ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest city is so hungry for snow, organizers of the famous Iditarod sled dog race were forced to ship tons of it by train Thursday and dramatically shorten the event’s ceremonial start this weekend. Here is a look at what it took to get Saturday’s fan-friendly parade of mushers and their four-legged teams back on track amid a warm winter that shrank Anchorage’s piles of race-worthy snow. ___ DOGGONE THE WEATHER Persistent above-freezing temperatures over the last few weeks have melted much of the snow in town, including stockpiles the city tried to set aside![]()
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