The average speed of Saturday’s Alcan 200 winner dipped below 100 mph as frigid temperatures and scant snow cover challenged the field.
Jarrid Davy, 39, of Whitehorse, Y.T. took the $1,000 top prize in a time of 1:33.28, for an average speed of 99.5 mph.
“The key to victory was having the opportunity to run an incredibly fast, four-stroke snowmobile from Yamaha,” said Davy, a previous runner-up in the Alcan. “It was not my ability;…

