Musher Details

2020 Iditarod » Mushers » Tim Pappas

Tim Pappas

Bib Number: 3
Hometown: Big Lake, Alaska


Biography

Born and raised on the East Coast, Tim, 30, moved to Wyoming in his late teens where he spent ten seasons guiding hunters and trips in the wilderness. During this time he also attended the University of Wyoming, worked as a ski patroller, and apprenticed under Iditarod finisher Billy Snodgrass. Tim then moved to Alaska where he spent six seasons in the southeastern part of the state mushing and managing dog camps and spent his winters in Big Lake, apprenticing under four time champion Martin Buser

When Tim isn’t training for the Iditarod or giving Alaska’s best dog tours at Buser’s Happy Trails Kennels, he can be found traveling Alaska, hunting, fishing, berry picking, ripping the banjo, taking jaunts on mountain ridges, canoeing and swimming in lakes—and in the evenings he can be found sipping fine rye whiskey on the rocks.
He lives and works at Happy Trails and is racing a team from the kennel this year.

Awards

Most Improved Musher

2020 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/08 14:02:00 14
Yentna 3/08 19:20:00 14 3/08 19:24:00 14 0h 4m 5h 18m 7.92 42
Skwentna 3/09 02:10:00 14 3/09 05:09:00 14 2h 59m 6h 46m 4.43 30
Finger Lake 3/09 10:22:00 14 3/09 13:24:00 14 3h 2m 5h 13m 7.67 40
Rainy Pass 3/09 17:09:00 14 3/09 20:26:00 14 3h 17m 3h 45m 8.00 30
Rohn 3/10 00:41:00 14 3/10 01:01:00 13 0h 20m 4h 15m 8.24 35
Nikolai 3/10 13:41:00 13 3/10 18:24:00 13 4h 43m 12h 40m 5.92 75
McGrath 3/11 00:53:00 13 3/11 00:57:00 13 0h 4m 6h 29m 7.40 48
Takotna 3/11 03:55:00 13 3/12 05:55:00 12 26h 0m 2h 58m 6.07 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 08:26:00 12 3/12 08:34:00 12 0h 8m 2h 31m 9.14 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/12 23:02:00 12 3/13 06:59:00 12 7h 57m 14h 28m 5.05 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/13 20:32:00 12 3/14 04:32:00 10 8h 0m 13h 33m 5.17 ✔ ✔ 70
Galena 3/14 11:43:00 10 3/14 16:51:00 10 5h 8m 7h 11m 6.96 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/15 01:17:00 10 3/15 06:48:00 10 5h 31m 8h 26m 4.39 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/15 12:43:00 10 3/15 19:11:00 10 6h 28m 5h 55m 7.94 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/16 11:16:00 10 3/16 16:06:00 10 4h 50m 16h 5m 5.28 ✔ ✔ 85
Koyuk 3/17 09:49:00 10 3/17 15:35:00 10 5h 46m 17h 43m 5.08 ✔ ✔ 90
Elim 3/17 22:40:00 10 3/18 09:05:00 10 10h 25m 7h 5m 6.78 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/18 16:16:00 10 3/19 00:16:00 10 8h 0m 7h 11m 6.40 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/19 12:07:00 10 3/19 12:08:00 10 0h 1m 11h 51m 4.64 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/19 14:57:36 10 2h 49m 7.81 ✔ ✔ 22