FAIRBANKS — When Brent Sass displays his newest piece of racing gear, a broad smile appears on the Eureka musher’s face. He points to the left side of the bright yellow downhill ski helmet, where a ...

Mushers and their dog teams take off at the start of the Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races in downtown Fort Kent. Credit: Don Eno This story was originally published in January 2019. For some ...

Two deadly incidents between snowmachines and dog teams this winter have left the mushing community shaken and searching for answers. In late November, two dogs died and seven were injured on the ...

'Mushing Mortician' explains Iditarod sled gear The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race begins this weekend in Alaska. Musher Scott Janssen, who owns funeral homes and is known as the "Mushing Mortician," ...

MEXICO CITY – The classic musher, a person who races sleds pulled by dogs, trains in a winter wonderland – think Alaska, Norway or Canada. But when Mexican Raul Esquivel needed to tame his new ...

So, you want to know a bit about dog mushing but aren't quite ready to bundle up, step on the sled runners, and head down the trail? But you don't know what a swing dog is? What runner plastic is?