2011 Fur Rendezvous

Rumrunners team wins snowball championship

People flocked to the Rondy Carnival at Third Avenue and E Street throughout the Fur Rendezvous, which ended March 5, 2011.

Anchorage will represent the US at the Yukigassen World Championships next year. That is, if the Rumrunners team, which claimed the U.S. national championship on Sunday, wants to do it and can afford to get there.

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2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

US snow brawl championship on line today

The U.S. Yukigassen Championship will take place today starting at 11 a.m. on the Delaney Park Strip at 10th Avenue and G Street.
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Rondy's Native arts market honors volunteer

One of Fur Rendezvous' biggest events in terms of the number of people involved and the number of dollars changing hands kicks off today. And it has a new name. Hundreds of vendors from across Alaska are on hand with ivory carvings, sealskin mukluks, fox fur hats, bead jewelry, grass baskets...
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Ellis wins world championship in a beautiful run

Egil Ellis reclaimed the Fur Rendezvous World Champion Sled Dog Racing title on Sunday. But the victory will be the subject of controversy for years to come.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Ellis wins after Streeper is disqualifed over encounter

Defending champion Blayne Streeper was disqualified from Sunday's final heat of the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race following an incident on Cordova Street hill Saturday.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Streeper leaps into lead on day 2 of Rondy race

Defending champion Blayne Streeper took a big step today toward becoming the first musher to win five consecutive Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Races with a solid finish that vaulted him into the overall lead after two heats of the three-day series.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Salcha musher grabs slim lead in Rondy

Arleigh Reynolds of Salcha took a slim 13-second lead over defending champion Blayne Streeper of British Columbia in Friday's opening heat of the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog Race.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Mushin' mission from Russian Mission

Of the eye-popping stories among the competitors in this year's Fur Rondy sled dog races, the wildest may be from Ryan Housler of Russian Mission. He and his team recently encountered a musk ox on the trail.
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Day-by-day guide to the 2011 Fur Rendezvous

Clear the calendar, Anchorage. The 76th annual edition of the Fur Rendezvous is under way. Alaska's biggest winter festival runs through March 6.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Some downtown streets closed for Fur Rondy

Street closures in downtown Anchorage are in effect tonight as organizers begin to set up for the 2011 Fur Rendezvous, kicking off Friday with the World Championship Sled Dog races through part of town.
2011 FUR RENDEZVOUS

Mushers expect fast track for Rondy race

The 25-mile track for the Fur Rendezvous World Championship Sled Dog race was in prime condition Thursday, according to mushers and officials. Assuming no fresh snow overnight, or at least no more than a dusting, they expected it to remain that way for today's start.