2009 ADMA International Sled Dog Symposium

July 2nd, 2009 Ami Gjestson No comments

Keynote speakers Harris and Ginger Dunlap will give a three hour presentation on genetics. We are also bringing in Dr. Michael Davis from Oklahoma State University to talk about the studies he has done during the Iditarod. And there will be many more sessions to choose from. Check back for updates.

ADMA revamped website

June 9th, 2009 Shannon 1 comment

This site is very cool, we can do so many things.  Still learning, Thank you to Dave Partee for setting this up!

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Member appreciation party

May 30th, 2009 Dave Partee 5 comments

The 2009 ADMA Thank You party is Saturday, May 30th at the Mushers Hall. Doors open at 6 pm and the movie, Spirit of the Wind, starts at 7 pm. Great food and a ton of door prizes!

ADMA trail renovations to start Monday

April 16th, 2009 Tom McGrane No comments

A big hydro-axe like brush cutter (the size of a very big front end loader) will start work on two sections of the ADMA trail on Monday, April 20th.
Walking the equipment to the work site will probably make ruts in the trail and the work will scatter debris around. Our permits require the work to [...]

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Egil Ellis wins record 9th Open North American

March 24th, 2009 Dave Partee No comments

Two men came to mind after Egil Ellis achieved Open North American Championship immortality on Sunday — George Attla, with whom he had been tied at eight wins, and Bengt Ellis, his late father who introduced the Swede to mushing.
An emotional Ellis hugged one of his leaders, Ruby, and his wife, Helen Lundberg, after dramatically [...]

Sterling wins 8-dog North American, Probert repeats

March 17th, 2009 Dave Partee No comments

Sub-zero temperatures, wind and longer distances didn’t slow down the leaders on the final day of the Gene’s Chrysler Limited North American Championship sled dog races.
The leaders after two days all pulled away from their challengers in the third and final heat of the three-day race Sunday at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds.
That means that Jennifer [...]

Taveau, Probert take home the Gold (Run)

February 24th, 2009 Dave Partee No comments

Another beautiful day for racing produced another stellar set of results as the Alaska Dog Mushers Association wrapped up the first weekend of championship racing on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds.
After two days of racing on the ADMA trail system, Becky Voris (skjoring), Jennifer Probert (six-dog mushing), and Christian Taveau (10-dog [...]

Arleigh Reynolds wins open at Annamaet Challenge Series #5

February 17th, 2009 Dave Partee No comments

The largest field of the season turned out Sunday for the final Alaska Dog Mushers Association Annamaet Challenge Series race of the season on Sunday at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds.
A field of 34 dog teams and six skijorers raced in the final event prior to the start of the championship season.
Nine teams, many of which [...]

Egil Ellis wins record-tying 8th Open North American

March 18th, 2008 Dave Partee No comments

Egil Ellis stepped into a whole new world Sunday afternoon on a sunny Second Avenue in downtown Fairbanks.
By winning the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race for the eighth time in 11 years, the Willow musher tied the legendary George Attla for the most victories in the 63-year history of the longest consecutively [...]

Downey, Probert shine at the Limited North American

March 11th, 2008 Dave Partee No comments

After nearly two decades of competing at the Gene’s Chrysler Limited North American Championships, Pennsylvania’s Rob Downey finally won.
Downey beat out defending eight-dog champ Christian Taveau on Sunday to take the title.
“Like my dad always said ‘The blind squirrel finds the acorn once in a while,’” Downey laughed to well-wishers after the race.
Taveau, a formidable [...]