“He wanted to save the sled dog in the villages and keep mushing in operation throughout Alaska at a high level,” says Redington, who won the championship title in 2023, making him the first of his ...

The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, faces its longest course ever due to a challenging lack of snow across the Alaskan wilderness. This year, mushers and their dog teams will ...

Their training begins in early October using a four-wheeler rather than starting on snow with a dog sled ... seen at this time of year," according to Alaska’s News Source.

Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman) ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a ...

The Great American Dog Sled Race proved rather time-consuming, with a lack of snow forcing organizers to ... action as mushers waded their way across Alaska's frozen tundra. Below are the final ...

Besides the lack of snow north of the Alaska Range that forced the change ... climate change and pressure from animal rights groups. One dog died in this year’s Iditarod: a pregnant female ...