Even when it’s below freezing, direct sunlight works to melt some snow and ice in Alaska in March.
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Nome could see Iditarod champ as early as Tuesday afternoon
Nome may be less than 24 hours away from its 2017 Iditarod finish. Assuming no unexpected complications or changes in his pace, Mitch Seavey could arrive under the Burled Arch as this year’s Iditarod champion by about 7 p.m. Tuesday night — perhaps slightly earlier.
300 miles to Nome: Race dynamics change as Iditarod moves to the coast
Iditarod teams have left the Yukon river and reached the Bering Sea coast. Mushers are shedding equipment, dropping slow dogs, and looking to make a move in the final 300 miles of the Iditarod.
School buses stuck in snow, district pushes on despite parents’ disapproval
The district runs 38 buses. Some parents have complained that school should not have been open considering how much snow has fallen.
Mitch Seavey, first to Kaltag, is confident yet cautious
For being the first to reach Kaltag, Seavey wins the Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award, and with it, $2,000 cash and 25 pounds of Bristol Bay salmon.
Facing harsh conditions Iditasport racers scratch, competition ends early
The Iditasport bills itself as a “human powered ultramarathon,” where participants bicycle and walk the traditional Iditarod route.