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Matt Hall

Bib Number: 15
Hometown: Two Rivers, Alaska
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Biography

Matt Hall, 33, was born and raised in Eagle, Alaska on the Yukon River, where he worked his trap line with his sled dogs and guided week-long expeditions for his parents’ company, Bush Alaska Expeditions. He started mushing when he was just two years old and that began his dream of racing. The first generation of pups that would create the foundation of his future race team, was born the summer Matt turned 16. He moved to Two Rivers, Alaska, to pursue competitive racing and completed his first long-distance race, the Yukon Quest 1000 at the age of 22. His off-grid kennel, Silver Ace Kennel, sits on a 40-acre parcel of land next to the Chena River that he shares with his wife, Elke. For the last 14 summers he has lived and managed for his longest sponsor, Alaska Icefield Expeditions on the Norris Glacier. Winters are spent training and guiding tours with his top sponsor, Rods Alaskan Guide Service.

At the age of 26 Matt was the Yukon Quest 1000 Champion of 2017, and in 2024 finished in 2nd place in the Iditarod. He continues his racing career and will compete in his 7th Iditarod in 2025.

Sponsors

Two Rivers Outpost/24-Mile Java
Bema Electronics, Inc.
SAK Dog Sponsors
Last Frontier Mushing Co-op
dogbooties.com
Santa Cruz Animal Health

Non-Stop
Herbal Instincts
Bush Alaska Expeditions
Alaska Icefield Expeditions
LyteLine/LyteShow
Big Dan's Trucking, Inc.


2018 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/04 14:26:00 16
Yentna 3/04 18:47:00 16 3/04 18:50:00 16 0h 3m 4h 21m 9.66 42
Skwentna 3/05 01:54:00 16 3/05 02:02:00 16 0h 8m 7h 4m 4.25 30
Finger Lake 3/05 11:02:00 16 3/05 11:14:00 15 0h 12m 9h 0m 4.44 40
Rainy Pass 3/05 15:17:00 15 3/05 18:49:00 15 3h 32m 4h 3m 7.41 30
Rohn 3/05 23:02:00 15 3/06 05:00:00 15 5h 58m 4h 13m 8.30 35
Nikolai 3/06 12:50:00 15 3/06 17:35:00 14 4h 45m 7h 50m 9.57 75
McGrath 3/07 01:04:00 14 3/07 01:05:00 14 0h 1m 7h 29m 6.41 48
Takotna 3/07 03:47:00 14 3/08 05:33:00 14 25h 46m 2h 42m 6.67 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/08 08:02:00 14 3/08 08:08:00 14 0h 6m 2h 29m 9.26 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/08 22:07:00 14 3/09 02:44:00 14 4h 37m 13h 59m 5.72 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/09 11:11:00 14 3/09 19:11:00 14 8h 0m 8h 27m 6.51 ✔ ✔ 55
Anvik 3/09 22:53:00 14 3/09 22:58:00 14 0h 5m 3h 42m 6.76 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/10 02:00:00 14 3/10 06:50:00 14 4h 50m 3h 2m 5.93 ✔ ✔ 18
Kaltag 3/11 09:21:00 14 3/11 09:30:00 14 0h 9m 25h 31m 4.78 ✔ ✔ 122
Unalakleet 3/12 01:36:00 14 3/12 05:51:00 13 4h 15m 16h 6m 5.28 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/12 12:10:00 13 3/12 16:44:00 12 4h 34m 6h 19m 6.33 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/13 01:34:00 12 3/13 06:50:00 11 5h 16m 8h 50m 5.66 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/13 14:59:00 11 3/13 16:21:00 11 1h 22m 8h 9m 5.89 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 00:09:00 11 3/14 08:09:00 9 8h 0m 7h 48m 5.90 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/14 15:26:00 9 3/14 15:27:00 9 0h 1m 7h 17m 7.55 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/14 18:36:51 9 3h 9m 6.98 ✔ ✔ 22