EAGLE—Hans Gatt and Lance Mackey chased each other in and out of the dog yard at the old schoolhouse Wednesday.
With 600 miles of Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race trail left, it’s too early to call this a two-team race, but the combined winners of the last four 1,000-mile races between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, […]
EAGLE—Race Marshal Mike McCowan said Wednesday he will defer answering questions about the response to mushers in distress on the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race trail until he is able to meet with his full crew of judges.
McCowan said Wednesday that he intends to gather together the group when the race takes its traditional […]
PTARMIGAN CREEK—Jennifer Cochran watched as her dogs strained in their harnesses and began to disappear over the rim of Eagle Summit.
The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race’s most formidable obstacle was living up to its reputation around 8 p.m. Sunday, with 40 mph winds and blowing snow that pelted the back of her parka. Then […]
By TIM MOWRY
Staff Writer
A 30-hour ordeal did not end until Tuesday morning for a trio of Yukon Quest 300 mushers who ended up stalled on the 35-mile trail between Angel Creek Lodge and Mile 101 due to heavy snow and blizzard-like conditions.
The group included the youngest musher in the field, who was airlifted to […]
CIRCLE—The Yukon Quest 300 was won by a musher competing in his very first race.
The Goldstream Valley was done proud when Brent Sass, the first-time musher who was saved on Eagle Summit by a breathtaking dog named Silver, came off the Yukon River into Circle to win the 300 in convincing fashion at 2:01 p.m. […]
CIRCLE—William Kleedehn was clear about his priorities early Tuesday morning as the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race moved into its fourth day.
“There’s always somebody eager, some leader that wants to break trail,” Kleedehn said after a nap in the Circle firehouse checkpoint. “It’s my job to take care of my dogs.”
Nine teams, including Kleedehn’s, […]