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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 · 1d

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,

AOL · 4d

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

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.

Herald and News · 4d

Iditarod to start in Fairbanks for lack of snow

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

Yahoo · 4d

Iditarod sled dog race starting line relocated over lack of snow

The starting line of the Iditarod sled dog race is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks after it didn't snow for more than two weeks along the 20-mile stretch between the two cities.

Richmond · 4d

Lack of snow prompts change to Iditarod starting point

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

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN4d

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.

Alaska Public Media2d

Iditarod mushers say low snow means more broken sleds and training on 4-wheelers

On a sled it’s really something.” Redington and his team were just two weeks away from competing in the thousand-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Redington won the race in 2023, it’s a ...

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 ...

The Oakland Press4d

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 ...

Alaska Dispatch News1d

‘I’ve been waiting a long time’: Shorter race doesn’t stop mushers and dog teams at Fur Rondy

And a lack of snowpack forced the Fur Rendezvous’ annual three-day, 78-mile Open World Championship Sled Dog Races to be revised to a 9-mile Rondy Invitational. An abnormal winter has produced an ...