Brent Sass hit the trail with his team at 5:43 p.m. on Feb. 7
“I see the dog team coming from a distance around the bend and there was no musher”
“It’s something you’re used to doing and you don’t think twice about it”
Six mushers, including Tagish’s Michelle Phillips, reached Dawson on Feb. 6
Brent Sass reached the Dawson checkpoint at 5:43 a.m. on Feb. 6
James Wilde has been a handler for Rob Cooke’s team in the last four Yukon Quests
Tagish’s Michelle Phillips is currently in second place with 12 dogs on the line
As of 8 a.m. local time, Yukoner Michelle Phillips is running in second place in the 1,000-mile race
Yukoner Michelle Phillips was the first musher to get there
Yukoner Michelle Phillips was second into Mile 101, just nine minutes behind Sass
The 15 teams started the race in three minute intervals
The field of 15 includes two Yukoners and five Canadians
“I was pretty happy with the progress from the first to the second tournament.”
“A wooden sled and you hit something, it’s pretty hard to fix and you’re very likely out of the race”
The 24-year-old rookie won gold in the snowmobile freestyle event
“The scores don’t tell the story at all really”
“When you’re out there playing, … you’re inspired to play hard for those guys”
The team is in the middle of its busiest stretch of the season — 10 league games in three weeks
“They also realize that you have to be ready for anything — extreme cold or extreme warm.”
Derek Deuling and Sasha Masson skied for Team Canada at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Games
