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Photos: 49 mushers brave a snowstorm for the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

KYUK | By Elyssa Loughlin
Published March 7, 2022 at 2:22 PM AKST
Pete Kaiser waves to spectators as he races down 4th Ave. in Anchorage through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod on March 5, 2022.
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Pete Kaiser waves to spectators as he races down 4th Ave. in Anchorage through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod on March 5, 2022.
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Richie Diehl and his team take off from the chute for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Richie Diehl and his team take off from the chute for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Chad Stoddard's team waits for their turn at the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race amid a snowstorm. Forty-nine mushers and their sled dog teams raced through Anchorage for the ceremonial start on March 5, 2022.
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Chad Stoddard's team waits for their turn at the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race amid a snowstorm. Forty-nine mushers and their sled dog teams raced through Anchorage for the ceremonial start on March 5, 2022.
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Joar Leifseth Ulsom races through Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022.
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Joar Leifseth Ulsom races through Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022.
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Richie Diehl races down 4th Ave. in Anchorage, Alaska during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Richie Diehl races down 4th Ave. in Anchorage, Alaska during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Pete Kaiser races through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Pete Kaiser races through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Rookie Sean Williams waves to spectators as he takes off for a snowy ceremonial start to the 50th Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Rookie Sean Williams waves to spectators as he takes off for a snowy ceremonial start to the 50th Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska on March 5, 2022.
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Rookie Amanda Otto races through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Rookie Amanda Otto races through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Musher Brent Sass and his dogs race through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Musher Brent Sass and his dogs race through a snowstorm for the ceremonial start of the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 5, 2022 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Handlers for Lisbet Norris prepare the musher's team for the running of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The ceremonial start through Anchorage took place in the middle of a snowstorm on March 5, 2022.
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Handlers for Lisbet Norris prepare the musher's team for the running of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The ceremonial start through Anchorage took place in the middle of a snowstorm on March 5, 2022.
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On March 5, 2022, 49 mushers and their dog teams raced through the streets of Anchorage for the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The tradition wasn't hindered by a snowstorm that hit Anchorage that morning.

Two Y-K Delta mushers, Richie Diehl of Aniak and Pete Kaiser of Bethel, are set to race to Nome this year.
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Elyssa Loughlin
Elyssa (she/her) was the Wellness Programming Producer from 2020-2022.
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