Comments on: Move Along Big Doggies

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:28:45 +0000

Whitehouse is currently a balmy -9°, but it could get up to +5° for the start of the race late tomorrow local.

It is relatively warm in Fairbanks at 9° and is forecast to have a high of 20° on Monday, but then things return to normal with daytime highs of 0° for the rest of the week. There is a lot of snow in the forecast.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:16:34 +0000

Nome is way over on the coast, this thing is in the interior, but 32° at Nome in the middle of February is not a good omen for the Iditarod.

I checked and they haven’t updated the map from last year. The Daily News-Miner works at its own pace.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:09:36 +0000

i found 4 or 5 sites with the nomecam embedded, 1 or 2 of which also had the current weather conditions... 32 degrees in nome at 5pm this afternoon. hipparchia´s last blog post..

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:34:15 +0000

I think you may have to wait until the race starts. These guys aren’t as polished as the Iditarod crew, but the timing and route are easier on the dogs. I think there are probably going to be heat problems when the Iditarod starts in three weeks.

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:40:19 +0000

argh! according to the official site, you can see the trail on google earth, but i can't get it to work! ot, but only slightly, here's the nome webcam