My admiration goes out to the mushers and to the dogs, whose "bravehearts," strength and loyalty will always leave me in awe.
Su Mijic, Queensland, Australia
Starter Program
Welcome to the 2013 Starter Program!
Want to be at the center of the action and get to know your favourite musher? Then make a bid! Net proceeds of the Starter Program increase the total value of the purse.
The bidding is now CLOSED!
The “Official Starter” package consists of:
- One ticket to the Start Banquet to join your musher’s table.
- Access Pass to the staging area pre-race to watch (help) your musher prepare.
- Ride to the start line with your musher (either on the runners or a volunteer snowmachine).
- Autographed 2013 Yukon Quest poster signed by your musher.
- A picture of you holding the sled with your musher at the start chute.
- Your name read by the announcer at the start line.
| Mushers | Bids | Bidder |
| ABRAHAMSON, Ed | ||
| BERGEN, Dyan | $200 | Janice Pentland-Smith |
| BERKOWITZ, Jake | $200 | Damon Tedford |
| CASAVANT, Normand | $200 | Lee DesJardins |
| COOKE, Rob | ||
| DALTON, Dave | ||
| FAILOR, Matthew | ||
| GRIFFIN, Kelley | ||
| HOPKINS, Ed | $ 225 | Jo Hopkins |
| INGEBRETSEN, Markus | ||
| KADUCE, Dan | $200 | Kirsti McGuinness |
| LEE, Darrin | ||
| MACKENZIE, Randy | $200 | Carol Ann Terreberry |
| MACKEY, Lance | $200 | Colette Ulliac |
| MOORE, Allen | $200 | Sue Weiss |
| NEFF, Hugh | $200 | Harold Cooke |
| PERDERSEN, Misha | ||
| ROGAN, Susan | $200 | Harriet Rogan |
| SASS, Brent | ||
| SMITH, Scott | ||
| STRATHE, Cody | ||
| STUDER, Crispin | ||
| TRAVERSE, Christina | ||
| TREMBLAY, Denis | $200 | Richard Tremblay |
| WEST, Abbie | $200 | Keith Routley |
| WILMSHURST, Brian |




