Yukon Quest

Quest 450-mile second place finisher Mille Porsild leave the start line in Whitehorse. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon Quest reports fast times and healthy dogs as last mushers reach Dawson

Course and weather conditions favourable but still challenge with “Quest magic” ops manager says

 

Michelle Phillips scratches lead dogs Lambo and Cleo behind the ears after finishing the 450-Mile Yukon Quest Race to Dawson City. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Michelle Phillips wins Yukon Quest race to Dawson

Phillips and team reached Dawson’s Front Street shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 15

 

Aiyana O’Shaughnessy seemed a sure winner of the 250-Mile Yukon Quest race to Pelly Crossing as the fastest teams were closing in on its finish around midday on Feb. 13. Her team is pictured here shortly after leaving Whitehorse. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Yukon Quest’s shorter races draw to a close. 450-mile mushers prepare for trek to Dawson

As the 250-Mile race neared its end Aiyana O’Shaughnessy had a solid lead. Luc Tweddle wins 100-miler

 

The 2023 Yukon Quest is set to start at 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 from Shipyards Park in Whitehorse. (Yukon News file)

Yukon Quest all set for Feb. 11 start

The Shipyards Park startline will likely be crowded as teams begin leaving at 11 a.m.

The 2023 Yukon Quest is set to start at 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 from Shipyards Park in Whitehorse. (Yukon News file)
Yukon Quest 300 First place finisher Brent Sass kneels to congratulate his lead dogs Woody and Slater at the Shipayrds park finish line in the early hours of Feb. 22. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)

Alaska’s Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest 300 in second-half comeback

Sass’ 12-dog team was first across the finish line in Whitehorse

Yukon Quest 300 First place finisher Brent Sass kneels to congratulate his lead dogs Woody and Slater at the Shipayrds park finish line in the early hours of Feb. 22. (Jim Elliot/Yukon News)
Nathaniel Hamlyn of Step Up Kennels wins the 2022 Yukon Quest 100-mile race. (Richard Hartmier/Yukon Quest)

Nathaniel Hamlyn takes first place in Yukon Quest 100-mile race

“It was a typical Quest — a bit of everything.”

Nathaniel Hamlyn of Step Up Kennels wins the 2022 Yukon Quest 100-mile race. (Richard Hartmier/Yukon Quest)
Musher Sebastian Dos Santos Borges of France leaves the start of the race in Shipyards Park on Feb. 19. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Yukon-side Quest races kick off this weekend in Whitehorse

The Yukon-side 100-mile and 300-mile races are now underway.

Musher Sebastian Dos Santos Borges of France leaves the start of the race in Shipyards Park on Feb. 19. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)
The Yukon Quest races on the Yukon side of the border will leave Whitehorse on Feb. 19. (File Photo)
The Yukon Quest races on the Yukon side of the border will leave Whitehorse on Feb. 19. (File Photo)
Brent Sass crosses the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race finish line in Whitehorse on Feb.11 2020. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)

Yukon Quest registration opens for four races

Yukon Quest registration in the territory and Alaska opened on Aug. 21

Brent Sass crosses the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race finish line in Whitehorse on Feb.11 2020. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News)
Registration for the 2022 Yukon Quest opens Aug. 21. (John Tonin/Yukon News)

Registration for the 2022 Yukon Quest will open Aug. 21 for races in the Yukon and Alaska

The 2022 Yukon Quest will feature four races in Yukon and Alaska and will include the newly introduced Yukon Cup

Registration for the 2022 Yukon Quest opens Aug. 21. (John Tonin/Yukon News)
The 39th running of the Yukon Quest international dog sled race will be split in two – the first on Feb. 5, 2022, starting in Fairbanks, and the second Feb. 19 starting in Whitehorse.

The Yukon Quest splits the distance: One race becomes two for 2022

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

The 39th running of the Yukon Quest international dog sled race will be split in two – the first on Feb. 5, 2022, starting in Fairbanks, and the second Feb. 19 starting in Whitehorse.
For the second year running, the Yukon Quest will not have 1,000 mile race. Crystal Schick/Yukon News

The Yukon Quest will be two shorter distance events instead of a 1,000 mile race

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

For the second year running, the Yukon Quest will not have 1,000 mile race. Crystal Schick/Yukon News
Bev Regier is retiring from the Yukon Quest after spending 18 years with the organization. John Tonin/Yukon News

Yukon Quest president Bev Regier retires after 18 years

Yukon Quest president Bev Regier said the choice to retire was a “difficult decision.”

Bev Regier is retiring from the Yukon Quest after spending 18 years with the organization. John Tonin/Yukon News
Josi Leideritz, the executive director for the Yukon Quest International Association (Canada), poses for a photo in Whitehorse on Oct.1, 2020. The Quest announced plans for its 2022 race to start in Fairbanks on Feb. 5. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)

2022 Quest planning gets underway

Race would begin Feb. 5 in Fairbanks

Josi Leideritz, the executive director for the Yukon Quest International Association (Canada), poses for a photo in Whitehorse on Oct.1, 2020. The Quest announced plans for its 2022 race to start in Fairbanks on Feb. 5. (Crystal Schick/Yukon News file)
Whitehorse musher Hans Gatt crosses the 2021 Yukon Journey finish line in first place at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Feb. 26. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News)
Whitehorse musher Hans Gatt crosses the 2021 Yukon Journey finish line in first place at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Feb. 26. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News)

Hans Gatt wins inaugural 2021 Yukon Journey

The Yukon Journey, a 255-mile race from Pelly Crossing to Whitehorse, kicked off on Feb. 24

Whitehorse musher Hans Gatt crosses the 2021 Yukon Journey finish line in first place at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Feb. 26. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News)
Whitehorse musher Hans Gatt crosses the 2021 Yukon Journey finish line in first place at approximately 10:35 a.m. on Feb. 26. (Gabrielle Plonka/Yukon News)
Susie Rogan is a veteran musher with 14 years of racing experience and Yukon Journey organizer. (Yukon Journey Facebook)

Yukon Journey mushers begin 255-mile race

Eleven mushers are participating in the race from Pelly Crossing to Whitehorse

Susie Rogan is a veteran musher with 14 years of racing experience and Yukon Journey organizer. (Yukon Journey Facebook)

Yukon Quest hires new Yukon executive director

The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race announced the hiring…

EDITORIAL: Where the Quest faltered, the community stands tall

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UPDATED: Yukon Quest cancels 2021 Canadian race

Sept. 3 announcement highlights COVID-19 impacts as rationale

The 2021 Yukon Quest will be like no other

The Yukon Quest’s announcement on June 17 of separate races in Alaska…