21-year-old Reitan is Quest’s top rookie — and the first musher to cross the race’s new finish line
Quest officials Wednesday moved the finish line 14 miles up the Chena River because of deteriorating ice closer to Fairbanks.
Iditarod mushers are one step closer to the starting line
Thousands of pounds of dog food and supplies will head to Iditarod checkpoints for this year’s race.
Sass set to lead Yukon Quest mushers out of Dawson City
The 2015 champion was the first to reach the halfway point of the 1,000-mile sled dog race.
Lance Mackey endures dragging, loss of gloves during brutal sprint dog race
The legendary Fairbanks musher impressed onlookers even as he stumbled at the start of the Eagle River Classic.
The Yukon Quest starts in Whitehorse on Saturday. Here’s what to know.
The sled dog race is known for long stretches of trail through remote wilderness and bitter cold weather.
Rain leads to cancellation of the Willow 300 Sled Dog Race
It’s the latest sled dog race to have fallen victim to warm weather this winter.
Dallas Seavey will skip the Iditarod for second straight year
The four-time Iditarod champ said Friday he plans to participate in Norway’s Finnmarkslopet race in March.
Poor trail conditions lead to cancellation of Knik 200, but the Tustumena 200 is a go
With a field that includes Iditarod champs Lance Mackey and Mitch Seavey, the Tustumena 200 starts Saturday at noon.
Matthew Failor wins Kuskokwim 300
The 36-year-old musher appears to now also hold the fastest win in the race’s 40-year history.
Close finish could be on tap for Kusko 300
The 300-mile sled dog race will finish Sunday in Bethel.
Poor trail turns Yukon Quest 300 into a 200-mile sled dog race
Lack of snow in the Yukon Territory caused officials to shorten next month’s race.
Repeat Pete goes for 5th straight Kusko 300 win, but he faces tough competition
Pete Kaiser of Bethel will try to become the first musher in 40 years to win the race five straight times.
Copper Basin 300 begins with 35 teams
Robert Redington held a slim lead 50 miles into the 300-mile race.
Iditarod’s longtime chief executive resigns for another job
Stan Hooley “has accepted an opportunity that will take him out of Alaska for extended periods of time for several years,” said a statement from the Iditarod race organization.
Will the snow ever come? Doubts creep in for mushers, skiers, trappers and snowmachiners
Snow or not, the Yukon Quest has a big field of mushers — unlike the Iditarod, which continues to make perplexing decisions, columnist John Schandelmeier writes.
Iditarod absolves Dallas Seavey of involvement in 2017 dog drugging
The board of directors said it doesn’t know who drugged four dogs on Seavey’s team, but says it wasn’t the four-time champion.
Lance Mackey set for return to the Iditarod after 3 years away
The four-time champion was among several mushers who entered the race during the final week of signups, bringing the number of entries to 51.
Hugh Neff barred from 2019 Iditarod amid concerns over dog care
The two-time Yukon Quest champion had already been banned from the 2019 Quest after one of his dogs died on the trail in this year’s race.
Kansas congressional candidate who ran the Iditarod is having his honesty challenged
Steve Watkins applied 11 times for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend and hadn’t lived in Kansas for years.
President of the Iditarod board steps down
Andy Baker, the brother of 2011 Iditarod champion, served on the sled dog race’s governing board for eight years.