The snow is back: 2026 Iditarod kicks off with Anchorage ceremonial start

The snow is back: 2026 Iditarod kicks off with Anchorage ceremonial start

Cantwell musher Paige Drobny sets out from a snowy downtown Anchorage in the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) The snow is back for the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. A little over a half-foot of snow blanketed Anchorage for the Iditarod’s ceremonial kickoff Saturday, creating a very different scene from the previous year, which saw an abbreviated run through t…