Iditarod
March 11, 2023 Rookie musher Gregg Vitello scratches at Iditarod checkpoint Anchorage, Alaska – Rookie musher Gregg Vitello (bib #29), of Milan, New Hampshire, scratched at 3:34 p.m. today at the Iditarod checkpoint which was in best interest of his team. Greg contacted Race Marshal Mark Nordman through a third party and …
Ryan Redington was the first of a trio of mushers to arrive in Kaltag. Ryan arrived at 12:47, Richie Diehl at 13:03 and Peter Kaiser at 13:19. As the first team to arrive in Kaltag, Ryan receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award. BBNC employee and shareholder, Christine Brandon, travelled to …
As we comprehend the news of Brent Sass scratching at Eagle Island for health reasons, twelve teams have departed Eagle Island (mile 592) for Kaltag (mile 652). Front runners – Redington, Diehl, Kaiser, Holmes, Maixner, Porsild and Failor are all moving at more than 8 mph. These colder temperatures and light winds are favorable for the …
Mar 11, 2023 Ryan Redington receives the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington (bib #5), of Knik, Alaska is the first musher to arrive at the Kaltag checkpoint at 12:47 pm with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Redington claims the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish …
March 11, 2023 Veteran musher, Brent Sass, scratches at Eagle Island Checkpoint Veteran musher and 2022 Iditarod Champion, Brent Sass (bib #14), of Eureka, Alaska, scratched at 7:42 a.m. today at the Eagle Island checkpoint as he didn’t feel he could care for his team due to current concerns with his periodontal health. …
Eddie Burke, Jr. shipped ice out to checkpoints to melt for water instead of snow. Ice is more dense than snow and quicker to convert to the quantity of water needed for feeding dogs.
While there’s an intense race up ahead on the Yukon River and the back of the pack teams are enjoying life in the ghost town of Iditarod, Gregg Vitello has departed Ophir and has about 50 miles left to Iditarod. The middle of the pack is sitting in or heading to Shageluk at mile 487 …
Siri Raitto has captured another classic full team profile, this one is of Jed Stephensen Leaving McGrath.
Jessie Holmes arrived in the Yukon Community of Anvik early Friday morning at 04:03. He intends to take his 8-hour Yukon rest while enjoying a five-course gourmet meal prepared by Marx Bros Café’s Executive Chef, jack Amon. The first to the Yukon award has been presented since 1983 at either Ruby on the Northern route …
March 10, 2023 Jessie Holmes wins the First Musher to the Yukon Award Veteran musher Jessie Holmes (bib #2), of Brushkana, Alaska is the first musher to arrive at the Anvik checkpoint on the Yukon River at 4:03 am with 12 dogs in harness. In doing so, Holmes claims the First Musher to …
