Dog sledding- we were warned about the “husky” smell and we were a little confused, but turns out when you’ve got a bunch of working dogs climbing all over you, there’s definitely a fragrance. They live in legged huts, in winter the huts don’t have any legs as the snow is so deep. All the dogs are SO happy to see the hoomans, OMG running, OMG hoomans, OMG hi etc etc. We are told which dogs to get, their huts have their names on, and you walk them “like a suitcase with wheels” in the words of the guide, to the trailer for transport to the hill.
Getting the dogs and the sled together
Up and around the mountain. When going uphill, the driver has to push with feet to help the dogs, otherwise is slow and hard for the animals. Unfortunately it was in the tracks of previous tours, having had no snow since the last, so while going down hill in a thick patch the sled tilted and tilted… Trying as hard as we can to lean to the right, but no luck, all turfed over and out- but you have to hold on to the sled, so the dogs know something’s going on and they stop, otherwise they keep running and you have to go get them! Falling out was the most fun I’ve had in a long time, getting dragged along on my back through pure white snow. Glad we had a clean patch
- The good the bad and the ugly
- Good
- Great adventure, great fun
- Interesting experielnmce
- Well organised and run
- Bad
- The weather
- The snow thickness
- Not really long enough actually sledding
- Ugly
- Dog smell ???
- Good
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