Race Season
Nome’s Oldest Mushing Organization Hosted 20-Mile Race
Nome Kennel Club hosted a 20-mile sled dog race on Saturday, with the requirements being a minimum of three mushers and each team having at least eight excited dogs.
Read MoreNo Iditarod in Nome for 2021, Local Leaders Understand “Difficult” Decision
In a historic “first”, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will not be finishing in Nome this year. The race was rerouted because of COVID-19 concerns and as KNOM reports, local communities and mushers are understanding.
Read More42nd Annual K300 Race Postponed Due to COVID-19 in Y-K Delta Communities
The 2021 Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race has been postponed for a month with the start slated for February 12th. K300 race staff made that announcement yesterday citing lockdown mandates and COVID-19 restrictions in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta.
Read MoreKusko-300 Race Staff “Proceeding Cautiously” With Plans to Hold 2021 Event
With a record number of mushers signed up on opening day and an unparalleled number of COVID-19 cases spreading within the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta, K300 race staff are making quite a few adjustments.
Read MoreYukon Quest 2021 Broken Into Two Mid-Distance Races, One Already Cancelled
Plans are coming together for shortened versions of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on either side of the US-Canada border, after the organization cancelled the 1,000 mile race for 2021
Read MoreShaktoolik Awarded for COVID-19 Accommodations, Hospitality During Iditarod
The Native Village of Shaktoolik is being recognized for their makeshift checkpoint during this year’s unusual Iditarod sled dog race. The community has been given the Golden Clipboard Award.
Read MoreItalian Musher Finishes First Iditarod, Finds Way Home With Coronavirus Shutdown
Imagine completing a harrowing one-thousand-mile Iditarod Sled Dog race only to find out you can’t go back home when you’re done. That’s exactly what happened to Italian musher Fabio Berlusconi
Read MoreRecap of the Top 25 Iditarod Teams at the Finish Line of the 1,000 Mile Race
Sunday just before 12:30pm, Kaci Murringer crossed under the burled arch in Nome to cap off what has been an eventful running of this year’s Iditarod sled dog race. In case you missed a musher’s finish in Nome due to COVID-19 related closures, social distancing, or for some other reason, don’t worry. KNOM Radio spoke…
Read MoreLocal Search and Rescue Assists Iditarod Mushers Stuck in Overflow
Nome Search and Rescue responded to the call to rescue three Iditarod mushers from overflow near the Solomon River late Friday morning. Just before 9am Friday, Jim West Jr., the head of Nome Volunteer Ambulance Department, received a call from Mike Owens of the Iditarod Trail Committee. When West heard three teams were stuck in…
Read MoreIditarod Teams Yet To Reach Nome Face Overflow, Three Mushers and Their Dogs Rescued
Earlier today Sean Underwood, Tom Knolmayer, and Matthew Failor requested assistance from race staff after they went through a section of trail with deep overflow from the Solomon River.
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