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Alaska, Iditarod race and Fairbanks

Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change

The race is meant to commemorate and celebrate the history of Alaska and the critical part that sled dogs have played in the settlement of the state.

The Associated Press on MSN · 4d

Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks

A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the start of the Iditarod farther north.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN · 4d

Iditarod race officials discuss ‘tough call’ to move start to Fairbanks due to safety concerns

A major change is coming to this year’s Iditarod as the Trail Committee announced the race will now begin — for the fourth time in the race’s history — in Fairbanks. This is a reversal of a previous announcement made on Jan.

2025 Iditarod to Run From Fairbanks to Nome

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, also known as "The Last Great Race," is now scheduled to run from Fairbanks to Nome, moving it ...

Kodiak Daily Mirror3d

Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has moved its Official Restart to Fairbanks, the Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday.

Alaska Dispatch News16h

‘I’ve been waiting a long time’: Shorter race doesn’t stop mushers and dog teams at Fur Rondy

And a lack of snowpack forced the Fur Rendezvous’ annual three-day, 78-mile Open World Championship Sled Dog Races to be revised to a 9-mile Rondy Invitational. An abnormal winter has produced an ...

The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Dangerous cold grips US in wake of deadly winter storm

Millions of people across the U.S. are on alert for dangerously cold temperatures in the wake of a deadly winter storm that raced across the nation this week.

Alaska Link2d

Iditarod restart in Fairbanks sparks mixed feelings among communities involved

The Iditarod's official restart will take place in Fairbanks instead of Willow due to unsafe trail conditions. The change has ...

Alaska Dispatch News3d

Anchorage’s scarcity of new snow since December sets dismal record

Icy, bare conditions are prompting changes to winter-dependent events such as Fur Rondy, whose Open World Championship Sled ...

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