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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.

InsideHook on MSN · 12h

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,

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

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.

Alaska Public Media1d

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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Early snowmelt is one indicator that could fuel Alaska’s wildfire season

Data from the research showed that some of the more recent extreme years, like the 2004 and 2015 wildfire seasons, occurred ...

WCIV Charleston on MSN1d

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 ...

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.

The Associated Press on MSN12d

The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say

Just hours after finding 10 people dead in western Alaska from one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years, authorities are racing to recover their remains and the wreckage of the ...

The Oakland Press3d

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 ...

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News Man Weekly bonus episode: Mansfield native talks all things Iditarod

Here is an audio primer to get you ready to follow Mansfield native Matthew Failor in the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race across ...

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Coalville mushers' Iditarod dreams in danger after Idaho qualifier canceled mid-race

Avalanches forced race organizers to cancel the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge's 200-mile event mid-race, after warm weather and ...

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Home Country – The Iditarod

The Iditarod Trail. It has come to mean “The Trail” to dog mushers and kennel owners all over the state of Alaska and in a lot of other places. There are other long distance dogsled races now. We know ...

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