Of course! All dogs are social, friendly and love attention! A cuddle and lots of love is greatly appreciated by our four legged friends!
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This depends on which tour you are going on! But as a rule of thumb on most of our non-expedition tours you will be driving 3 or 4 dogs. Most people will drive 4 dogs, but there are times when people will drive only 3! 3 dogs seem very little, but don’t be fooled by their incredible strength! We will give you a balanced team! All dog teams drive at the same speed, so you have to take into consideration the weight of the sled and equipment as well as your own weight as well as everyone else on the tour!! Additionally bear in mind that you have to learn to be in control of your dog team, not the dogs in control of you and the sled!
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EVERYONE!!You do not need to have any previous experience to drive your own team of dogs! Anyone can drive a dog team as long as you are focused and willing to learn and listen! We will teach you how to take care of your team of dogs and show you the ins and outs of mushing!!
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You need to be relatively fit! But what does that mean? We require you to be able to take care of your own team of dogs. This indicates that you need to be able to harness the dogs, feed them, clean their poop and keep a good sense of concentration and balance on the sled! Things can get quite intense when trying to hold on to the sled and keep your dogs safely on the trail!
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The temperatures range from -5 C up to -45 C! It is difficult to predict what temperature it is going to be the exact time when you are coming but usually:
December and January are the coldest months- it is the darkest time of the year with very little if any sunshine as the sun does not cross the horizon from Dec till January 2011.
February is a great month as the temperatures are still very cold but the sun starts showing itself a little more each day…
March is wonderful too as the temperatures are usually milder and the sun is shining longer and longer! But don’t be fooled… even in March it is possible to have an evening with minus 30C!
April still has snow but things start to get warm! Sometimes it is so warm that we can mush in our t-shirts!
May only allows for mushing in the high mountains near the Norwegian border where the snow still persists…
The cold is a very dry cold. So people are quite surprised when the temperature is -15 C but it feels like -5 C in a more humid climate! Nevertheless when you are driving the sled you will also experience wind chill which adds a couple of degrees to the temperature!
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YES! Lenses are ok to wear! They are in fact better than glasses at times as glasses can fog up quite considerably when it is very cold and you are wearing a balaclava!
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All accommodation is with shared facilities and living quarters. None of the places we stay in the wilderness have electricity or running water! We get water in the lakes or rivers nearby, chop our own wood and use it to keep us warm and prepare our food as well as the dogs’ food! And at several of the accommodations there is a sauna to keep you fresh and relaxed! The toilet… at all the wilderness cabins there are outside toilets! On some of our expedition tours we take our accommodation with us from place to place…a tent!
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We are located all the way north about 200 kms above the Arctic Circle. So just because of our location you have a greater chance of catching a glimpse of this magnificent spectacle. The less light pollution you have the better and the stronger you are able to see the Aurora Borealis! There is of course never a guarantee as it is a natural phenomenon which is dependent on nature’s influences!
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