Kuskokwim 300 (K300) race organizers have postponed the first mushing race of the season due to forecasted inclement weather on Saturday, Dec. 16 according to a post on the K300 website. The National Weather Service in Anchorage has a winter weather advisory in effect for the Kuskokwim Delta between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Dec. 16 with anticipated snow accumulations of between 3 and 5 inches and winds gusting up to 35 miles per hour.
The Season Opener is now scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17. It’s a 32-mile race to Atmautluak and back, beginning on the Charles Family Lake across the road from H-Marker Lake in Bethel.
K300 organizers report that as of Dec. 15, 19 racers had registered for the Season Opener. They’ll be competing for a cut of the $25,000 race purse.
The Season Opener is the first of the five-race Delta Championship Series. The next race in the series is the Holiday Classic, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 23.
