Bogus Creek 150

In 2025, Williams Jr. won the race for the first time in two decades. This year, the Akiak musher and his team have hit their stride, coming off a third-place finish in the Kuskokwim 300 and multiple sprint race victories.

Pavila and his 10 dogs made the run up to the race’s sole checkpoint in 5 hours and 57 minutes. They arrived at Bogus Creek at 10:57 p.m., 2 minutes ahead of Michael Larson of Kwethluk, who arrived at Bogus Creek at 10:59 p.m.

Eleven teams took off in a mass start from the Bethel riverfront under blue skies for the run to Bogus Creek and back. This year’s field doesn’t include any rookies, but it does include a handful of longtime race veterans and the race’s winningest musher.

The mass start of the 2026 Bogus Creek 150 is scheduled to take place in front of the small boat harbor on the Bethel riverfront at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14.

The Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race has been postponed due to extreme cold weather conditions, a stark contrast to the warm conditions last year.

Musher Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak surged to the front of the race in the first half and held on to win his second Bogus Creek 150 title nearly 20 years after his first.

Williams Jr. and his 10 dogs made the run up to the race’s sole checkpoint in 6 hours and 29 minutes and arrived at Bogus Creek at 9:29 p.m., 7 minutes ahead of defending Bogus Creek 150 champion Raymond Alexie of Kwethluk, who arrived at Bogus Creek at 9:36 p.m.

Sixteen mushers are on the trail for the 150-mile run from Bethel to Bogus Creek and back. It’s a deep field, with six former champions in the mix, as well as a handful of race rookies.

Sixteen mushers and their dogs are set to race from Bethel to Bogus Creek and back this weekend in the annual Bogus Creek 150 Sled Dog Race. Here’s what to expect from the race and how to keep track of the action.

The 2025 Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race has been postponed because of concerns about the readiness of local teams after an unseasonably warm December. The Holiday Classic, which had been postponed because of a lack of snow, will now run on Jan. 11.