sled dog racing

An inside look at the world's most grueling contest follows participants in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on a 1,023-mile race across frozen rivers, icy mountain passes, and state-sized tracts of uninhabited land to complete the course.

The world of sled dog racing in northern Montana forms the background for a twelve-year-old boy's adjustment to his father's death, his mother's remarriage, and the integration of two families into one.

Rachael Scdoris recounts her experiences running the Iditarod Race as the only legally blind competitor, and reflects on how she has faced the challenges of blindness and excelled when no one else believed in her.

Frank and Joe travel to Glitter, Alaska to support their friend David in his quest to win the Iditarod, but the teen detectives put their plans for the race on the back burner when it becomes obvious that the entire village of Glitter is under attack from an unknown saboteur.

Little Willy hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.

A young man enters a hazardous cross-country dog sled race to win the grand prize that will save his family from financial disaster.

Presents the official posters of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race spanning 1977-2001, all by artist Jon Van Zyle, and includes commentary by Van Zyle's wife, Jona, on the race's history, the history of mushing, and Van Zyle's experiences creating the artwork.

Ann Cook discusses the experiences she had while she and her husband trained a dog sled team to run the Yukon Quest in Alaska.

Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.