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DiegoGarcia1984 t1_jaydbvs wrote

When I was a kid, like in grade 6 or so, and learned about the Iditarod we learned that the snow was receding and that large parts of the track are run over open ground with no snow because of GLOBAL WARMING and that was in the late 90’s before it was remotely on the radar like it is now. So how is it doing with that these days, I wonder?

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captain-boat-hard t1_jayms2m wrote

Tons of snow this year!

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DiegoGarcia1984 t1_jayo0q5 wrote

Good to hear. We have seen sort of flood and drought cycles though, so I wonder if the summers are hotter and drier than usual while winters are relatively heavy?

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lady_lilitou t1_jayus9s wrote

There have been a few times since then that they've had to adjust the starting location because of unseasonably warm temps and a lack of snow. Most years it's still been on its usual route, but I don't know if the mushers are seeing conditions changing along the route.

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