The Iditarod announced today that the United States Army will be joining as a partner in the 52nd running of The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. While the Iditarod has been inspiring Alaskans since 1973, the history of The United States Army has served Alaska since the state first became U.S. soil in 1867. …
A milestone in Alaska aviation was reached tonight as Ed Kornfiled received two prestigious awards. Awarded by the FAA, Kornfield received both the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award and the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award. Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award is the most prestigious award that can be presented to a Part 61 pilot. It …
Rookie Iditarod Musher, Jacob Witkop, announced today that he has made the decision to withdraw from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. The Iditarod Trail Committee wishes Jacob all of the best and we hope to see him and his team on the trail in the future.
The Iditarod announced today that the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) will be a partner for the 2024 world-famous Iditarod, with support from the University of Alaska, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, and the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development. ACPE provides education and career funding solutions. These solutions …
Veteran Iditarod musher, Rob Cooke, announced today that he has made the decision to withdraw from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. The Iditarod Trail Committee will miss watching Rob on the trail this year and look forward to seeing him compete in Iditarod 2025.
Veteran Iditarod musher Josh McNeal has announced that he will be withdrawing from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race® due to a torn labrum. “Thankfully the tear is relatively small, and should hopefully heal with time and physical therapy. However, given the current state of pain, and the possibility of damaging it further… …
Veteran Iditarod musher, Riley Dyche, announced today that he has made the decision to withdraw from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. The Iditarod Trail Committee will miss watching Riley on the trail this year and look forward to seeing him compete in Iditarod 2025.
The Iditarod Community morns the loss of one of it’s founding fathers, Howard Farley, who passed away over the weekend at 91 years old. “Howard was abolsutely an icon within the Iditarod. Even today, he was truly a history buff, and being a competitor and being from Nome, he will be dearly missed by …
The Iditarod Trail Committee’s (ITC) Board of Directors has selected Wilson Hughes as the 2024 Honorary Musher for the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race®. Wilson has served the Iditarod in a variety of ways over the years beyond his role as a representative of the sponsorship family. He first served on the …
We are saddened to share the news that former Iditarod musher Paul Gebhardt, age 67, passed away this last Saturday after a battle with cancer that started in 2017. Born and raised on a family farm in central Minnesota, Paul had taken care of animals his whole life, so taking up dog mushing after …
