Yukon Quest 2008
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Photo: Sam Harrel
“The trail conditions ... are not adequate for safe travel of the dogs,” first-year race marshal Doug Grilliot told media members assembled for a pre-race meeting Friday, Feb. 8, 2008, in downtown Fairbanks. “There’s not enough snow to control a dog team with 14 dogs.” Before the 25th Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race has begun, this announcement means teams will be trucked from the Chena Hot Springs to Mile 101 checkpoints to avoid a 42-mile stretch that includes a rocky and snow-parched Rosebud Summit.
