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.

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 ...

Besides the lack of snow north of the Alaska Range that forced the change ... Street on his way to winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 in Nome.

Rick Thoman noted in a recent report that the paucity of 2024-2025 snowfall in Anchorage and other Southcentral Alaska ...

Alaska declared an early wildland fire season in its Coastal Region, requiring burn permits starting March 17.