When Does The Iditarod Start 2025 Schedule. Anticipation for the 2025 iditarod trail sled dog race is building as 24 mushers have already signed up on the opening day of registration. A race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain mother nature has to offer.

Now the real competition begins… head north with salmon berry tours today to the official start of the 2025 iditarod! In just 95 days, the 2025 iditarod will officially kick off as teams depart the official start at willow lake on sunday, march 2nd, 2025.