On the revamped out-and-back Iditarod route, Skwentna will be the site of mushers’ final layover
Mushers must still take three mandatory layovers, including an eight-hour break in Skwentna 60 miles from the finish line.
ExxonMobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties
The Iditarod has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled back version of this year’s race because of the pandemic.
Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race gets a new trail, and Bogus Creek 150 gets a new date
Usually a 300-mile run from Bethel to Aniak and back, this year’s race will make two roundtrip runs between Bethel and Bogus Creek.
Sled dog teams will start and finish the 2021 Iditarod at Deshka Landing
A field of 54 mushers is expected to start the race on Sunday, March 7.
Iditarod still plans to hold a race, but it won’t end in Nome
Race officials on Friday announced a revised route that includes a turnaround near the ghost town of Iditarod and ends in Willow.
Bethel’s Kusko 300 sled dog race postponed until February
21 mushers have signed up for the race, now scheduled to start on Feb. 12.
Sled dogs will see some action this weekend in the Denali Doubles 100
The race begins Saturday afternoon in at the Cantwell parking lot on the Denali Highway.
Yukon River mushers hurting for salmon to feed sled dogs receive thousands of pounds of donated kibble
But some wonder whether it will be enough, with impacts from poor salmon runs rippling through the subsistence economy.
Pandemic restrictions lead Norwegian champ Waerner to pass on Iditarod 2021
Thomas Waerner said Monday he won’t defend his title because of travel restrictions and uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic .
Snow is on the ground. But what about the sled dog races that traditionally accompany it?
A number of races have been altered or shortened, or are running with smaller purses than in previous years.
Jenne Smith, partner of champion musher Lance Mackey, dies in ATV accident
Smith was traveling alone Sunday night near Mackey’s kennel in the Fairbanks area.
Iditarod says it’s planning 2021 race with new safety plans
Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach stressed the need to be adaptive, and said the race is prepared to go around every village on the route if needed.
Here’s how the Kusko 300 plans to keep villages safe while putting dog teams on the trail
Mushers won’t stay in the homes of residents, and all participants -- mushers, handlers, vets -- must take two COVID-19 tests.
Pandemic takes Yukon out of the 2021 Yukon Quest sled dog race
Dog teams won’t race on Canada’s side of the 1,000-mile international race trail this winter.
4-time champ Dallas Seavey signs up for his 1st Iditarod since 2017 doping controversy
Seavey is among six Iditarod champions, including 2020 winner Thomas Waerner, who have signed up for next year's race to Nome.
Yukon Quest organizers plan two races in 2021 amid border and financial uncertainty
A shorter-than-normal race will be run in Alaska and the other will stay in the Yukon.
Martin Buser is an Iditarod double-winner, collecting awards for sportsmanship and inspiration
The veteran musher, one of 11 that got stuck in Elim when a sea storm wiped out the trail, offered encouragement and experience on his 37th run to Nome.
Win-lose for Iditarod mushers: Lower entry fees but less prize money for 2021
The discounted entry fees are available to mushers who sign up early.
Iditarod champion Thomas Waerner is finally back home in Norway, 11 weeks after winning the race
The musher and his dogs flew 20 hours in a 64-year-old DC-6 cargo plane that’s headed to a Norway aviation museum.
Good boys: Bark and K2 share Golden Harness Award as top dogs in the 2020 Iditarod
The Iditarod runs in Bark’s blood, according to musher Thomas Waerner, who said his co-lead dog was conceived during the 2014 race in the checkpoint of Ruby.