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Musher shares mountaintop with Miller High Life

Musher shares mountaintop with Miller High Life

EAGLE, AlaskaAtop American summit, at 1,026 metres, sits a tiny cabin buried in snowdrifts.Twenty-nine kilometres from Eagle, Alaska, it is…
Lost dog team spends night alone in storm

Lost dog team spends night alone in storm

CENTRAL, AlaskaThe No. 1 rule in mushing is, never let go of the dog team.If the sled happens to tip over, then drag along behind.
Mushers play hide and seek on Quest trail

Mushers play hide and seek on Quest trail

CIRCLE, AlaskaWhen Yukon mushers Gerry Willomitzer and William Kleedehn left the Central checkpoint Monday night, the wind was blowing so hard they…

Mayo, Dawson look for community soccer support

DAWSON CITYSince at least 1993, youth soccer organizers in Mayo and Dawson have demanded more support from the Whitehorse-based Yukon Soccer…

Loppet changes didn’t dilute the fun

MARSH LAKEFor safety’s sake, race organizers moved the 2006 Marsh Lake Ski Loppet Classic course from the trails at Judas Creek onto the…

Blizzard ravages rookies

CENTRAL, AlaskaBilled as the toughest race in the world, this year’s Yukon Quest is living up to its name.

Raging winds buffet Wycoff

CENTRAL, AlaskaThe wind blew like a banshee, and Regina Wycoff wasn’t sticking around to hear it.
Mushers still lost on Eagle Summit

Mushers still lost on Eagle Summit

Central, Alaska‘I wouldn’t be surprised if someone gets killed up there tonight.”Hans Gatt had just entered this isolated…
Quest begins with dropped dogs, a balmy breeze and beer

Quest begins with dropped dogs, a balmy breeze and beer

The dogs were peeing everywhere — on truck tires, in the snow, on running boards and even on each other.

Skiers semi circumnavigate Mt. Logan

You can’t hike around Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, quite yet.The valleys are still filled by glaciers hundreds of metres thick…