mushers

mushers
'mʌʃə(r) n. one who drives a dogsled

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race — The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the Iditarod , is an annual sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers and teams of typically 16 dogs cover 1,161 miles (1868 km) in eight to fifteen days from Willow to Nome. The Iditarod began… …   Wikipedia

  • 2006 Iditarod — The ceremonial start of the 34th annual (XXXIV) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska began amidst the crowds of Anchorage on March 4, 2006, and the start of the competitive race, or restart , began the next day in Willow.… …   Wikipedia

  • Junior Iditarod — The Junior Iditarod Sled Dog Race, or JR. Iditarod, is a 148 to 158 mile (222 km) sled dog race for mushers between the ages of 14 through 17, which is patterned after the 1,049 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The race is held outside… …   Wikipedia

  • 1925 serum run to Nome — Statue of Balto, the lead dog on the last relay team. The statue is located in Central Park (NYC) and is dedicated to all the dogs involved in the serum run During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, 20 mushers and… …   Wikipedia

  • Tustumena 200 — The Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race is a dog sled race on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska covering 200 miles. The race is run each year on the last weekend in January, and has grown in reputation to draw competitive distance mushers from Alaska, the… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Yukon Quest competitors — Didier Moggia was the first musher to start the 2008 Yukon Quest in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Yukon Quest International 1,000 mile Sled Dog Race is an annual sled dog race between Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon. It has been called the most… …   Wikipedia

  • Gunnar Kaasen — (1882 ndash; 1960) was a Norwegian musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic.Kaasen was born in Burfjord …   Wikipedia

  • Ramy Brooks — [ 2006 Iditarod] Ramy Ray Brooks (born December 24, 1968 1996 Iditarod Mushers: B , para. 11.] in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an Alaska Native kennel owner and operator, motivational speaker, and dog musher who specializes in long distance races. He is …   Wikipedia

  • 2007 Iditarod — The ceremonial start of the 35th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U.S. state of Alaska began amidst the crowds of Anchorage at 10 am (AKST) on March 3, 2007, and the start of the competitive race, or restart , began at 2 pm the next …   Wikipedia

  • Musher — Course de chiens. Un musher est un conducteur de traîneaux à neige tiré par un attelage de chien d attelage. Sommaire 1 Origine du mot …   Wikipédia en Français

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