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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 settlement of the state.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

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 start of the Iditarod farther north.

InsideHook on MSN · 1d

Inside the Iditarod, Alaska’s Snowy Super Bowl

To many casual onlookers, the Iditarod is a weird curiosity. The famed sled-dog race, which begins this year on March 1, tasks mushers with trekking roughly 1,000 miles across the snowy Alaskan wilderness with a team of about 12 dogs,

ICT News on MSN2d

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 ...

Alaska Public Media1d

100 years later, Alaska mushers pay tribute to historic Serum Run

Three teams hit the trail earlier this month for a reenactment of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a legendary effort that is credited with saving the town from diphtheria.

WCIV Charleston on MSN2d

You've got a friend in Alaska; Wando grad becomes dog musher in the wilderness

You may recognize the voice of Ken French, the man behind Crews Chevrolet's often heard marketing line - "You've got a friend ...

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2025 Iditarod to Run From Fairbanks to Nome

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it closer to its ...

Alaska Dispatch News23h

‘I’ve been waiting a long time’: Shorter race doesn’t stop mushers and dog teams at Fur Rondy

And a lack of snowpack forced the Fur Rendezvous’ annual three-day, 78-mile Open World Championship Sled Dog Races to be revised to a 9-mile Rondy Invitational. An abnormal winter has produced an ...

The Oakland Press4d

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 ...

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN4d

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.

Alaska Public Media2d

Early snowmelt could accelerate Alaska’s wildfire seasons, UAF research says

Analysis of almost a century of Alaska fire weather data shows that many of Alaska’s most extreme wildfire seasons started ...

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