The race cannot pass through Ruby without remembering the late Emmitt Peters, AKA Yukon Fox. Peters of Athabascan descent was a life-long Ruby resident who distinguished himself as a very savvy dog man. He was a hunter, fisher and trapper and maintained a dog team to accomplish those subsistence tasks. Back in the early days …
Veteran Iditarod musher Brent Sass (bib #27), of Eureka, Alaska, is the first to arrive at the Ruby checkpoint at 5:57 a.m. today with 13 dogs in harness. In doing so, Sass claims The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award. The award consists of a five-course gourmet meal prepared by The Lakefront Anchorage …
Teams are spread out from McGrath at mile 311 to the Yukon River. Ruby sits at mile 495 and Brent Sass checked in just before 0600 then headed down the river to Galena. Traffic between Cripple and Ruby is heavy. The trail crew at Ruby will have plenty to do today as seventeen mushers are …
From McGrath all the way up to Cripple teams will be on the move. Possible by the very wee hours of the morning, somebody will be the first team to reach the Yukon River checkpoint of Ruby. Dan Carter, the race judge out at Cripple said they were expecting a ton of activity tonight. Brent …
Thursday morning finds “flurries” on the Iditarod trail. First a “flurry” of activity and second the snow type and that’s actually much heavier than “flurries” might suggest. Mushers are coming off the required 24-hour rest and are moving on the trail. Weather forecasts call for heavy snow from McGrath and points north including Cripple and …
Veteran musher Brent Sass (bib #27), of Eureka, Alaska, is the first musher to reach the Cripple checkpoint, the halfway point of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Sass arrived at 3:50 p.m. with 13 dogs in harness. By arriving first in Cripple, Sass wins the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award, and has a choice …
As Wednesday draws to a close, we’re going to begin seeing some check marks in the 24-hour column of the standings. Aaron Burmeister was first to pull into McGrath. He originally was planning to move on to Ophir for the long rest but modified that plan. Other top contenders are also resting in McGrath and …
Mille Porsild pulled into McGrath last evening at 19:07 as one of twenty-two mushers to achieve the 311 mile mark on March 8th. Aaron Burmeister was the first to arrive at 17:41. Hanna Lyrek was the final musher of the day arriving at 23:51. McGrath is a popular spot for taking the long winter’s nap …
Anchorage, Alaska –Veteran musher Aaron Burmeister (bib #23), of Nome/Nenana, Alaska, was the first musher to reach the McGrath checkpoint at 5:41 p.m. today with 13 dogs in harness, winning the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award. Burmeister was presented with handmade prizes created by McGrath residents. Burmeister received a pair of musher mitts …
It’s Tuesday evening and according to Insider race analysts Bruce Lee and Greg Heister, the two guys leading the pack – Brent Sass and Dallas Seavey are executing strategic moves as they make their way from Nikolai to McGrath that will set them up for the 24-hour required rest. Lee and Heister discussed many theories …
