Veteran Yukon musher wins 2nd Yukon Quest in a row
By Cali McTavish Michelle Phillips claims first; Jessie Royer 2nd, Jesse Terry 3rd Michelle Phillips and her dog team crossed
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Yukon Quest
New route, new rules, new era: Mushers gearing up for a Yukon Quest reboot
Annual sled dog race officially starts this year in Teslin Feb. 2 Organizers in Whitehorse are finalizing details for what
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Yukon Quest to follow new route this winter because of climate change
Race in February will start and end in Teslin via Ross River and Faro The Yukon Quest sled dog race
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Yukon Quest organizers announce race will end early due to poor trail conditions
Yukon Quest organizers have announced the race will end early due to trail conditions. Around 11 p.m. Sunday night, with
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Lack of snow adds to training challenge for Yukon Quest musher
Yukon Quest mushers in training are facing an extra hurdle this year: a lack of snow on many of their
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Veteran musher Michelle Phillips wins Yukon Quest
‘It was one of those magical runs where, you know, you just went with it,’ Phillips said Michelle Phillips says
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Yukon Quest kicks off this weekend in Whitehorse, and continues to evolve
Saturday morning, 16 mushers with teams of up to 14 dogs will gather at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse for the start
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Yukon Quest Alaska official hopes to patch things up and bring back cross-border race
Famed 1,600-kilometre race not happening this year after international dispute over rules The new executive director of the Yukon Quest
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Veteran musher Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest 300
‘I feel great. I feel really good. It was really fun,’ said Sass at Whitehorse finish line Veteran musher and
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No vaccinations required for Yukon Quest this winter
Traditional 1,600-kilometre race to be replaced this winter by two shorter races, in Yukon and Alaska The Yukon Quest sled
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Yukon Quest sled dog race cancelled in Canada this winter
There will be no Yukon Quest international sled dog race in Yukon this winter, organizers announced on Wednesday. In a
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2021 Yukon Quest to split in two: one race in Alaska, one in Yukon
Citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Yukon Quest’s organizers announced Wednesday that next year’s race will be split
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Yukon Quest mushers recount hairy times on stormy mountain pass
Whitehorse, Yukon musher Rob Cooke is being lauded for helping guide some fellow Yukon Quest mushers safely over a stormy
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Alaska’s Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest sled dog race
Alaskan musher Brent Sass has claimed victory in the Yukon Quest, four years after he last won the grueling, 1,600-kilometre
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What’s up, doc? Yukon Quest dogs get pre-race vet check-up
One by one, mushers and dog handlers brought barking dogs inside a large industrial building in Whitehorse, northwest Canada for
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