Date archives: October 30, 2013

As you might recall from HitFix’s Telluride Film Festival coverage, Jonás Cuarón’s short film “Aningaaq” is a companion piece to Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity.” It depicts the other side of an SOS radio conversation between that film’s main character, Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock), and an Inuit fisherman named Aningaaq (Orto…

Now all they need is snow. That’s what organizers of the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race are thinking after the 200-mile middle-distance race got a full roster of 40 mushers on the first day of sign-ups — with many others on a waiting list.Come February, the Tustumena 200 will celebrate…

Champion sprint musher George Attla once had someone offer him $5,000 for one of his dogs. Attla said he was confused why someone would want to buy only one dog when you need 14 for a team, but the man explained.The man told Attla he wanted to be associated with…

The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is back on in northern Minnesota next year.Last week race organizers announced they were canceling the event scheduled for January 2014, to re-evaluate interest in the marathon and raise more money.But Beargrease board Vice President Geoff Vukelich tells WDIO-TV (http://bit.ly/17cWg5e ) the race is…

After recording his best finish in three years in the 2013 Yukon Quest, Whitehorse musher Normand Casavant is setting his sights higher this time around.“I would like to be in the top-five,” the 51-year-old told the Star at the race’s 31st birthday party at the Jarvis Street Saloon Friday night….

It is a miracle to have a dogsledding paradise right here in northeastern Minnesota. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness does not allow motorized transportation so dog teams can reign supreme in the winter.John Fisher of Cook guided a team of 10 Alaskan Huskies on a five-day trip along the…

The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon races have been cancelled due to lack of funding. Organizers hope year off will allow for retooling.Pat Olson called the decision “sad” but necessary. The race director announced Thursday that January’s John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon races have been cancelled.Olson said organizers need more…

Organisers have confirmed that the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain sleddog rally will return to Aviemore this January.Some 1,000 sled dogs will compete on forest trails by Loch Morlich on January 26 and 27 in the biggest gathering of its kind in the UK. The race will feature teams…

With frost on the ground and snow in the forecast, organizers of the Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race are already planning for the 2014 competition.Board members got together last week for the race’s first official meeting, said board chair Liz Moore.”Our goal this year is to have another $50,000 purse,”…

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is hosting three events in Fairbanks during the next two weeks.A rookie workshop is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Glacier Room of the Alpine Lodge.The event is open to any aspiring musher who wishes to learn about…