MyNorthwest.com4d
Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
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 ...
Alaska Public Media5d
Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will now start in Fairbanks, not Willow, due to a lack of snow, race officials announced ...
Alaska Link3d
Iditarod 2025 Moves Restart to Fairbanks, Faces Logistical Challenges
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race restart has been moved from Willow to Fairbanks after the Iditarod Trail Committee consulted ...
KTOO6d
Iditarod start moves to Fairbanks due to lack of snow
Teams last raced out of the Interior city in 2017 due to poor trail conditions through the Alaska Range. This year’s route is slightly different. According to race officials, teams will travel ...
Houston Chronicle5d
Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
trail breakers said no snow since that Jan. 31 announcement led them to deem one portion of the trail — from the Rohn to Nikolai checkpoints — north of the Alaska Range as unpassable.