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Anchorage HQ offers a variety of jobs, including public-facing roles and those that support volunteers and teams on the trail. Depending on the dates and your availability, you may sign up for multiple positions. Once a Coordinator approves your application, they will send you more details and ask you to register for shifts.

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We help the teams prepare for their race by weighing, sorting, tagging, and palletizing the thousands of pounds of straw, musher bags, and food required at each checkpoint. We work several days at the Airland Transport warehouse and need many hands!

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Hundreds of volunteers support the Anchorage Start to enable the competing mushers make their way through downtown Anchorage to end 11 miles later at the BLM.

Seize the opportunity to be part of the excitement, listen to the enthusiastic athletes, support the action and witness the spectacle that is the ceremonial start. Volunteering for the Anchorage Start is an ideal place to determine if volunteering is right for you.

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Mushers and their canine athletes assemble, and anticipation builds with the official announcer's countdown. Tourists and race fans line the chute and watch as each team takes off westward.

The setup on Willow's frozen lake for the Official Restart requires a collective effort from over 75 volunteers. If you are available Mar 2, consider helping out and cheering on your favorite team.

If you're interested in joining us, please identify you level of interest for as many jobs as you think you would like.

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Long before the first musher passes under the iconic burled arch, the Nome volunteer team is hard at work.

From March 8th through the 17th, the joy of the festivities is brought to life by the committed volunteers at Nome Race Headquarters. We provide a range of roles, both indoors and outdoors, available across various shifts. These include merchandise sales, dog lot support, and working the information desk. Additional opportunities include chute security, event setup and teardown, and banquet support.

If you're interested in joining us and are able to provide your own transportation to Nome, please indicate your level of interest for as many positions as you find appealing. Since we operate 24 hours a day, you have the flexibility to work various roles and shifts each day, according to what best fits your schedule.

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PLEASE NOTE: As of 18 December, all positions for Trail Comms and Crew have been filled. If you wish to apply, you will be considered a reserve volunteer and may be called as late as 1 March 2025.

A select group of 60 volunteers staff the checkpoints from Yentna to Nome. If you excel in challenging winter outdoor conditions, possess patience and adaptability, and can cope without running water, one of these positions might be right for you.

We also maintain checkpoints in our Hub locations of McGrath and Unalakleet, larger villages with additional amenities such as indoor plumbing and dedicated camp chefs. While Checkpoint cooks may be servicing 15-20 volunteers, Hub cooks need to be ready to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner for up to 75 people at a time.

While returning checkpoint volunteers are given priority, we are always looking for hard-working volunteers to join the checkpoint teams.

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The IAF Support Team coordinates travel for Iditarod trail volunteers and supports our Iditarod Air Force of 25 pilots in multiple hub locations. The team creates itineraries, organizes travelers, loads supplies on planes, fuels aircraft, dispatches IAF flights, manifests sponsored charters, and secures seats on commercial flights.

Safety, efficiency, and a flexible attitude are essential qualities for all team members. While the majority of positions are filled by returning volunteers, those with experience in aviation or a strong interest in working with the IAF are encouraged to apply to one or more of these positions.

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Dedicated to dog care, the Iditarod uses licensed veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and Iditarod- certified dog handlers.

Veterinarians are involved in pre-race dog examinations and are stationed at each race checkpoint to evaluate care for dogs running the race and care for those dogs that may be discontinuing from the race (“Return Dog”). Veterinarian positions are by invitation-only. If you are a licensed veterinarian and would like to volunteer, please contact Karen.mcnaught@iditarod.com for more information on how to apply for the Veterinary Team.

Veterinary Technicians are involved in pre-race veterinary testing for all canine competitors as well as assisting veterinarians with return dogs at a few dedicated locations along the trail.

Dog handlers are used in a few specific locations to assist the medical team in caring for and transporting the return dogs from the trail back to Anchorage. As Anchorage is Headquarters for Return Dog, there are office positions needed within Return Dog at this location.

While most veterinary technician and return dog handler/office crew positions are filled by returning volunteers, new volunteers with the requisite licenses or expertise who are interested in these positions are encouraged to apply.

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