It's dirt trails, not snow, at the World Championships of Dry Land Mushing. Humans and canines race for the top prize at the championships, held for the first time in the United States. A musher ...

A musher drives a team of sled dogs, usually across snow and ice. But growing numbers of racers are showing the sport can thrive even if it's not winter. For the first time, the World Championship for ...

Organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge said they would no longer hold a major competition after snow conditions forced its cancellation for a third straight year. By Gabe Castro-Root A massive ...

Four barking dogs pulled musher Ryan Redington on a four-wheeler across a frozen lake in Knik, about an hour north of Anchorage. Normally, he said, he’d be training on a sled, but it’s been months ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before. Thanks to a lack of snow, this year's edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new ...

MARQUETTE, MI — The UP200 dog sled race is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent memory, with excellent snow conditions and a strong field of mushers. This Friday, downtown Marquette ...

(CNN) — Humans being pulled along on a sled across picturesque, snow-covered landscapes by a group of agile, energetic dogs is an image that won’t be seen at Milan Cortina in 2026, but the practice of ...

MCCALL, Idaho — For the second year in a row, organizers are modifying the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge in Valley County due to less-than-favorable weather conditions. In 2026, the 100 and 300-mile races ...

WILLOW, Alaska – The 54th running of the Iditarod sled dog race is set to begin Saturday afternoon in Alaska, under slightly warmer than ideal conditions. According to the official race website, the ...

A musher usually drives a team of sled dogs across a thick blanket of snow, but a growing number of racers are finding that it's just as fun without the wintry weather. There's been a world ...