Yukon Dog Mushing Races

There are quite a few dog races in the Yukon. Here is information of two of the races in the Yukon.

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Silver Sled

The Silver Sled was created in 1996 by a group of friends sitting and talking about how great it would be to have a dog sled race in Haines Junction. Well a few meetings later realization that this dream could be reality. After a contest at the local school the names Silver Sled and Chilly Paw were picked. The Chilly Paw became a two-day stage race, and the Silver Sled was picked for the name of the race. Over the years the Silver Sled has changed in many ways, some good and some debatably bad.
Silver Sled website Click here

Yukon Quest

In 1976 a race from Fairbanks to Whitehorse was in the heads of four men, Roger Williams, Leroy Shank, Ron Rosser and Willie Libb. They decided on the name Yukon Quest to honor the Yukon River, the water high way of the Yukon. The trail they planned would follow the path that the prospectors went to reach inland Alaska from the Klondike in the 1898 gold rush. The race would test both talent & logistic of the musher who entered. In 1984 26 teams left Fairbanks and in 16 days 20 teams arrived in Whitehorse. Sonny Lindner became the first Yukon Quest winner and won it in 12 days.

Over the years the Yukon Quest has suffered many set backs, most financial. But each year the Yukon Quest has pulled through and will hopefully continue running the world’s toughest dog sled race.
Yukon Quest website Click here