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Yukon Quest Welcomes New Executive Director

September 29, 2020
The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race welcomes new Executive Director to the Yukon office. After organizing a successful 2020 race, Shayna Hammer stepped down as Executive Director for the Yukon office at the end of August in order to pursue a new challenge and opportunity. In her…
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YQIL News Release- Summit Quest 2021

September 11, 2020
A long time ago, the board of directors of the Yukon Quest in the Yukon Territories and Alaska agreed to hold biannual mid distance sled dog races along the 1000 mile Yukon Quest trail. The idea came quite naturally: The 1000 mile trail was already broken and marked ahead of the YQ1000 race day.…
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Yukon Quest International Association (CANADA) Cancels Race Scheduled for 2021

September 03, 2020
Yukon Quest International Association (Canada) Cancels Race Scheduled for 2021 This past Saturday, the Board of Directors of the Yukon Quest International Association (Canada) made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s 38th running of the Yukon Quest on the Canadian side. The annual race,…
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The Race is ON!

August 14, 2020
(Alaska) Yukon Quest Alaska is proud to announce the following race news for 2021. The YQ300 will start on February 13, 2021 at 11:00am local time in Fairbanks, Alaska. Musher sign up will be Saturday October 3, 2020 (location to be determined). The YQ300 will follow the standard route as in past…