Iron Dog riders battle storms, deep snow

Olstad, Aklestad make Iron Dog history with fourth win as teammates

For the fourth time as teammates, Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad are Iron Dog champions. The veteran team thundered into the parking lot of Pike’s Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks to screaming fans and applause as their families waited at the end of the chute. The win secured the veteran duo a place in Iron Dog history as they became the winningest pairing in the event’s 41-year history. With the victory, they surpassed the three consecutive wins b…

Iron Dog riders battle storms, deep snow

By Ariana Crockett O'Harra Iron Dog racers battled through a series of intense winter storms on their way up the western coast, to Kotzebue and Nome. High winds and snow prompted a holdover in Kotzebue for a Wednesday morning restart. Wrench day was moved from Wednesday to Thursday. On Tuesday, a group of expedition class racers got stuck in a ground blizzard outside of Golovin and were rescued by locals. On Wednesday, the sea ice broke off in f…