A few days ahead of the Iditarod is the World Championship Sled Dog Races. While there's no connection between the two races, It does help to give viewers a little taste of dog sled racing before the big event.
- Jeffrey Rivet / KTUU Channel 2 (2016)
A musher in sunglasses and a brown cap leans over a red sled.
A smiling musher in a purple jacket and red hat grips the sled handle.
A team of harnessed sled dogs runs toward the camera through churned snow.
A dog team pulls a musher past spectators behind a red barrier.
A musher wearing bib 5 guides a team along the downtown course.
Rear view of mushers and dog teams moving down a snowy city street.
A musher wearing bib 15 and a red knit hat waits near the course.
Portrait of a musher wearing bib 17 with goggles resting on the head.
A bearded musher in sunglasses rides behind a red sled bag.
Spectators watch the race from beside the course.
A dog team approaches along a snow-covered street with the musher behind.
A musher in red guides a team toward the camera.
Three lead dogs run toward the camera in harness.
A musher wearing bib 5 and colorful goggles stands behind the sled.
Close action view of a black-and-white sled dog running in harness.
A participant in a bright red hat smiles beside another person.
Close-up of two harnessed dogs beside their towlines.
A person in a blue jacket leans over a sled near the course.
Two participants in colorful winter clothing stand beside the race route.
A team of dogs runs together along the snowy downtown course.
A musher bends over the sled while the dog team pulls forward.
A musher in red leans forward behind a red sled bag.
A row of pale sled dogs stands together in harness.
A musher wearing bib 11 guides a sled with a blue bag.
Close view of dark-coated sled dogs running with mouths open.
A team of dark sled dogs surges forward in harness.
A musher in orange follows the dogs along the fenced course.
A dog team runs through flying snow with red harness lines visible.
A musher in red guides a sled past a glass-fronted building.
A musher in dark clothing follows a team along the snowy street.
A musher in yellow and blue leans over a yellow sled bag.
Harnessed dogs charge through churned snow, throwing spray behind them.
A group of sled dogs runs toward the camera with snow suspended in the air.
A musher in red and a dark cap concentrates on the trail ahead.
A dog team stretches down the snowy course beside a musher in red.
Portrait of a musher in dark clothing standing behind a red sled bag.