CANADA HOLIDAY 2006 - Husky Dog Sledding at Winterdance

CANADA 2006

HUSKY DOG SLEDDING AT "WINTERDANCE"

	DOG SLEDDING AND SNOW SHOW WALKING AT 'WINTERDANCE' A long coach trip from Toronto took us nearly 300 km north to Winterdance, the organisers of dog sledding and snow shoe walking. While the weather in Toronto had been remarkably mild for January at between 3 and 6 Celsius and unusually snow free, the weather at Winterdance was of the more expected freezing point with about one foot (30cms) of snow underfoot. Even so it was still mild there, in the mountains, compared to the expected sub-zero temperatures. (Who says that there is no such thing as global warming?)

	Above: Map showing the location of Winterdance

	DOG SLEDDING We were give detailed, and strict, instructions by Hank and his team on how to handle the Husky dogs, and drive and steer the sledge. The Huskies were absolutely beautiful, but they know and all they want to do is get hitched up to the sledges - in teams of five dogs, and pull their sledge up the hill over the crisp white snow. Each sledge, therefore, has two people - one passenger and one to drive - pulled by a team of five more than willing huskies. It was brilliant and exhilarating fun!





	SNOW SHOE WALKING We also tried snow show walking around the snow laden woods. What Fun! I was (amazingly) one of the few who did not fall over!

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