International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race Announces 2008 Dates
The largest dog sled race in the lower 48 states is set for its 2008 course through snowy Wyoming. The 13th International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) will start out of Jackson on January 25, 2008, and finish in Park City, Utah, on February 2, announced Race Director…
Wolves kill half-dozen sled dogs in Marshall, a Yukon River village
The original article is available at http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/wolves/story/9408620p-9320303c.htmlStory by James HalpinA pack of wolves killed about a half-dozen sled dogs from three teams in Marshall on Wednesday night before residents of the Yukon River village chased them out of town, according to village officials and Alaska State Troopers. The wolves killed…
YKHC Diabetes pays all Delta Mushers’ Entry Fees for K-300 races in 2008
The Kuskokwim 300 Committee has announced a new sponsorship, which will result in 2008 entry fees for all Delta area mushers being paid by the YKHC Diabetes Program. This arrangement is intended to be the start of a long-term relationship between the Diabetes Program and the K-300, which may include…
Gin Gin 200 updated race information
The 3rd annual Gin Gin Sled Dog Race will take place on December 28-30, 2007. This year’s race will be 210 miles instead of 120 miles as in previous years. Also new for this season is a Men’s Division….. The Gin Gin 120 of the past 2 seasons has been…
Norman Vaughan Serum Run deadline October 31st
The Norman Vaughan Serum ’25 Run, an approximate 800-mile dog mushing / snowmachine expedition from Nenana to Nome is accepting applications until Wednesday, October 31st. The event is scheduled to take place from February 17 – March 7, 2008. For more information or applications go to www.serumrun.org or don’t hesitate…
ADMA Symposium sits fireside with Lance Mackey
Forty vendors from all over the US and Canada centered on the ADMA symposium to show off the latest in sled dog equipment technology. New advances were seen in sleds, especially with new trend in tail-dragger sleds. Harnesses and running jackets were a favorite as mushers prepare the for the…
Yukon Quest contributor passes away at age 91
Major Evans has given 4 decades fostering and maintaining interest in the sport of dog mushing and sled dog racing. Major has played an overt part in officiating and organizing. Major was drawn into this sport quite accidentally in the 1950’s while in the Yukon with the Military. He ended…
ADMA Symposium gets off to a great start
The turnout to the first night of the premiere sled dog symposium was above normal. Whether the snow falling had put everyone in the mood, or the curiosity about the new gear available, or maybe it was the chance to see everyone you know in one room at the same…
New Don Bowers Memorial Junior Race
This season, the annual Don Bowers Memorial Sleddog Race (DBMR), a 200 and 300 mile distance event held in Willow, Alaska will feature a race within a race. The first annual DBMR Junior 100 event will start at the same time as the adult race, but will have its own…
Ten mushers already entered for 100th All Alaska Sweepstakes
Now that winter’s weather is on the way, momentum is starting to build for the 100th anniversary running of the All Alaska Sweepstakes sled dog race scheduled for next March in Nome.Ten mushers have signed up so far for the oldest sled dog race in Alaska, which offers a $100,000…