Doug made the observation that he found the most resilient dogs for rough country were the ones that ran with their heads up and put weight on all four legs. The ones that run with their head down put too much strain on their front end. They may be good for some things, but they don't make finishing Iditarod dogs. As an observation, he also noted that the smaller built dogs came through the Iditarod test better, which just makes common sense. Weather Bum weather is thwarting pilots attempting to fly back to Anchorage.
Snow storms keep mushers on the coast breaking trail.
However, Race Marshal Mark Nordman, told me that mushers may be going slower, but nothing is stopping forward motion to the finish line. Some readers may recall that windstorms brought the second half of the Iditarod pack to a complete halt during Iditarod 2000. Inc. All rights reserved.