Dogsled Victory Despite Moose Encounter - Brent Sass

Freezing temperatures and exhaustion are two of the more mundane threats that face long distance dog sled racers, but Brent Sass had a less common encounter during this year's Yukon Quest race. Sass and his team surprised a moose on a road. The moose stomped his hooves right in front of the team, and passed by Sass so close, he "could have given him a high-5". After the moose encounter, Sass slept late, turning a 10-hour lead into a nap. His well rested team were able to pull Sass to an hour and 12 minute victory after trailing heading into the race's last leg.