Strathe and Moore Join Top Two in Dawson, Teams Fight Windblown Trails
All Yukon Quest teams are checked out of Eagle, making their ways towards Dawson City and the race leaders, where they and their dogs will enjoy 36 hours of rest. The trail hasn’t been the easiest so far. Drifting snow and winds have been a challenge for the teams, as Torsten Kohnert told KUAC Radio […]
The Long Wait Begins in Dawson for Several 2020 Quest Teams
The top mushers in the Yukon Quest field of 13 have reached the race’s figurative “Eye of the Storm,” a mandatory 36-hour rest period in Dawson City. Official leader Brent Sass and second position Michelle Phillips arrived early this morning. As of this update at 12pm, they were joined within the last half hour by […]
Sass & Phillips Reach Halfway Point in 1,000 Mile Quest, Strathe & Moore Neck And Neck
Leaders in the 2020 Yukon Quest have begun the long wait, 36-hours to be exact. Brent Sass checked into Dawson City, what is considered the halfway point in this race, early this morning at 5:43am (PST). Michelle Phillips is the second and only other musher to reach Dawson at this point. She pulled in just […]
Sass Crossed International Border, Most Quest Teams Into Eagle Checkpoint
Brent Sass has crossed into the Yukon Territories, maintaining his 30-mile lead on Michelle Phillips for the Yukon Quest 2020. Unofficial GPS results show Sass already resting at the Clint Creek Hospitality stop. What was once a pack of four frontrunners tightly grouped together, has now begun to thin out. At 1:50pm, Ryne Olson set […]
International Border Crossing, Hospitality Stops, and Trail-breaking Ahead for Quest Mushers
Brent Sass and Michelle Phillips continue to battle for first position as the 2020 Yukon Quest field approaches the halfway point of the 1,000-mile sled dog race. After descending American Summit, Sass and Phillips are a mere mile from each other. According to the unofficial live tracker, Sass currently has the lead with about thirty […]
Quest Leaders Close in On Alaska-Yukon Border, Sass Out in Front
*9am Update: Not much has changed within the last hour at the top of the 2020 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race as the top mushers crest 400 miles in and head towards Dawson City. Brent Sass is holding onto first position, with the GPS saying he’s about 10 miles ahead of second position and […]
Brent Sass Leading Towards Eagle, Campeau Says He Scratched Due to Crash
Unofficial GPS results show reigning champion Brent Sass leading the Yukon Quest 2020 pack as of this update, at just over 20 miles outside of Eagle. But, he’s seeing good competition from the other top mushers: Michelle Phillips and Cody Strathe. According to official results, Phillips was in first position after leaving Circle City first […]
First Scratches in This Year’s Quest, Leaders Resting at Trout Creek Hospitality Stop
The field has winnowed in the 2020 Yukon Quest 1,000-mile sled dog race. Citing the best interests of their respective dog teams, veteran mushers Jason Campeau and Denis Tremblay scratched this morning after spending the night in Circle City. All thirteen mushers left in the Quest continue to race along the Yukon River towards the […]
Dave Turner Claims YQ-300 Win, Quest 1,000 Mile Racers Heading Towards Eagle
Mushers in the 2020 Yukon Quest are barreling towards warmer weather and the Yukon side of the race as they set their sights on the Eagle checkpoint. Cold temperatures have caused problems for mushers throughout the race. Unofficially, the current leader Brent Sass told KUAC yesterday that he had to worry about the cold temperatures’ […]
Phillips and Sass Race Past Cabin After Cabin Between Circle and Eagle, Alaska
Mushers in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International sled dog race are currently in-between checkpoints on a portion of trail stretching 160 miles along the Yukon River. Most seem to be moving at a pace of 6 to 9 miles per hour. The unofficial, but sometimes reliable, GPS race tracker shows Brent Sass is slightly ahead of Michelle […]