Kaiser repeats as Kusko 300 champ on hard, icy trail
Full Article: http://www.newsminer.com/mushing/kaiser-repeats-as-kusko-champ-on-hard-icy-trail/article_03f01416-bd56-11e5-acc4-236271ac2532.htmlBETHEL, Alaska — Hometown hero Pete Kaiser won his second Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race in a row Sunday morning, defending his 2015 championship, when he was the first Bethel musher in 30 years to win the race.Kaiser takes home $25,000 for the feat, beating a strong field…
Mat-Su landowners battle state over access to historic Iditarod Trail
A trial three years in the making began this month in an Anchorage courtroom as a pair of landowners suing the state Department of Natural Resources over access to two trails — including a portion of the historic Iditarod Trail that cuts through their inherited homesteads — hope to keep…
Yet again, warm weather may wipe out Tustumena 200 sled dog race
SOLDOTNA — While the vain sometimes pretend they’re 29 for many years afterward, the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race seems to be legitimately stuck at that age.“This would be the third attempt to have the 30th anniversary of the T200,” said race director Tami Murray.This year’s race, the biggest distance…
STAGE STOP 2016: RACE PREVIEW
2016 COMPETITOR LINE UP ANNOUNCEDJACKSON, WY. — Dan Carter, EUKANUBA Stage Stop Race Director, announced the Competitor lineup for this year’s event. In order of completed registration postmarks received, they are Jerry Scdoris from Bend OR, Jeff Conn from Ester AK, Austin Forney from Leadville CO, Alex Stegmann from Fort…
Matt Hall wins Copper Basin!
Matt Hall of Smokin’ Ace Kennel crossed the finish line just after 9:30 am winning the 279.5 mile Copper Basin. Hall led Ryne Olson by about 4 miles in the closing miles of the finish. Both teams were traveling just above 10 mph. Hall is undefeated this year as he…
Tetzner wins open class, Partow sweeps 6 and 10 dog at Su Valley Championship in Montana Creek
Michael Tetzner posted the fastest time on day one and second fastest on day two of the 15 mile course. His total time of 90:54 edged out Ken Chezik 92:36 and George Attla III 92:58. Both Tetzner, from Germany, and Chezik, from Michigan, come up to Alaska every year to…
Once unknown, Two Rivers musher Ryne Olson shows her dogs’ prowess
Another tough and gritty young woman from Two Rivers is poised this week to hang with the big dogs as the first major mushing race of the year kicks off Saturday in Glennallen.Twenty-seven-year-old Ryne Olson is back in the Copper Basin 300, which kicks off Alaska’s distance dog sled racing…
Salisbury Plain hosts Alaskan Malamutes on a Canine Exercise
Whilst the Military took a well-earned break over the festive period, the Salisbury Plain Training Area hosted an exercise of the canine variety. The Alaskan Malamute Working Association (AMWA) returned to the military training area on the Sunday 27th & Monday 28th December 2015 for its annual Working Dog Event,…
Salisbury Plain hosts Alaskan Malamutes on a Canine Exercise
Whilst the Military took a well-earned break over the festive period, the Salisbury Plain Training Area hosted an exercise of the canine variety. The Alaskan Malamute Working Association (AMWA) returned to the military training area on the Sunday 27th & Monday 28th December 2015 for its annual Working Dog Event,…
Happy Holidays from Mushing Magazine
Hello All,Our team at Mushing Magazine wants to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope you are enjoying your holidays with your family both on and off the trail. We all know, the best present is a great run with your team. Best,the Mushing Magazine…