The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...

Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of snow. The main reason for the relocation to Fairbanks is the lack of snowpack around the middle portion of the trail.

The new course reroutes mushers and their dog teams around a difficult stretch of trail north of the Alaska Range, which is treacherous with snow and ice but mostly unpassable in dry conditions ...

Longtime Alaska gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels ... where they are able to hook up to power and water to reach the trail with snow guns. Additionally, the nonprofit has pivoted to maintaining ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the start of the Iditarod farther north.

Now, the work may be on pause due to federal funding and job cuts. Two Southeast Alaska trail maintenance nonprofits want to hire fired Forest Service staff to make a new trail crew — if they ...

Even with snow, this stretch of the Iditarod consistently has some of the worst trail in the entire 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) race across the Alaska wilderness. The race’s description of the ...