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 ...
Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the ...
40th John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon starts mushing March 2
The annual race, which begins in Duluth and runs more than 300 miles, is a qualifier for the world-famous Iditarod and ...
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Lack of snow forces Alaska's famous Iditarod race to move starting location
Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of ...
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Iditarod mushers say low snow means more broken sleds and training on 4-wheelers
For the third time in a decade, the teams are leaving out of Fairbanks because of bare trail on part of the route out of ...
Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school there. 'You get the muscle dogs,' he said ...
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Iditarod has Royal Oak Flavor – Dane Baker prepares for the 1,049 mile race
That decision set him on a course to now participate in his first ever 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race – a 1,049-mile race that ...
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Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 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 start of the Iditarod farther north. The Iditarod ...
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Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
This year, mushers will race out of Fairbanks and rejoin the traditional route in Unalakleet. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks ...
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Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
FILE - Mats Pettersson, from Sweden, makes the corner onto Cordova Street during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ceremonial start in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Bob Hallinen ...