trailbreaker

noun

trail·break·er ˈtrāl-ˌbrā-kər

: trailblazer

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The five-member Iditarod trailbreaker crew reached Unalakleet at sundown Friday, kicking snow into the air, chain sawing into ice and hammering stakes. —

Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022 Among the heroes was Roger Brown of North Pole, an Iron Dog board member who began the week as a racer and finished it as a trailbreaker. —

Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2020 The Iron Dog snowmachiners and their trailbreakers put in a decent trail for most of the way. —

John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2020 Despite the troubles experienced by trailbreakers, Aklestad and Olstad made good time on the 63-mile run from Ophir to McGrath, making the trip in 62 minutes. —

Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2020 The thanks for that will go to the trail crews — the Iditarod trailbreakers and the people from the villages who go out and volunteer their time and expertise to make certain this race happens. —

John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2020