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AND THE WINNER IS…HANS GATT!

Chills and tears or not, the 2010 Yukon Quest race turned out to be one, over the top, fantastic race. The first six mushers to arrive in Whitehorse (that’s right the first SIX) beat Sebastian Schnuelle’s 2009 Quest record of 9 days 23 hours and 20 minutes. The winner, Hans Gatt, of the Yukon Territory, came in at a smoldering 9 days and 23 minutes, almost a full day faster than the Schnuelle’s time. Lance Mackey, was just an hour behind him, and musher number six was none other than 60 year old Sonny Linder, the first musher to ever win the Yukon Quest- 26 years ago! Seventh place winner, 22 year old Joshua Cadzow of Fort Yukon, was crowned the “Rookie of the Year” for his excellent performance, and to date only 1 musher has scratched. All in all an amazing showing.

Shattered records, happy, healthy dogs, great weather and one incredibly strong group of mushers made the 2010 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race a truly momentous race.

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