After receiving musher feeback, the Yukon Quest Joint Board of Directors to hold two shorter distances races instead of going forward with the 1,000 mile distance
Yukon Quest president Bev Regier said the choice to retire was a “difficult decision.”
Race would begin Feb. 5 in Fairbanks
The Yukon Journey, a 255-mile race from Pelly Crossing to Whitehorse, kicked off on Feb. 24
Eleven mushers are participating in the race from Pelly Crossing to Whitehorse
The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race announced the hiring…
Literally anything would have been better than nothing
Sept. 3 announcement highlights COVID-19 impacts as rationale
The Yukon Quest’s announcement on June 17 of separate races in Alaska…
Due to COVID-19, separate races will be held in Alaska and the Yukon
Yukon Quest co-founder LeRoy Shank died earlier this month in Fairbanks, Alaska.…
‘I guess I’ve always been a grandpa’s girl and he’s my best friend, so I kind of wanted to be like him and so I did it’
Cooke and his 14 Siberians crossed the finish line at 9:07 a.m. on Feb. 15 in Whitehorse
The Red Lantern winner Olivia Webster arrived halfway through the banquet
Swedish musher Nora Sjalin is this year’s Rookie of the Year Award winner
The three-time winner ended the race with a 15-hour 160-km run from Braeburn to Whitehorse
The Yukoner finished the race at 6:51 p.m. on Feb. 11 with 11 dogs on the line.
