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Your first day or two will include training near the ranch and preparation for camping. The guides will make sure you know how to handle the dogs, the sled and all the gear. They will also make sure that you have all the clothing and camping gear you need for your great expedition. Together you will decide what sort of camping to do: bush camps, 'cold camping' in your sled or camping in heated tents. On this tour you will travel a section of the famous trail of the Yukon Quest International Sled-Dog Race and get a sense of what Quest mushers experience! You may just discover that magical feeling that gets mushers hooked on the race. You'll see what it's like to be a 'distance musher' driving your own dog-team, with one of the expert guides. This tour usually involves 3 to 5 days on the trail, but can be as long as 6 days out and can be modified to suit individual needs. For one variation you travel along the new Yukon Quest Trail on the Takhini River then on the historic Dawson Trail to Braeburn, which is an official checkpoint during the Quest. For most of this trek you run the same trail as Quest mushers and camp out on the trail just as the racing mushers do. After Braeburn you leave the new trail and head to Coghlin Lake which used to be an unofficial stop on the old Quest Trail. There you can stay in an old cabin or camp on the trail before heading up
Lake Laberge and the Yukon River to the Takhini River and finally back to the ranch. Once home you can relax in the sauna and share your tales from the two famous trails over dinner.
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| Season: January to March |
| Suggested Items: Camera, daypack, sunglasses, sunscreen. |
| Suggested Clothing: Adequate winter clothing to withstand the winter temperatures are required. While we can provide you with parkas and boots, you will likely be more comfortable with your own inner clothing; fleece liners, long underwear, sweaters, socks, hats, mitts, etc. A full packing list will be provided upon booking. You may buy winter clothing in Whitehorse. |
| Difficulty: Intermediate |
| Maximum Number of People: 4 |
| Equipment Provided: All dogsledding equipment, camping gear including tents and sleeping bags. |
| Transportation: The kennels are located about 24 km (15 miles) from downtown Whitehorse on the banks of the Takhini River. Directions provided upon booking. Pick up in Whitehorse can be arranged. |
| Accommodations: Accommodations at the local ranch and in tent camps along the trail. The ranch offers accommodations in the main lodge as well as in cozy, rustic cabins. The tent camping along the route can be bush camps, heated tent camps or 'cold camping' in the sled. |
| Meal Information: The ranch offers healthy, hearty home cooking, with organic vegetables, some wild game and local fish. They can provide vegetarian meals as well as accommodate dietary requirements. |
| Guide Information: All tours include a well-trained, certified guide and a team of 4 to 6 friendly huskies. The guides are all experienced in backcountry winter survival, first aid and dog handling. The senior guides have many years of wilderness experience including mushing and guiding. They have Food Safe and Wilderness First Aid certification. The kennels has a Wilderness Tourism License and all appropriate insurance. |
| Weather Information: Average temperatures at this time of winter are between -2° and - 24° Celsius / 28 to -31 degrees Fahrenheit, but extremes may be as low as -45° Celsius / -50 Fahrenheit. |
| Comments: This tour has many elements of an expedition and therefore changes in the itinerary due to weather and road conditions are a possibility. |
| Trip Duration |
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7 days
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$2600.00* per person
Tours depart every Sunday. |
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*Please add 5% Goods and Services Tax
If you have any questions or would like more information about a particular adventure, please email us.
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