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Brent Sass notched his 5th Yukon Quest victory, and Amanda Otto made a late race push to nab 2nd place.

Fresh snow, sunny skies and above zero temperatures allowed mushers and their dogs to ease into the race.

Third through 8th place Quest 550 racers crossed the finish line in Fairbanks Thursday.

Yukon Quest mushers had unusually nice weather and trail conditions for the crossing of Eagle Summit.

The winding trail along Birch Creek between Circle and Central is known for its' extreme cold and monotony.

Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen and his namesake ensemble, the Emmet Cohen Trio with bassist Philip Morris and drummer John Lumpkin II are engaging and talented guests with KUAC host Lori Neufeld.

Composing in the Wilderness founder Stephen Lias worked with host Lori Neufeld to highlight all 9 composers (Mieke Doezema, Ella Kaale, Thejas Mirle, Ben Morris, Thomas Nickell, Frederick Rawski, Cameron Smith, Nicky Sohn, Marian Zaversky) plus performers of CORVUS (Katie Cox, flute; Andie Tanning, violin; Mariel Roberts, cello; Alex LoRe, sax; Mara Mayer, clarinet; Joe Bergen, vibes) to perform 2 pieces. Current leader Nathan Lincoln-deCusatis and Denali region arts and culture mover and shaker, Kris Capps, joined the conversation.

The main event in this year's Yukon Quest Alaska is a 550-mile race that starts and finishes in Fairbanks.

Alaska Live hosted by Lori Neufeld. "Coming Home" script by Anne Hanley adapted from the writings of Mary TallMountain. Produced by Sharon McConnell, Denakkanaaga. Directed and narrated by Frank Yaska, Tanana Chiefs Conference. Poetry readers Paul Mountain, Kathleen Meckel, and Princess Daazhraii Johnson

All of the teams running the 550 miles to Tok are now out on the Yukon River ice. Another 200-miler scratched early yesterday, and the last finisher in that division came in.