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Miserable stretches of trail prompt Iditarod to move race start to Fairbanks

11 Feb 2017

Willow, Alaska, United States

For the second time in three years, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will move its official start from Willow to Fairbanks due to poor trail conditions that race officials determined unsafe.

Alaska Dispatch News / Tegan Hanlon

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