Proper packing becomes more important as mushers kick off from Fairbanks

Fairbanks volunteers prepare for race start on banks of Chena River (Photo by Ben Matheson, KNOM)Mushers are on the rivers heading out of Fairbanks right now, as the 45th Iditarod starts in earnest. This is the second time in three races that the restart has been in Fairbanks. And a lot of the mushers have vivid memories of the 2015 race, so this year, they’re trying to pack accordingly.
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It was chilly in Fairbanks, with overnight lows dipping toward 30 below. But by the time mus