World’s Most Famous Dog Sled Race Is Short on Snow

Look closer at the Iditarod, and ask why this cruelty survives
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The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska wilderness. The course change adds more than 100 mile.
The World’s Most Famous Dog Sled Race Is Short on Snow
When unseasonably warm temperatures left the Iditarod course unusable, organizers were forced to reconfigure a 1,128-mile course through the Alaskan wilderness. The result is a race like nothing before in the event’s 53-year history.
2025 Iditarod Dog Race Is Longer Than Ever Before Because of the Lack of Snow
Dane Baker in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Ala. on March 1, 2025 The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever this year thanks to a lack of snow. This year’s Iditarod race,
Who are the top returners, contenders in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner, six-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey, is not competing in this year’s race. That development, paired with the Official Restart being moved to Fairbanks, makes the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race feel even more wide open and unpredictable.
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Iditarod Day 2 Update
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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
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33 mushers leave Fairbanks to take on the longest-ever Iditarod trail
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Iditarod ceremonial start draws eager dog teams, spectators and calls for ‘bootie bootie bootie’
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How to watch Iditarod 2025: Start time, channel, live stream and more to watch Alaska sled dog race
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IDITAROD NOTEBOOK: News from the Trail for 2025
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