Veteran Iditarod XLVIII musher Brent Sass (bib #44), 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 9:54 p.m. with 13 dogs in harness. GCI Rural Network Operations Technician Bob James presented Sass with the GCI Dorothy G. Page …
Call (907) 248-6874 to send a message to a musher. Musher grams are one of the “Iditarod traditions” that race fans love! Over the years, thousands of messages have been sent to checkpoints to cheer on mushers or wish them good trail. Our volunteers are standing by in our call center 24 hours a day …
Veteran Iditarod musher Jim Lanier (bib #55) of Chugiak, Alaska, scratched at 7:27 p.m. today at the Rainy Pass checkpoint. Lanier made the decision to scratch due to concern for his own well-being. Lanier had 14 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch.
Veteran musher Zoya DeNure (bib #42) of Delta Junction, Alaska, withdrew from the Iditarod XLVIII at noon on Sunday, March 8, 2020, due to personal health reasons. Her husband and fellow long-distance musher, John Schandelmeier, will be racing her team in her stead. Race Marshal Mark Nordman made the decision to allow the substitution in …
It was a start like nothing in the recent past. Nobody can remember having snow falling at a rate of 3 inches per hour for the start of Iditarod. In the past 24 hours, 16 inches of snow has fallen in Willow. Some mushers think the snow will slow the teams down early on which …
In only a few hours, the 2020 Iditarod mushers will be on the clock. The start is scheduled for 1400 going out of the Willow Community Center. As of now, falling snow – lots of snow – is the big story. As mushers arrive and take to the trail, many more stories will be shared. …
As I write, dump trucks are delivering snow to 4th Avenue and Cordova Street to create the “city” part of the trail for the 2020 Iditarod The Ceremonial Start is the media’s opportunity to feature the mushers and dogs. It’s the Iditarider’s opportunity to speed down 4th Avenue and through the Anchorage trail system for …
The largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee drew more than 1,500 people to the Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center tonight. The annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers Banquet is a lively night where mushers meet with the fans and draw for their official start order for the nearly 1,000-mile journey to Nome. The …
Upon completion of the Iditarod, rookie mushers receive the coveted finisher’s belt buckle. Joanne Potts received a 1975 finisher’s buckle at the 2020 Musher’s banquet. Aaron Burmeister brought Potts to the stage having her draw his starting position from the mukluk then presented her with the finisher’s belt buckle. Retirement and Joanne Potts just don’t …
At 12:34 am on March 3rd, Jeff King’s Husky Homestead Facebook page posted the following: “We had a great time at the Iditarod event last night at the Beartooth Theatre Pub & Grill!! Thank you to everyone who came out to join us! Shortly after the event ended, Jeff began to not feel very well …
