Location: Willow, Alaska
Occupation: Dog Trainer and Business Owner
Next Adventure:
Teaching the 2025 Dog Mushing course at UAA and APU.
Nicole Forto grew up around sled dogs and ran in her first race when she was three years old. She is the successor to the mini-media empire that is all things Mushing Magazine an you will see her name around for the next fifty years.
Nicole is a veteran of two Junior Iditarod’s and also one of the instructors for two college dog mushing classes in Alaska.
The Fur Rondy. I think it would be a blast.
in Sweden.
WET SOCKS.
dogs of course.
“trust the dogs, let them teach you.”
the hockey stick sled, made by Adnac, that’s as old as I am.
over snacking dogs when it’s too hot during a race.
to trust my own instincts about the conditions and how the dogs are feeling rather than going by a schedule.
the amount of time it would take.
don’t feel pressured into a racing world, mushing can be just you running your dogs.
silence out on an empty trail.
my first Willow Jr 100.
wildlife out on the trail.
musher’s trail mix (peanuts, cashews, chocolate chips, goldfish, and craisins).
enjoying the dogs above all else.
race in long distance races.