Martin Buser

Martin Buser

Iditarod Champion and Owner of Happy Trails Kennel

Martin Buser is a four-time champion of the annual 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. His team was the first to complete the race in under nine days, and he is currently the musher with the most consecutive Iditarod finishes. He has competed in a total of 39 Iditarod races and has 37 consecutive finishes. Buser was inducted in the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, as well as the inaugural Iditarod Hall of Fame in 2025. He and his wife, Kathy Chapoton, own and operate Happy Trails Kennel in Big Lake, Alaska.

Martin Buser will be a speaker at Northstar Meetings Group's Small & Boutique Meetings — Alaska in May 2026.
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