Sprint mushers run shorter courses at faster speeds than the distance mushers who run the Iditarod or Yukon Quest. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race , held every first Saturday in March in Alaska since 1973, has popularized the sport.
Mushers come to Alaska from other parts of the United States, and have even won the event.
Every winter Europeans come to Fairbanks to train on the hundreds of miles of well-groomed trails. The 1,000 mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race is the biggest long-distance race of the year in Fairbanks. There are two more major dog mushing events in Fairbanks, both held in March. Some excellent photographs of skijoring can be found from links at the above site. The second is the oldest continuously run sled dog race.