Alaska’s Lack of Snow Drives Iditarod Sled Dog Race 250-Miles North Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile Iditarod trail dog sled race always starts in Anchorage, AK. This year, due to a lack of snow in Alaska, the Iditarod was stared 250-miles north in Fairbanks, AK. Alaska just experienced its 7th warmest year on record with an average temperature 11ยบF above the 1971-2000 average. Anchorage has only gotten 20 inches of snow this winter. […] Weather SnowBrains | March 13, 2015 1 Comment