Every winter deep snow smothers the boreal forests and brushy tundra within Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve. When it gets so cold that motor oil thickens and snow mobiles can’t start, ...

This exciting scene from Anchorage, Alaska, captures a team of powerful huskies pulling a sled through a snowy forest trail. Guided by a musher, the dogs move with incredible energy and coordination, ...

This year’s five freight-style Alaskan husky puppies carry on a 104-year-old tradition at Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve.

ILULISSAT, Greenland — When Stella Davidsen Olsen was 12 years old, her father presented her and her twin sister with a choice. Her family owned sled dogs, which can be expensive and a lot of work.

Some dogs were born for cuddles—these ones? They were built to work. For centuries, canines have been heavy lifters who haul sleds across the Arctic, drag carts through rugged terrain, and even save ...

Five young sled dogs-in-training were recently born at the Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, as part of the park's ...

Mar. 29—Before dogsled racing was ever on her radar, Mikki Douglass spent her winters skiing around her rural property near Cle Elum, Washington, leisurely towed by her Labrador on a leash. Douglass ...

Emily RussellThe winter magic of a dog sled ride in Lake Placid Thelma (left) leading the Thunder Mountain Dog Sled team on Mirror Lake. Photo: Emily Russell If you’re lucky and the winter weather is ...