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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 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 ...
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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 ...
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Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming.
Local mushers compete in the 2025 Akiak Dash. This story was produced by KYUK and Northern Journal. Charlie Chingliak is a budding high school basketball player in the Western Alaska Native ...
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Royal Oak native participating in iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The iconic Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race that brings in competitors from all around the world and this year, Royal Oak’s very own Dane Baker is participating ...
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Coalville mushers' Iditarod dreams in danger after Idaho qualifier canceled mid-race
MCCALL, Idaho — Coalville musher Wade Donaldson and his team of 12 dogs were about 60 miles into the 200-mile Idaho Sled Dog Challenge ... teams for the famous Iditarod in Alaska.
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Think sled-dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
and the 17-year-old used his winnings to buy high-pedigree sled dogs for $2,000 apiece from a pair of Iditarod mushers. High school boys in Akiachak can “forget the muscle cars,” said Barron ...
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Canadian veteran musher claims first UP200 dog sled race victory in snowy Upper Peninsula
Posted by The UP200, Midnight Run, and Jack Pine 30 on Sunday, February 16, 2025 After grueling multi-day dog sled race, Canadian Martin Massicotte with Patriotes Kennel in St-Tite, Quebec ...
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Get a glimpse of the bond between sled dogs and their musher this weekend
February 15 to show kids and parents what it takes to run a dog sled team. Northern Light co-host Monica Sandreczki recently caught up with Matthew Jobson, owner, operator and "chief pooper ...
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Chilly Dogs: A home for retired racing sled dogs
champions of races including the Beargrease and Iditarod. Chilly Dogs houses around 90 racing-retired sled dogs Now, after their early years of racing, each dog has a chance to live the rest of ...