...Reynolds, who is waiting for the Alaskan half of the trail to be scouted out by a contracted pilot. "From what our race manager has been able to see from the highway, it (Alaska) doesn't seem to be as bad as we thought, but we'd like to...

...out the window and know it's weird," said Iditarod race manager Jack Niggemyer, commenting on the weather. The crummy...300 Sled Dog Race out of Glennallen on Saturday, said race manager John Downes. "There are a lot of names I don't recognize...

...the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which follows the Iron Dog trail from Wasilla to Nome, aren't panicking yet. Race manager Jack Niggemeyer was planning to fly over the trail this weekend to survey the conditions, according to Iditarod executive...

...between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, said Stephen Reynolds, race manager for the Yukon side. "We're discussing what is and...Alaska mushers using meat purchased in Canada, said race manager Dave Rich. This is the second straight year that the...

...delays Kuskokwim 300 ANCHORAGE - Bitter cold has delayed the start of the Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race until today, race managers said Saturday. Twenty-seven mushers and their dog teams were set to start Friday in Bethel, but officials decided...

...obliteration. If you were lucky, the ice would break instead of your sled." This year things will be different, said race manager Adam Berg. Preliminary trail-breaking indicates the river is smooth. Berg said volunteers will be breaking the rest...

...highway, which was not far from where the team had stopped. Kleedehn was spotted after about 15 minutes by assistant race manager Wendel Carey, who was driving the road in a pickup truck. Officials sent a snowmobile out just to take Kleedehn off...

...Rivers officially withdrew after returning to the checkpoint at McGrath, 722 miles from the finish line. Swenson told race managers he was concerned about the well-being of his dog team. "He said they weren't running as well as he wanted them...

...historically poor shape this year. "I see this as the most challenging trail since 1984 (the inaugural year)," race manager Leo Olesen said this week. "The information I have ... is all the way from Dawson City to Circle is jumbled ice...

...Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race was postponed another day Saturday because of bad weather rolling through southwest Alaska. Race manager Bev Hoffman said strong winds, drifting snow and water atop the Kuskokwim River ice up to 3 feet deep prompted race...