Alaska, Iditarod 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.
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.
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.
Iditarod forced to move again due to lack of Alaska snow
In this March 3, 2018, file photo, Eagle River, Alaska musher Tom Schonberger's lead dogs trot along Fourth Avenue during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska.
Lack of snow on stretches of trail forces Iditarod to move race start to Fairbanks
The Iditarod Trail Committee said Monday it will relocate the race's restart to Fairbanks because of abysmal snow conditions across a long middle portion of the trail. The decision follows an outcry from mushers over the weekend about the hazards posed to their safety if the race stuck to its traditional southern route.
Iditarod moves to start in Fairbanks
The Iditarod Trail Committee announced Monday afternoon that the official start of the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race will be in Fairbanks.
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Iditarod mushers say low snow means more broken sleds and training on 4-wheelers
For the third time in a decade, the teams are leaving out of Fairbanks because of bare trail on part of the route out of ...
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Think sled dog racing is fading? In Alaska's mushing-crazy Kuskokwim Delta, it’s booming
High school boys in one Kuskokwim River village can 'forget the muscle cars,' said Barron Sample, principal of the school ...
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 ...
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100 years later, Alaska mushers pay tribute to historic Serum Run
Three teams hit the trail earlier this month for a reenactment of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, a legendary effort that is credited with saving the town from diphtheria.
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The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
Just hours after finding 10 people dead in western Alaska from one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years, ...
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Iditarod restart moved to Fairbanks, pushed back a day
This will be the fourth time Fairbanks has hosted the Iditarod, all due to a lack of snow in Southcentral Alaska.
Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard are dead, authorities say
Authorities say a small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome has been ...
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Searchers in Alaska scour frozen tundra and icy seas for missing plane with 10 aboard
Searchers in Alaska are flying over stretches of ice-covered seas and scouring miles of frozen tundra for any sign of a plane ...
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Early snowmelt could accelerate Alaska’s wildfire seasons, UAF research says
Analysis of almost a century of Alaska fire weather data shows that many of Alaska’s most extreme wildfire seasons started ...