Mat-Su Valley Blog

This year, fans of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race have a new way to follow the race - the Iditarod Trifecta. The Trifecta is a contest where race fans predict the winning musher, the winning musher's finish time and the winning musher's number of dogs that cross the finishing line in Nome. The...

Fans of the Iron Dog have always come to Big Lake for the race start each February. But this year, they'll get the chance to see something entirely new - the crowning of a champion. For the first time, the Iron Dog is finishing in Big Lake, rather than starting there. Pro Class racers will start in...