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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 · 11h

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 ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner4d

Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks, pushed back a day

This will be the fourth time Fairbanks has hosted the Iditarod, all due to a lack of snow in Southcentral Alaska.

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 ...

Richland Source19h

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 ...

Alaska Dispatch News8d

Think sled-dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming

Especially Emily Robinson, a 17-year-old from Alaska’s Interior who’s won three junior editions of the Iditarod. Robinson, who finished sixth in the 300-mile race and won the Rookie of the ...

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN3d

Mushers react: New route, new mindset ahead of 2025 Iditarod race

A Fairbanks restart in 2025 means teams will no longer travel through the famed and technically challenging Alaska range.

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