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Trail Weather – 2024

March 5, 2024   Comments Off on Trail Weather – 2024

Iditarod 2024 – Day 3

Iditarod 2022 MapSled DogThe temperature is forecast to be in the mid 10s to high 20s °F with snow which is borderline for running sled dogs. Many teams will rest during the day and run at night.

On early Monday morning outside of Skwenta, Dallas Seavey encountered a moose which ended with a dead moose and one injured dog. Having lived in Alaska, trust me – moose are mental. They are the reason you go armed outside of town. Bears and wolves are not a real threat to humans most of the time, but moose are the biggest threat to people, dogs, and VW Beetles.

Standings at 11:00PM CST (8:00PM AKST)
Beyond Nikolai
1 Jessie Holmes (9)
2 Matt Hall (16)
3 Travis Beals (14)
4 Ryan Redington (21)
5 Dallas Seavey (7)
6 Hunter Keefe (10)
7 Mille Porsild (12)
8 Peter Kaiser (26)
9 Paige Drobny (38)
10 Matthew Failor (31)
11 Mats Pettersson (5)
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March 5, 2024   Comments Off on Iditarod 2024 – Day 3