How many checkpoints are there in the iditarod

She goes nuts a few minutes after pulling into every checkpoint. This is Sarah. Iditarod pic. With three mushers on their final eight-hour rest in Skwentna, we look toward the weather for tonight as the leaders depart the checkpoint. We are expecting some light snow to move into the area this evening and it should continue through the early morning hours — only about an inch of accumulation is expected.

Are you wondering when mushers will leave Skwentna? Here are the earliest possible departure times for the top three, should they leave right at the eight-hour mark:. Sass had 13 dogs in harness at the time of his check-in. At least eight teams have now made it through Rainy Pass, with most of them spending less than five minutes at the checkpoint.

Wade Marrs, with 10 dogs; Ryan Redington, with seven dogs; and Nicolas Petit, with 12 dogs, have all moved through the checkpoint. Joar Leifseth Ulsom checked in at this afternoon with 12 dogs in harness, and he appears to still be there.

All mushers who are still in the race have made it to McGrath heading south. Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister was the second musher to arrive at the Skwentna checkpoint at p. He reached the checkpoint about an hour after veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey, who is currently in first place. The GPS tracker shows both mushers resting at the checkpoint. Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey was the first musher to arrive at the Skwentna checkpoint at p. In , as a rookie, she placed 15th after finishing the race in 10 days, one hour and 43 minutes.

Veteran Iditarod musher Dennis Kananowicz, bib number eight, scratched at a. Veteran musher Dallas Seavey held a strong lead over the rest of the pack yesterday, but Sunday morning Iditarod fans woke up to see that lead shrink to only about four miles. Aaron Burmeister, also a veteran musher, is making a push for first place. Can he surpass Seavey to claim the championship? Veteran mushers Dallas Seavey, Aaron Burmeister and Brent Sass all passed through the checkpoint this morning in five minutes.

Another five teams are on their ways from Rohn to Rainy Pass. Iditarod race standings shows veteran Aaron Burmeister as having passed through the Rainy Pass checkpoint on his way to Finger Lake. Burmeister checked in at a. He has been resting there since, according to the Iditarod GPS tracker. Ryan Redington has also left Rohn, now with eight dogs in harness after dropping one at the checkpoint; Wade Marrs left with 10 dogs, having dropped one in Rohn as well. Everyone at the back of the pack has now checked in to Ophir heading south.

The race standings have not been updated to show his arrival at the checkpoint. He left the checkpoint at p. He is about seven miles behind veteran musher Aaron Burmeister, who is in second place after veteran musher Dallas Seavey. At the back of the pack, five mushers are still in Ophir.

Rookie Will Troshynski is on his way there, but getting close! Inside the sleds of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are the essentials: warm clothes, supplies to take care of the dogs, wilderness gear and more.

As the race goes on, the sleds get lighter as the mushers try to increase their speed toward the finish line. However, some items the mushers keep with them from start to finish. Personal items on the Iditarod trail. Buser has also won the Iditarod four times in his career! Seavey left the checkpoint at p. Veteran Iditarod musher Aaron Burmeister was the first to arrive at the Rohn checkpoint, heading south, Wednesday.

Burmeister, bib number 36, got to the checkpoint at p. Because he was the first musher to reach the checkpoint, he won the Bristol Bay Native Corp.

Fish First Award. Aaron Burmeister is in Rohn, arriving there at p. Brent Sass and Dallas Seavey — in that order, per GPS tracking — appear to be less than five miles out from the same checkpoint.

Some remain in Nikolai and McGrath, or on their ways to either; a few mushers still have yet to arrive to Ophir, the first checkpoint after Iditarod, located at race mile Eight teams have yet to arrive to or depart Ophir, according to current standings, though rookie Sean Underwood appears to have just gotten there.

At least 15 have checked in to Nikolai. No teams are left in the Iditarod checkpoint. Several mushers are only slightly farther down the trail. Riley Dyche, bib number 16, of Fairbanks, scratched at a. Pete Kaiser, bib number 3, of Bethel, scratched at 9 a. The musher in second place right now — about 20 miles behind Seavey — is veteran musher Aaron Burmeister.

Burmeister is followed by veteran musher Ryan Redington, who is only about five miles behind him, and veteran musher Brent Sass, who is only about a mile behind Redington. More mushers left Nikolai early this morning, making their way south toward Rohn. Aaron Burmeister and Brent Sass have taken over the front two spots in Iditarod 49 after stopping only briefly in the Nikolai checkpoint.

Burmeister arrived at a. Race standings show Dallas Seavey and Ryan Redington remain in the Nikolai checkpoint as of press time. Iditarod race standings show Dallas Seavey has officially checked in at Nikolai. He arrived at a. Several mushers still remain in Iditarod, but most are between there and McGrath. Nikolai, located at race mile , is approximately miles from the finish line in Deshka Landing.

Current standings show the entire field in the edition of the Iditarod has made it to the Iditarod checkpoint, the end of the line before racers must turn around and head south to get to the finish line at Deshka Landing. Iditarod race standings show the top 10 mushers in the race so far have all checked in to the McGrath checkpoint, heading south.

Veteran Iditarod musher Ryan Redington has jumped to the second spot in the race after leaving McGrath at p. He rested for just over five hours at the checkpoint and has nine dogs in harness, according to the latest race standings.

Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey is the first musher to make his way out of McGrath, heading south and bound for Nikolai. Race standings shows he left the checkpoint at p. He has now completed both of his mandatory layovers and remains in first place.

The top five mushers are now in McGrath, heading south and making their way back to the starting point of the race.

Wade Marrs checked in at p. He joins Dallas Seavey and Brent Sass. As teams continue to make their way south, Brent Sass has just checked in to the McGrath checkpoint on his way south. Sass joins Dallas Seavey who has been at the checkpoint since a. The top 3 mushers have still not taken their 8-hour layover, according to race standings. When he arrived at the McGrath checkpoint, he only had to send one dog home. And he was getting to the point you know?

He checked in at a. He checked in at Veteran Iditarod musher Rick Casillo has scratched at a. Friday at the Iditarod checkpoint. Casillo made the decision to scratch in the best interest of his race team.

Casillo had 13 dogs in harness at the time he made the decision to scratch. The top three mushers, according to standings, are on their way south. Sass checked out of Ophir at a. The top three still need to take their 8-hour layover. At the back of the pack, rookie Hal Hanson checked out of Ophir on his way north at a.

Dallas Seavey is leading the pack south. He left Ophir at a. This is a video of him heading on the trail. High pressure in the Interior continues to lead to a quiet, yet cold weather pattern. Seeing as they perfrom better in colder weather, the upcoming forecast is one the mushers will enjoy.

Under plentiful sunshine today, temperatures will warm near zero degrees. A light to steady breeze out of the northwest is possible, which could yield wind chills below zero at times. This trend of sunshine and cold sticks around through much of the weekend. A change is on the horizon starting Sunday, ahead of the next storm system.

Increasing clouds and a slight push of warmer weather will greet the mushers in the Alaska Range, as snow moves back into the region. Heading back towards Deshka Landing, will feature a return back to slightly warmer conditions in the days ahead along with cloudier skies. Following Dallas Seavey, the next four mushers rounding out the top five have checked in to Ophir on their way south.

According to race standings, every musher on the trail has taken their hour layover. Shortly after leaving the Rohn checkpoint past the Happy River Steps, veteran Iditarod musher Victoria Hardwick ran into a tree and the front end of her sled fell apart. Immediately the Bethel musher thought her race was over. Hardwick went back to the Rohn checkpoint after crashing and fixed her sled. She held the front end together with duct tape, trail markers, and snowshoes.

Rookie Iditarod musher Hal Hanson, bib 12, is a former cowboy from Stillwater, Oklahoma who has spent the past several years turning into an Alaskan musher under the teachings of three-time Iditarod champion Mitch Seavey. At first, he says he moved to Alaska to find some colder weather. After getting to know him a little bit, one learns the reason goes much deeper. Veteran Iditarod Musher Dallas Seavey is the first musher to check-in to the Ophir checkpoint going south.

According to race standings, Seavey checked in at a. As Dallas Seavey closes in on Ophir heading south, rookie Hal Hanson remains at that checkpoint on his way north.

Hanson checked in to Ophir at with 13 dogs in harness. Will Troshynski followed Hanson in, but left shortly after 2 a. Seavey, who was displayed as running shortly before publishing time, now appears to be resting about five miles from the Ophir checkpoint. Brent Sass is also in that mix of mushers. Twenty teams have now left the Iditarod checkpoint and are heading back to the finish line at Deshka Landing.

Race standings show 19 mushers have departed, with Cody Strathe as the most recent, but Jessie Holmes is also shown on the GPS tracker as well on his way to Ophir and is ahead of Strathe, despite still being listed as in Iditarod. Most everyone is currently located betweeen Ophir and Iditarod, whether heading north or south. Race standings show that all but one musher have arrived to the Ophir checkpoint heading north, with rookie Hal Hanson checking in there shortly before Thursday.

Fellow rookie Will Troshynski is still on his way there from McGrath. Fifteen teams have now officially left Iditarod, with Jessie Royer, Nicolas Petit and Mille Porsild checking out at , and , respectively. As more teams depart Iditarod, a group still remains there, according to both current standings and the Iditarod GPS tracker.

The top ten have left the checkpoint, as has Paige Drobny, who is sitting in 11th. The top 10 are out of the Iditarod checkpoint, heading back to the finish line at Deshka Landing! Paige Drobny is in 11th and also recently left. Iditarod standings shows that all mushers are now out of McGrath. Rookie musher Will Troshynski, who is currently is last place, left the checkpoint at p.

Three more mushers have checked out of the Iditarod checkpoint and are on their way back to Ophir, taking on the second half of the race. Marrs got back on the trail at p. Burmeister spent just 16 minutes at the checkpoint, looping back around to get on the trail at 7 p. Sass left at p. Sass and Burmeister each have 14 dogs in harness; Marrs has 12, according to race standings. Say hello to Wayfinder! He is 2 years old and runs with Aaron Peck and this is his first sled dog race ever!

This is Wayfinder, he runs with Aaron Peck. He is two-years-old and resting at the Iditarod checkpoint. This is his first ever sled dog race of any length.

Our trail crew was at the Iditarod checkpoint today! SeanBMaguire says when Dallas Seavey first got to the checkpoint, there were rumors he intended to take his 8-hour rest, but ended up back on the trail to Ophir just before 3 p. There's always surprises during Iditarod pic. Seavey rested in Iditarod for nearly four hours. Diehl, Kaiser and Ulsom were each at the checkpoint for seven minutes or less before heading back on the trail. Redington spent 16 minutes at the checkpoint. Seavey, Diehl and Ulsom all have 13 dogs in harness, according to race standings.

Redington has 10 and Kaiser has Parker had eight dogs in harness at the time he decided to scratch in the best interest of his team. Jodie Guest with Iditarod said Gunnar Johnson may been in contact with three people. Race officials are working on identifying two mushers who shared a tent with the musher at one point on the trail. Guest went on to say they are still trying to identify two mushers who shared a tent with Johnson when he stopped at a checkpoint. She also pointed out that additional testing at the Nikolai checkpoint, where Johnson complete his hour layover , and she says they tested 43 people and they all tested negative for COVID Guest says all other mushers have tested negative for COVID and says the race will add an extra test for all mushers in McGrath before they progress back to the finish line.

According to McGrath checkpoint leader Matt Anderson, Johnson was flown out Thursday, he had two masks on when he left. Andersons says they are trying to do contact tracing.

The Iditarod race standings have been updated to include the check-in times for Dallas Seavey and Travis Beals. Seavey checked in at a. As teams make their way into various checkpoints along the trail, here is a birds-eye-view of the Iditarod checkpoint. Rounding out the top five are Dallas Seavey and Travis Beals. Sass checking in around 6 p. As of a. Making their way there, and probably checking-in to the checkpoint will be Travis Beals and Dallas Seavey in the next hour.

We talked with veteran Iditarod musher Nic Petit at the McGrath checkpoint where you told us how he views the race. We caught up with veteran Iditarod musher Nic Petit at the McGrath checkpoint where you told us how he views the race.

Many locations west of the Alaska Range continue to see temperatures well below zero Thursday morning, as another Arctic Air mass settles into the state.

Not much to report over the next few days, as sunshine and cold weather will be the dominant factor. The only concern will be breezy winds, which could yield some wind chills in the 30 to 45 below zero range. All in all, it should be fair weather ahead and more fitting for the dogs on the trail.

While temperatures will drop well below zero through the night, the afternoon should provide some reprieve from the cold. Highs the next few days should briefly climb above freezing, with slightly warmer conditions each day. Starting Saturday, clouds will slowly increase and a push of warmer air will follow.

This will set the stage for the next storm pushing ashore Western Alaska, which could bring some light snow showers as mushers begin the journey back to Deshka Landing. The first 10 mushers are out of the Ophir checkpoint and are on their way to Iditarod.

Rookies must have their paperwork verified and submitted to the organizing committee in advance of the Iditarod. In recent years, the Iditarod has been won in eight to nine days of competition. The exact time varies depending on the weather conditions and trail conditions. Typically, the weather will be freezing for the race start in Anchorage. Maximum temperatures in Anchorage range between 30 and 38 degrees Fahrenheit.

En route, the trail conditions are likely to become more dangerous, with the potential for competitors to be caught in snow drifts and other hazards. As at October , there are 59 musher teams scheduled to compete in the iteration of the Iditarod.

This includes 16 rookie mushers. For an up-to-date list of mushers competing in the Iditarod, visit the dedicated page on the official website.

The ceremonial start of the Iditarod is usually broadcast on local television networks in Alaska. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Alaska Public Media. The checkpoint at Takotna, filled with sleds and dog teams as mushers take their hour rests on Wednesday. Related : Iditarod mushers say the trail to Nikolai was so smooth that it even put some of them to sleep There are two other required breaks during the race: Mushers must make an eight-hour stop at a checkpoint on the Yukon River, and another eight-hour stop in White Mountain, 77 miles from the finish line in Nome.

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