Husky News

After an already long run, Ken Anderson surprised many by hardly stopping this morning at the McCabe Creek dog drop. Read the rest of this entry »

Ken Anderson and Lance Mackey continue to burn up the Yukon Quest trail. Read the rest of this entry »

Yukon Quest newcomer Ken Anderson is holding onto his lead as he and his sled-dog team entered the second-last checkpoint in Carmacks, Yukon, Monday morning. Read the rest of this entry »

A lot can happen when one doesn’t see the two leaders of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race for almost 48 hours. Read the rest of this entry »

After resting and healing in Dawson City during a 36-hour layover, mushers in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race resumed their push for Whitehorse on Saturday in what has become a two-team battle for victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Lance Mackey believes he has a dog team that’s just a little faster than Ken Anderson’s. And that may be enough to carry the Fairbanks musher to his fourth straight victory in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

A West Yellowstone man was charged Thursday with 34 counts of animal cruelty for allegedly abandoning 33 sled dogs earlier this month near Targhee Pass. Read the rest of this entry »

Kevin Turnbough was just a 29-year-old Midwesterner in search of adventure when he heard through the mushing grapevine about the inaugural Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

A cold air mass pushing east from Russia pushed the temperature down to 44 degrees below zero on Monday morning in Fairbanks and forecasters were expecting even colder temperatures overnight Monday and this morning. Overnight lows on Monday were expected to dip down to 50 below in valleys and the low tonight is expected to be around 45 below. Read the rest of this entry »

Concerned about potentially hazardous conditions on Eagle Summit, organizers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race have installed anchor points at the top of the windy summit, offering mushers the option of what is called “roughlocking.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is pleased to announce the launch of its new website. The dynamic new site will replace the previous one and retain the same address, www.yukonquest.com. Read the rest of this entry »

Eight years have passed since Aliy Zirkle earned a measure of fame by becoming the first woman to win the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Reigning Champion Lance Mackey was only 12 years old when Sonny Lindner won the first 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in 1984. Read the rest of this entry »

Between feeding, cleaning up after and running 24 pure-bred Siberian huskies, the Ellis’ are “living the dream”. Mike Ellis, 37, is among the nearly 30 mushers signed up for the 25th anniversary edition of the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest sled-dog race starting on Feb. 9 in Fairbanks and running to Whitehorse. Read the rest of this entry »

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has a new race marshal. Read the rest of this entry »

The start of the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks on Feb. 9 this year marks the 25th annual running of the race or, to put it more succinctly and in common terms, the 25th anniversary. Read the rest of this entry »

Back problems won’t stop the Ledwidge family in Dawson City from competing in the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race. Read the rest of this entry »

Twenty-eight mushers have signed up to run the 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, including three-time reigning champion Alaskan Lance Mackey. Read the rest of this entry »

The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is switching race marshals. Read the rest of this entry »