Organizers said course modifications may be necessary — including at the March 2 official restart, depending on snow coverage at Willow Lake, the traditional start point.

Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for an aircraft that went missing while carrying 10 people.

Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for an aircraft that went missing while carrying 10 people.

Heading into the old mining district on the way to the Iditarod checkpoint the conditions ... which marks the start of the race’s last third up the Norton Sound coast on the way to Nome.

Authorities are searching part of Alaska's western coast for a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people ...

The village is on the Iditarod trail, route of the world's most famous sled dog race, during which mushers and their teams must cross the frozen Norton Sound.Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south ...