Iditarod, Fairbanks and Mushers

‘Prepared to be adaptable’: Mushers leave Fairbanks to officially launch a historic 53rd Iditarod
This year’s 1,128-mile sled-dog race follows a novel route through Interior Alaska with a loop on the Yukon River. “We are all rookies,” Big Lake musher Nicolas Petit joked.
Mushers depart Fairbanks as the Iditarod race to Nome officially begins
Thirty-three mushers and their sled dog teams have begun the grueling 1,100-mile journey to Nome after the Iditarod restart in Fairbanks, marking only the fourth restart there in race history.
33 mushers leave Fairbanks to take on the longest-ever Iditarod trail
A last-minute plan to change the route went off without a hitch despite significant changes to the original trail.
Off and mushing: Matthew Failor finally feels like he is on the Iditarod trail
Matthew Failor harnessed his 16-dog team Monday night and raced away into the darkness from the village of Nenana, population 363. To the Mansfield native, it finally felt like he was on the 2025 Iditarod trail,
Iditarod mushers dream of snowy trail out of Fairbanks during warm ceremonial start
Rookie Emily Ford said her dog team cannot wait to get into some snow. “I think they're gonna be so stoked and be like — finally.”
IDITAROD NOTEBOOK: News from the Trail for 2025
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for more details. Eight-time Iditarod veteran Jason Mackey held a narrow lead Tuesday, March 4, in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Alaska Dispatch News1d
Rare Iditarod restart in Fairbanks draws crowds for ‘NASCAR with dogs’
Both locals and visitors were enthusiastic for the Interior-based Iditarod restart, which hadn’t been held in Fairbanks since ...
Fairbanks KTVF on MSN1h
2025 Iditarod Race Live Blog
The Last Great Race kicked off Saturday morning with the ceremonial start in downtown Anchorage — albeit with a revised and ...
2025 Iditarod Dog Race Is Longer Than Ever Before Because of the Lack of Snow
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is longer than ever before due to a lack of snow. This year's race, which has 33 mushers taking ...
Update on Wisconsin man racing in this year’s Iditarod
Quince Mountain is currently in 22nd place in the race. Mountain is taking his second shot at the last great race.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner1d
Fairbanks Iditarod restart brings relatively high temperature and tensions
The first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to restart in Fairbanks since 2017 began with crowds lining Hoselton Road, ...
Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
Animal abuse allegations spark movement to end Iditarod sled dog race
The Iditarod is a 1,000-mile race held annually in Alaska. Many argue that the race, which starts this weekend, is a form of ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner2d
Buses, where to watch and spectator etiquette: What to know before you go to the start of the 2025 Iditarod
With the restart of the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race shifting to Pike's Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks on Monday, ...