Alaska winter sports iffy proposition this year

Alaska Dispatch

Fur Rondy sled dog races canceled due to poor trail conditions
  
The Fur Rendezvous Open World Championship sled dog sprint races are the latest victim of warm weather that has obliterated trail conditions around Southcentral Alaska and in Anchorage.

Team & Trail | Michelle Theriault Boots
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Through slush and muck, soggy Iron Dog snowmachine racers head north
  
Iron Dog snowmachines speeding through wet, heavy glop sprayed slush everywhere as they pulled out of Big Lake on Sunday morning in the start of their 2,000-mile journey. The snow resembled wet cement, and it slowed the early going.

Adventure | Craig Medred
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