Musher Details
Biography
Rohn Buser, 36, (Veteran) lives in Big Lake, Alaska with his wife Alyssa Buser and children Kaladin and Elowen. Rohn and Alyssa own and operate Susitna Sled Dog Adventures in Talkeetna, a 60-dog kennel. Among Rohn’s many races are the Jr Iditarod, Kuskokwim 300, Kobuk 440, Knik 200, Yukon Quest AK 300, and three Iditarods. Rohn was born into an Iditarod family and grew up alongside sled dogs. “My father, Martin Buser is my biggest hero,” says Rohn. “I learned so much about working with dogs from him, and I look forward to passing that knowledge along to my children.” For Rohn, the Iditarod is the ultimate test of skill for both musher and dogs. He says the profound experience of facing the challenges of the trail “with sixteen of my best friends” is hard to put into words. When not competing, Rohn spends time with his dogs and children. He stays busy operating Susitna Sled Dog Adventures, where they offer sled dog tours both summer and winter.
Website: https://rohntonome.com/
Instagram: rohn_b and susitnasleddogadventures
SPONSORS:
Cassie Renee Photography
Polar Eyes Veterinary Ophthalmology
Happy Trails Kennel
Core Occupational Medicine
Dr. Jack & Pat Holden
Walker Cress & Family
InHouse Racing
Dog Sponsors
Rohn to Nome 2026 T-Shirt, Artwork & Monthly Sponsors
Awards
Most Improved Musher — Sponsored by Horizon Lines
2012 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/03 12:12:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 16:00:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/04 19:54:00 | 16 | 3/04 20:14:00 | 16 | 0h 20m | 3h 54m | 10.77 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/04 23:10:00 | 16 | 3/05 03:44:00 | 16 | 4h 34m | 2h 56m | 10.23 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 08:29:00 | 16 | 3/05 12:25:00 | 16 | 3h 56m | 4h 45m | 8.42 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/05 16:03:00 | 16 | 3/05 20:04:00 | 16 | 4h 1m | 3h 38m | 8.26 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/06 00:30:00 | 16 | 3/06 05:58:00 | 16 | 5h 28m | 4h 26m | 7.89 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/06 15:50:00 | 16 | 3/06 20:55:00 | 16 | 5h 5m | 9h 52m | 7.60 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 04:38:00 | 16 | 3/07 06:50:00 | 15 | 2h 12m | 7h 43m | 6.22 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/07 09:43:00 | 15 | 3/07 09:45:00 | 15 | 0h 2m | 2h 53m | 6.24 | 18 | |||
| Ophir | 3/07 13:34:00 | 15 | 3/08 13:44:00 | 15 | 24h 10m | 3h 49m | 6.03 |  |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/09 00:24:00 | 15 | 3/09 06:54:00 | 14 | 6h 30m | 10h 40m | 6.84 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/09 17:16:00 | 14 | 3/10 01:16:00 | 13 | 8h 0m | 10h 22m | 6.75 | |
|
70 | |
| Galena | 3/10 07:19:00 | 13 | 3/10 11:26:00 | 11 | 4h 7m | 6h 3m | 8.26 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/10 18:00:00 | 11 | 3/11 00:33:00 | 11 | 6h 33m | 6h 34m | 5.63 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/11 06:18:00 | 11 | 3/11 06:30:00 | 11 | 0h 12m | 4h 45m | 9.89 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/12 00:28:00 | 11 | 3/12 09:40:00 | 11 | 9h 12m | 17h 58m | 4.73 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/12 15:27:00 | 11 | 3/13 05:34:00 | 11 | 14h 7m | 5h 47m | 6.92 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/13 13:37:00 | 11 | 3/13 20:44:00 | 11 | 7h 7m | 8h 3m | 6.21 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/14 02:59:00 | 11 | 3/14 07:44:00 | 11 | 4h 45m | 6h 15m | 7.68 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/14 14:08:00 | 11 | 3/14 22:09:00 | 10 | 8h 1m | 6h 24m | 7.19 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/15 05:39:00 | 10 | 3/15 05:40:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 7h 30m | 7.33 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/15 09:10:12 | 10 | 3h 30m | 6.29 | |
|
22 | ||||
