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2018 Yukon Quest Begins on Saturday

By Davis Hovey | February 2, 2018

A group of sled dogs dashes over the snow in front of a crowd behind white and yellow barriers.

26 teams, including two mushers from Western Alaska, are set to compete on a 1,000-mile course from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.

Mushers from Multiple Countries and Western AK Signed Up for 2018 Yukon Quest

By Davis Hovey | December 5, 2017

A dogsled team departs a log cabin at Slaven's Roadhouse. Photo Credit: National Park Service (2013)

An international competition, the Yukon Quest features mushers from Germany, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, the US and UK, as well as New Zealand this year. Ike Underwood of Aniak is a Quest rookie and the only musher from Western Alaska signed up thus far.