Mushers react: New route, new mindset ahead of 2025 Iditarod race
A Fairbanks restart in 2025 means teams will no longer travel through the famed and technically challenging Alaska range.
Iditarod sled dog race starting line relocated over lack of snow
The starting line of the Iditarod sled dog race is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks after it didn't snow for more than ...
Lack of snow prompts Alaska's Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world's most famous sled dog race to move the ...
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Iditarod to start in Fairbanks for lack of snow
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the ...
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Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world's most famous sled dog race to move the ...
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Race to the Sky cut short due to weather
Lincoln held the 40th Race to the Sky mushing competition, but it was cut short due to the cold and snowy weather.
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Think sled dog racing is fading? In the mushing-crazy Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in Akiachak can “forget the muscle cars,” said Barron Sample, principal of the village’s school. “You get ...
The Klondike Dog Derby kicks off Saturday, where to go and what to watch
The first Klondike Dog Derby is kicking off in Excelsior this Saturday morning, Feb. 8, with some opening events ahead of the ...
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Mushers get their dogs ready for 40th running of Race to the Sky
On Friday, dogs running the 300-mile race received vet checks to make sure the dogs were healthy and safe before taking on ...
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Mushers get their dogs ready for 'Race to the Sky'
On Friday, dogs running the 300-mile race received vet checks to make sure the dogs were healthy and safe before taking on ...
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'There’s gonna be more tough years now.' Mushing's persistence on a melting trail
Throughout the history of sled dog mushing in Alaska, the tradition has been closely tied to the terrain teams race on. KYUK ...
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Fairbanks musher Jeff Deeter wins Yukon Quest Alaska 550
All that changed Thursday, as Deeter took home the top prize in the Yukon Quest Alaska 550. He crossed the finish line in Tok at 2:49 p.m. Thursday, finishing the race in 5 days, 3 hours and 49 ...