Musher Details

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Ross Adam

Bib Number: 18
Hometown: Grande Prairie, AB, CANADA


Biography

Ross Adam, 57, was born and raised in Grande Prairie. He says he's been a rancher "forever." He began mushing in 1994 after watching a sled dog race in 1993 and subsequently ran the Yukon Quest and three Iditarods, his last Iditarod being in 2000. Ross and his wife, Karen, have "a small herd of children ranging in ages from 19 to 33 and four grand children." His main hobby is horse polo.


2010 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/06 10:37:00 12
Willow 3/07 14:32:00 16
Yentna Station 3/07 18:34:00 16 3/07 18:40:00 16 0h 6m 4h 2m 11.16 45
Skwentna 3/07 22:16:00 16 3/08 06:45:00 16 8h 29m 3h 36m 9.44 34
Finger Lake 3/08 12:43:00 16 3/08 17:57:00 15 5h 14m 5h 58m 7.54 45
Rainy Pass 3/08 22:37:00 15 3/09 09:10:00 15 10h 33m 4h 40m 6.43 30
Rohn 3/09 14:08:00 15 3/10 07:54:00 15 17h 46m 4h 58m 9.66 48
Nikolai 3/10 17:08:00 15 3/11 02:16:00 15 9h 8m 9h 14m 8.12 75
McGrath 3/11 07:49:00 15 3/12 10:02:00 15 26h 13m 5h 33m 9.73 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/12 12:14:00 15 3/12 12:22:00 15 0h 8m 2h 12m 8.18 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 15:02:00 15 3/12 15:20:00 14 0h 18m 2h 40m 9.38 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/13 09:11:00 14 3/13 20:00:00 13 10h 49m 17h 51m 3.31 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/14 08:28:00 13 3/14 19:17:00 13 10h 49m 11h 28m 9.77 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/15 02:30:00 13 3/15 13:00:00 13 10h 30m 7h 13m 7.21 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/15 19:31:00 13 3/16 10:08:00 13 14h 37m 6h 31m 7.98 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/16 14:30:00 13 3/16 15:30:00 12 1h 0m 4h 22m 9.62 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/17 16:09:00 12 3/17 20:53:00 11 4h 44m 24h 39m 3.65 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/18 02:42:00 11 3/18 11:14:00 11 8h 32m 5h 49m 7.22 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/18 18:06:00 11 3/19 04:56:00 11 10h 50m 6h 52m 6.99 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/19 10:32:00 11 3/19 15:50:00 11 5h 18m 5h 36m 8.57 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/19 22:05:00 11 3/20 06:09:00 11 8h 4m 6h 15m 7.36 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/20 12:14:00 11 3/20 12:15:00 11 0h 1m 6h 5m 9.04 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/20 15:02:00 11 2h 47m 7.90 ✔ ✔ 22