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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.

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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.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN · 3d

Iditarod race officials discuss ‘tough call’ to move start to Fairbanks due to safety concerns

A major change is coming to this year’s Iditarod as the Trail Committee announced the race will now begin — for the fourth time in the race’s history — in Fairbanks. This is a reversal of a previous announcement made on Jan.

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

High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school ...

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2025 Iditarod to Run From Fairbanks to Nome

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it ...

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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 MSN13d

Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard are dead, authorities say

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was ...

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner3d

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 Dispatch News9d

Bethel musher Pete Kaiser wins ninth Kuskokwim 300 title

That hasn’t been an option for Kaiser and others in Western Alaska. “We don’t have a ... The 17-year-old is the three-time reigning Junior Iditarod champ and coming off a win at the Knik ...

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Early snowmelt could accelerate Alaska’s wildfire seasons, UAF research says

Analysis of almost a century of Alaska fire weather data shows that many of Alaska’s most extreme wildfire seasons started ...

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