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The World’s Most Famous Dog Sled Race Is Short on Snow
Over the course of more than half a century, the Iditarod dog sled race has grown into one of America’s iconic sporting ...
Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
Alaska Dispatch News7h
Rare Iditarod restart in Fairbanks draws crowds for ‘NASCAR with dogs’
Both locals and visitors were enthusiastic for the Interior-based Iditarod restart, which hadn’t been held in Fairbanks since ...
KTOO17h
Iditarod mushers dream of snowy trail out of Fairbanks during warm ceremonial start
Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — ...
IDITAROD NOTEBOOK: News from the Trail for 2025
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...
Alaska Dispatch News13h
‘Prepared to be adaptable’: Mushers leave Fairbanks to officially launch a historic 53rd Iditarod
This year’s 1,128-mile sled-dog race follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are ...
Alaska Public Media10h
33 mushers leave Fairbanks to take on the longest-ever Iditarod trail
A last-minute plan to change the route went off without a hitch despite significant changes to the original trail.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner9h
Fairbanks Iditarod restart met with relatively high temperature and tensions
The first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to restart in Fairbanks since 2017 began with crowds lining Hoselton Road, ...
Global warming threatening the future of iconic dog sled races around the world
Climate change could continue to complicate iconic dogsledding races around the country as rising global temperatures make ...
Altoona Mirror10h
Lack of snow changes Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass barren ...