Area residents will get the chance to watch the races in Alpine on January 16. In Star Valley, winter sports – the faster the better – mean adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding fun for anyone riding a machine with a throttle, skis and a track. Riders can be seen or heard in a blur through fields or catching air in the backcountry. But come January 16, at Alpine, there will be a unique “first” for what many locals traditionally call “sleds.” Note to visitors: calling them snowmobiles is a dead giveaway you’re renting for groomed trails at Old Faithful. At about 11 a.m. on that Satu...