Alaska, Iditarod and Fairbanks

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.
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.
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.
Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced Monday. The last-minute change follows alarms raised by some mushers over the weekend who said stretches of the trail were not safe for their teams.
Iditarod forced to move again due to lack of Alaska snow
In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Eagle River, Alaska musher Tom Schonberger's lead dogs trot along Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska.
Lack of snow on stretches of trail forces Iditarod to move race start to Fairbanks
The Iditarod Trail Committee said Monday it will relocate the race's restart to Fairbanks because of abysmal snow conditions across a long middle portion of the trail. The decision follows an outcry from mushers over the weekend about the hazards posed to their safety if the race stuck to its traditional southern route.
Iditarod moves to start in Fairbanks
The Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday afternoon that the official start of the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race will be in Fairbanks.
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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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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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Think sled-dog racing is fading? In Alaska’s mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High-school boys in Akiachak can “forget the muscle cars,” said Barron Sample, principal of the village’s school. “You get ...
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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 ...
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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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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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Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say
Iditarod. The city said prayer vigils would be held Friday for those on board the plane, friends and family and those involved in search efforts. Alaska’s U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Dan ...
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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 ...