st price at Bergebyløpet N70 (110 km)

1st price at Huskyløpet/NSHK Vintersamling (RNB1) at Johnsgård Turistsenter 2x13 km (14 km/t)

1st price at Pasvik Trail (50 km)

Dog shows

National dogshow in Tromø 25.08.19 HP 1.BTK BIR (puppy)
National dogshow in Skjomen 01.09.19 HP 1.BTK BIR (puppy)

National dogshow in Tromsø 29.08.2020 G. AK

Judge Hans Almgren, Sweden: "1 og 1/2 år. Lett tispe. Der hodet og kropp behøver å utvikles da ulike saker mangler. Substans. Store ører. Kunne ha bedre pigment noen partier. Bra halslengde. Tilstrekkelig benstamme. Hun rører seg med bra steg. Parallelt bak. Savner harmoni og tilstrekkelig sosial trening for utstilling. Bruk mye tid."

Three years later Nova was back in the ring and got her well deserved excellent and CQ (champion quality):

National dogshow in Tromsø 10.06.2023 EXC.BK 1.BKK CK R.CERT 2.BTK (2. beste tispe i konkurransen) 

Judge Benny Blidh Von Schedvin, Sweden: "Kraftfull tik samtidig elegant og med fin rastyp, feminint velformad hode, lite stora øron, bra hals og rygg, bra brøstdjup, markerad førbrøst, bra benstamme og vinklar, effektive rørelser og lite urfeld pels, bra helhet"

With this result from the show ring - in addition to her three 1st price merits from races, Nova closed her sled dog / working championate and became a "N TCH". Application granted 12.06.2023. 

Natonal dogshow in Tromsø 11.06.2023 EXC.BK 1.BKK (brukshundklasse)

Judge Anne-Chaterine Edoff, Sverige: "Feminin, bra skalle, lite lett nosparti noget svak kjeve, bra øgon, bra hals og manke, står med stram rygg, avrunde kors, passende brystforhold, bra ben og tassar, lite innstabil i sin hasle, lite efftergivande i sin rygglinje, mykke bra pels, velgående i siden med velbuende svans."

Photos: Trine Lysholm Hagen

National Dog Show June 2023

Handler: Ida-Helene Sivertsen

Easter 2022 with Nova and the pack at Ringvassøya. 

Nova in lead with Skádja at Finnmarksløpet 600. Photo: Emi Dahlman @ingenkake

Ida-Helene with our lead dogs Nova (in training) and Skádja (main leader) after a 42km training in minus 40 degrees Celsius in Finnmark February 2021. Photo: Monica A. Sundset. Video from the same day (by Monica A Sundset, edited by Sverre-Leander Sundset).