The starting line of the Iditarod sled dog race is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks after it didn't snow for more than two weeks along the 20-mile stretch between the two cities.

Local sled dog racers are gearing up to bring their dogs back onto the snowy tails, after the 2024 season that confined them to the dry land circuit. Mushers say the sport is growing statewide.

A lack of snow along a dangerous stretch of trail has led organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race to move the start of the Iditarod farther north