*NEW* Audio files from the 2011 Rookie Workshop!
Visit our Rookies Page to listen to the 2010 Rookie Workshop audio files. Learn from veterans Ken Anderson, Lance Mackey, Mike Ellis, and Hugh Neff among others.
2. Discover our 2011 veterinarians profiles!
Follow this link to read about our 2011 Vet team. New feedback from Head Vet Allan Hallman, and updated profiles online as they come in over the next few weeks!
3. New Mushers Profiles!
The Yukon Quest now has 25 mushers signed up for the 1000 miles race, and 6 for the YQ 300!Come and meet our latest entrants through these links: 1000 miles race and the 300 miles race
This is where you will get to know our participants, and be able to send them personal messages of support or questions throughout the months leading to the start of the race!
Make sure to keep an eye out as new mushers will be applying to run our our races until January 2011!
What is the Yukon Quest International 1000 Mile Sled Dog Race?
The Yukon Quest is known for excellence in canine care and fostering the traditions of northern travel by dog team. This epic winter sports event occurs every February at the “top of the world” and covers 1,000 miles between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory.
The Yukon Quest Trail follows historic Gold Rush and mail delivery dogsledding routes from the turn of the 20th century. Yukon Quest dog teams compete over two weeks with mushers guiding their 14 canine athletes across frozen rivers and lakes and over mountain summits in the heart of the Arctic winter through some of the most pristine wilderness remaining in North America. Visit the section "About the organization" for more information on our history and background.
See the trail map and elevations, the distance chart PLUS the Yukon Quest Flyover, an interactive, virtual flight over the Yukon Quest Trail.
The 2011 race will start from Whitehorse, Yukon on February 5th, 2011.