AK - Organizers Cancel Willow 300 Sled Dog Race: Too Warm, Too Much Rain

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ANCHORAGE (KTUU) – Rain has ruined the 2019 Willow 300 dog sled race. Race organizers canceled the event when trail damage caused by warm, wet weather was too pervasive to keep up with, Christine Stitt, the race’s director and organizer told KTUU early Tuesday afternoon.

The 300-mile, three-day mid-distance race is among the events long distance mushers use to qualify for the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod.

“We were good up until last night when it started raining,” Stitt said.
“It is just not safe for musher, dog or machines and we just won’t put anyone in that position,” she said.

Temperatures above freezing and continued rainfall wrecked sections previously repaired, and water crossings were deemed too dangerous, Stitt said.

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https://climatecrocks.com/2019/01/31/while-midwest-shivers-sled-race-cancelled-in-alaska/

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1. I spent several hours with my team on a slushy lake once.

Everything was soaked and to never stop moving was the only option. I pulled them behind me several times to get to snow pack that they couldn't see and to reach the shoreline.

We reached safety about 2 pm.