We are pleased to announce that the Northern Air Cargo Honda Rancher 4×4, pictured, will be awarded to a musher via a special NAC/Iditarod Facebook Live broadcast Thursday, April 30 at 4 p.m. Alaska time (5 p.m. PT, 6 p.m MT, 7 p.m. CT, 8 p.m. ET). Normally the 4-wheeler is given away to …
Student podcasters have a great conversation with experienced musher Mille Porsild. Listen to Mille talk about expeditions and how she is excited about running her first Iditarod. Originally recorded in Oct. 2019. All episodes of Husky Talk are available on SoundCloud.
Pete Kaiser ran the section of the trail from Safety to Nome in 2 hours 47 min. Presented by the Nome Kennel Club since 1973, awarded to a top 20 finishing musher with the fastest time from the Safety checkpoint to Nome. Pete will receive $500 for winning this award.
As part of its partnership with the QRILL Pet Arctic World Series (QPAWS), an Iditarod recap special will be televised by CBS Sports Network on Friday, April 10, at 6 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (7 p.m. PST, 8 p.m. MST, 9 p.m. CST, 10 p.m. EST). “We want to thank CBS Sports Network and Lagardère …
With the final finisher crossing under the burled arch in Nome and the winner of Trifecta selected, the Iditarod Trail Committee is able to announce the official breakdown of the race purse by finishing position. This breakdown is determined based on the number of total finishers, coming in at 34 for the 2020 race. In …
The 2020 Iditarod Winter Raffle drawing was conducted at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 5 via Facebook Live from Wasilla. Twenty Iditarod raffle ticket holders now share in $176,000 in prizes, which includes four (4) 2019 Ram 4×4 Quad Cab pickup trucks, or a new (similarly priced) Dodge, Jeep or Chrysler vehicle. The Iditarod is a …
The Iditarod was informed on Friday, April 3, 2020 that 1975 Iditarod Champion, Emmitt Peters passed away in his home late last night. Emmitt (aka The Yukon Fox) was not only a great competitor, and champion, but he was also a great elder in Ruby. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for late summer or …
Due to Covid-19, our physical location Iditarod store and offices will be closed to walk-in traffic until further notice. However, our online store is available for business as usual and orders will be filled. For more information call 907-376-5155. Raffle tickets can still be purchased by phone at 1-800-545-6874.
Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers, Alaska, has been awarded the Iditarod XLVIII Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, designated to a musher whose team demonstrates outstanding care of their race team while remaining competitive. The winner is determined by a combination of voting by trail veterinarians and independent scoring of the teams by three …
We are pleased to announce that Dean Pflaum of New Jersey has won the inaugural Trifecta game and $2,240 in cash. Dean was one of only 2 players out of 560 or .38% that chose Thomas Waerner – Dean’s winning pick was a finish time of 9 days 10 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds. His …
