You work almost as hard as the dogs, helping to steer a sled loaded with the group's food, tent, and stove or skiing ahead of the sled to break trail. Whether in Maine's Mahoosuc Range of the White Mountains or the Northwoods of Minnesota, you learn to travel in extreme weather, to care and manage your dog team, and to read the ice of frozen lakes. And deep in the
backcountry, you learn a strength of character that will transform a harsh, unfamiliar environment into your personal winter playground. It's the reward for the few who answer the call of the wild.
Winter camping does not mean being cold. Your instructors teach you what you need to know about staying warm. Count on amazing yourself with how warm you can be despite how cold it may have been.
Each breath a lungful of frozen air, invigorated by the adventure, you gaze up from the campfire and watch the colors of the Northern Lights, stars and planets sparkle against the ink of night. Is it the chill of the night air or is everything clearer, more lucid, more alive?
This one week dogsled expedition in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters is perfect for small family groups and parent child pairs to enjoy time together and get outdoors in winter.
Activities: Skiing, dogsledding, campcraft, solo, wilderness marathon
Lengths: 8 days
Ages: 14+
Special Focus: Family
This is a week-long dogsledding expedition in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Travel is by ski and dogsled across snow-covered lakes. Temperatures can be quite cold so students who enroll should be ready to take on winter, be comfortable around dogs and be up for eating hearty meals around an open fire.
Activities: Skiing, dogsledding, campcraft, solo, wilderness marathon
Lengths: 8 days, 22 days
Ages: 30+, 16-18, 18+, 23+
