21st Annual Iron Dog Race

According to a Kenai Peninsula Online report, the launching of the 2,000-mile Iron Dog snowmobile race began Sunday morning at 11am, with racers leaving the starting line in two-minute intervals. Twenty racing teams of two, driving separate snowmachines, will travel from Big Lake, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, and back, competing for a $75,000 purse.

BRRRR!