Races
The Copper Basin 300 Sled Dog Race began 30 years ago as a lodge race, running between local establishments in the Copper River Valley. In the early years the race alternated starting locations,...
Two Rivers Funjor
Fairbanks, AK
Oct. 6
The Two Rivers Dog Mushers hosted their second annual Funjor event on October 6, 2018. According to race director and club president Amanda Smith, the turnout...
The first dryland event of the year in Alaska took place in Chugiak. Over 40 participants filled the parking lot early Saturday morning. Ten bikers took off at 1-minute intervals in the 1-dog...
A month after a wrong turn cost him his lead in the 2018 Iditarod, Nicolas Petit was back on top. The French-born Girdwood musher claimed a decisive victory in the Kobuk 440, the prestigious last...
Canadian musher Blayne “Buddy” Streeper sixth title in February’s Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship may trigger fresh whispers – and expectations.
Can the Fort Nelson, British Columbia, sprint...
Every person visits Alaska for a reason. Some travel to the Last Frontier in search of an adventure, while others hope to learn something new about themselves while observing the state’s unmatched...
As I write these lines, the Yukon Quest and Iditarod both have long come to an end. The Iditarod has a new champion with Joar Leifseth Ulsom. The last time a musher not named Seavey won Iditarod was...
The winter of 2017/2018 goes into the weather annals as one of the snowiest and stormiest years since early 1900s when weather data started being collected in northwestern Alaska. And it was the...
The Finnmarksløpet open class 14-dog team class is the longest sled dog race in Norway and Europe. The Finnmarksløpet had its inaugural run in 1981 and in the last 20 years, only 10 to 30 teams...