After announcing at the end of January that they would be able to run the traditional Southern Route for the Iditarod this year, the Iditarod as switched course just 10 days before the musher banquet. The race announced today that due to the unforseen deterioration of trail which they had deemed questionable in January led them to decide to forgo the Gorge and Burn entirely and use the Fairbanks Restart.
Teams had already submitted their drop bags for the traditional route, so there are logistics that need to be hammered out, but for the most part it looks like this is a move the mushers are happy with.
More info to come.
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