Into the Dead Zone
The mushers entered the “Dead Zone” last night. Always very hard to get information to and from the area, including to the Copper Basin Website. We are heading up there soon and will get you more information as soon as possible. No word yet on dropped dogs.
Aliy Out of Wolverine
Aliy is out of Wolverine with 10 dogs. Will let you know as soon as I hear which dog was dropped from her team as well as the dog Allen dropped in Tolsona. Aliy reported that the trail from Tolsona had extreme overflow, up to 3 feet in places. As … Read More
Red Team and Red & Black Team Resting
Aliy is in Tolsana where she has declared her 8 hour mandatory rest. (She could change her mind and leave early though!) She has bedded the dogs down and given them a good meal and is now eating herself and getting ready to get some sleep. Bridgett is in Glennallen … Read More
Allen Cruising to Chistochina
If my sleepy brain has this figured out correctly, Allen passed 24 teams on his run to Chistochina. As Bridgett said, “He FLEW.” He came into the checkpoint at 8:24 pm AST very pleased with his dogs and his run. All three teams will now be resting before their push … Read More
SP Kennel Start Positions
SP Kennel has made it down to the Copper Basin 300 and are all checked in. They are currently on their way to Paxson for the night to prepare for the 1 pm AST race start. The start positions were drawn from an old boot at the musher’s meeting this … Read More