The day was filled with activities, the remainder of the teams are now making their way into Chisasibi. With more of the teams getting settled its now time to get started with the final checks. This year’s Veterinarian Caroline Fortin began examining…
December 18, 2018 – The organizing committee of Ivakkak 2019 is happy to announce that annual dog race will return to the Nunavik trails on Monday February 25, 2019. The race will depart from the community of Chisasibi heading north…
The Race is over and everyone is now making their way home. Thanks to the custom configuration that Air Inuit sets up for us the dogs will all be back home in a very short time.
A Unique point of view from Team #4 Matthew Arngak and partner Pauli Qisiiq. These shots were taken from a Go Pro on their way to Kangiqsujuaq.
The weather has finally improved enough for the racers to leave for the final leg of the race. The teams will be traveling approximately 70KM today where they will be camping at a remote checkpoint for the night.
There hasn’t been much improvement in weather between Quaqtaq and Kangiqsujuaq. Because of this, the race will have to be cancelled another day to insure the safety of the teams and support crew.
Due to continued poor weather conditions, and forecasted high winds for tonight, the race officials along with their support crews have decided that it would be better to cancel the race for today. Better weather is in the forecast for…
Due to poor weather condition the officials have decided to cancel the race for today.
Due to strong winds and flurries the Officials have decided to postpone the race, also with tomorrow being good Friday the teams will also not be racing. As long as weather holds up the race is set to resume on…
The race is on hold for today to allow time for the mushers and their dogs to regain energy after the tough couple of days. This didn’t mean that nothing was happening today though! Various meetings were held between Officials,…
The Teams and Support crews were treated with a community feast hosted by Quaqtaq. There was lots happening, a feast wouldn’t be a feast with lots of food to go around of course, but that wasn’t all. There were many…
