Snowmachine racers were tuning up sleds and hoping for a bit more snow in Canada before Saturday’s 48th Alcan 200 road race.
Long stretches of bare asphalt mean the road could take a steep toll on machines this weekend, said racer George Campbell. “There were 40 miles of bare asphalt earlier in the week before this last storm. We’re hoping there’s more snow.”
Most snowmachines depend on snow as a cooling agent. Without it, the…

