A local Kuskokwim sled dog team prepares to race in December 2017. CREDIT KATIE BASILE / KYUK - Bethel, Alaska 
Want To House A Musher For K300? Volunteers Needed
The Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race begins next Friday, Jan. 17. Top mushers have signed up for the main race, and the K300 Race Committee is looking for more volunteers to host the competitors and their dog teams.
So far, 19 mushers have signed up. It’s an impressive roster, boasting four Iditarod champions, including Bethel’s Pete Kaiser, as well as four other Iditarod top-five finishers, alongside three Yukon Quest champions.
Kuskokwim 300 Board Chairman Myron Angstman calls the field "more top heavy than usual."
“And that’s one thing the people who’ve called me have mentioned, ‘Boy, what a field you’ve got this year,’” Angstman said.
The Kuskokwim 300’s tough trail along a frozen river and over rough tundra is now well established as a proven training ground for teams, and the substantial prize money makes the trip worthwhile. The $160,000 purse is the second largest mushing purse in Alaska.
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