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Here are some factors to consider in choosing your trip:
Age & experience: These don't matter. People ages 5-85 have enjoyed our trips. Most of our guests have never dogsledded before (and some have never seen snow!). No experience is needed. Fitness & Health: Dogsledding accommodates persons of virtually any fitness level. However, if you are seriously out-of-shape (for example, if you find walking a mile to be exhausting), then our trips may be too challenging. If you have basic fitness (that is, if you could walk 2-3 miles without much difficulty), then you’d enjoy any of our lodge-to-lodge trips. If you’re moderately fit or better (and could handle, for example, a 5-mile walk), then our camping trips would be a fit for you as well. If you have concerns about your fitness, please feel free to discuss them with us. We're happy to accommodate any dietary requests and various health conditions and disabilities. Singles, 3-somes & groups: Most of guests come as pairs but we're happy to accommodate singles on our 3- & 4-night "good" lodge trips and our camping trips. We can generally accommodate 3-somes on any trips and groups of 4 or more can book their own private custom trip
"Good," "Better," "Best" Lodge Trips: All feature a similar amount of dogsledding, as well as great meals & lodging. The "Good" trips (8 guests) involve private bedrooms and shared bathrooms. The "Better" trips (6 guests) involve private bedrooms & private bathrooms for each pair of guests. The "Best' trips (4 guests) involve private suites or private cabins for each pair of guests, plus gourmet dinners. The smaller group size of the "Better" and "Best" trips also means the guides are better able to tailor each day's dogsledding itinerary to guest interests. Our "Good," "Better" & "Best" 4-night trips are generally offered every p.m. Wednesday to a.m. Sundays. The 3-night trips, offered p.m. Sundays to a.m. Wednesdays, are similar to our 4-night "Good" trips but are simply a day shorter and feature family pricing. On our "Workshop" trips, the dogsledding, meals & lodges are similar to our 4-night "good" trips but include instruction and training in photography or creative writing.
Camping vs. Lodge Trips: Our "Beginning" camping trips include as much dogsledding as our 4-night lodge trips, plus many more experiences. So if you're moderately fit, feeling adventurous and want to go for the "gusto," choose a camping trip. Age doesn't matter -- kids and seniors enjoy our camping trips as much as our lodge trips. Our "Advanced" trips are even more adventurous and involve skiing or snowshoeing in addition to dogsledding. Our Arctic trips rank somewhere between our "Beginning" and "Advanced" trips in terms of challenge. The dogsledding and camping logistics are similar to our "Beginning" trips but the arctic setting is, of course, vastly more remote & exotic.
Our lodge trips are compared in the chart below, followed by the dates and rates for all trips to help you choose the one that's best for you. Still not sure which trip to choose? Just call us: 877-753-3386. If money is the issue, let us know if you can go "standby." We'll alert you to openings offered at a substantial discount if cancellations occur within a few weeks of a trip.
Lodge Trips | 4-Night Lodge-based Options |
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BETTER-"DLX" | BEST-"Star" |
3-Night Trips |
Workshops | Typ. group size Typical ages | 8 Adults/Teens/Kids | 6 Adults/Teens | 4 Adults | 8 Adults/Teens/Kids | 8 - 10 Adults/Teens/Kids |
Lodging & Bathrooms | Shared Baths Private Room/Pair Sngl occup. +$100 | Private Bath/Pair Priv Room/Pair Sngl occ: +100 | Private Baths Private Suites Sngl occ: Ask | Shared Baths Private Room/Pair Sngl occup. +$75 | Shared Baths Private Room/Pair Sngl occup: Ask |
Meals | Family-Style Hearty | Family-Style Fine Dining | Family-Style & Gourmet | Family-style Hearty | Family-style Hearty | Peak Season Adult / Age 5-16 | $975 / $875 | $1275 / $1175 | $1475 / $1375 | $775 / $675-$475 | PHOTO:$1375/$1275 PARENT-CHILD: $1975/pair CME $1750 |
Click Here for a pintable 1-page list of all of our 2009-2010 Trip Details, Dates & Rates
2009-2010 Wintergreen Trips MASTER LIST.
Check in is 4-6 pm first day, check out 9-11 am last day. Package rates, per adult. $100-$300 off for youth 5-16. Standard 4-night "GOOD” 8 per trip, priv dbl bdrms, shared bath, Wed - Sun Sun Dec 13 - Thur Dec 17 FULL Wed Dec 16- Sun Dec 20 FULL Wed Dec 23-Sun Dec 27 FULL
Wed Jan 6-Sun Jan 10 $775 Thur Jan14 - Mon Jan18 MLK Day $875 Sun Jan 17- Thur Jan 21 $875 Wed Jan 20-Sun Jan 24 $975
Sun Feb 7- Thur Feb 11 $875 Sat Feb 13 - Wed Feb 17 $975 Wed Feb 17-Sun Feb 21 $1075 Wed Feb 24 - Sun Feb 28 $1075 Sun Feb 28 - Thur Mar 4 $975 Wed Mar 3 - Sun Mar 7 $1075 Sun Mar 7- Thur Mar 11 $975 Wed Mar 10 - Sun Mar 14 $1075 Wed Mar 17-Sun Mar 21 $1075 Sun Mar 21- Thur Mar 25 $975 Wed Mar 24 - Sun Mar 28 $875*
* these trips are discounted to reflect discounted lodging rates
| Deluxe 4-night “BETTER” 6 per trip, priv dbl bdrms, priv bath, Wed - Sun
Wed Dec 16-Sun Dec 20 FULL Wed Dec 23-Sun Dec 27 FULL Wed Jan 6 - Sun Jan 10 FULL Thu Jan 14 -Mon Jan 18 MLK Day FULL Wed Jan 20-Sun Jan 24 $1275 Wed Jan 27-Sun Jan 31 $1275 Wed Feb 3-Sun Feb 7 FULL Wed Feb 11-Sun Feb 15 Pres. Hol. FULL Wed Feb17-Sun Feb 21 FULL Wed Feb 24-Sun Feb 28 FULL Wed Mar 3 - Sun Mar 7 $1275 Wed Mar 10-Sun Mar14 $1275 Wed Mar17-Sun Mar 21 $1275 Wed Mar 24-Sun Mar 28 $1175* | Star of North 4-night "BEST" 4 per trip, priv. suites & cabins, Wed - Sun Wed Dec 16-Sun Dec 20 FULL Wed Dec 23-Sun Dec 27 FULL Wed Jan 6- Sun Jan 10 $1275 Thur Jan 14-Mon Jan 18 MLK Day $1275 Wed Jan 20-Sun Jan 24 $1375
Wed Feb 3 - Sun Feb 7 $1475 Thur Feb 11- Mon Feb 15 $1475 (Pres Hol) Wed Feb 24-Sun Feb 28 FULL Wed Mar 3 - Sun Mar 7 FULL Wed Mar 10 - Sun Mar 14 $1475 Wed Mar 17-Sun Mar 21 $1475 Wed Mar 24-Sun Mar 28 $1375*
| 3-night Lodge-based Trips 8 per trip, priv bdrms, shared bath, Sun - Wed
Sun Dec 13-Wed Dec 16 FULL Thur Dec 17-Sun Dec 20 FULL Wed Dec 23-Sat Dec 26 FULL Thur Jan 7 - Sun Jan 10 $675 Thur Jan 15 - Mon Jan 18 (MLK Day) $775 Sun Jan 17-Wed Jan 20 $775 Thur Jan 21-Sun Jan 4 $775
Sun Feb 7 - Wed Feb 10$875 Sat Feb 13-Tue Feb 16 (Pres. Hol.) $875 Sun Feb 28–Wed Mar 3 $875
Thur Mar 4-Sun Mar 7 $875 Sun Mar 7- Wed Mar 10 $875 Thur Mar 11-Sun Mar 14 $875 Thur Mar 18-Sun Mar 21 $875 Sun Mar 21–Wed Mar 24 $775 Thur Mar 25-Sun Mar 28 $775* | Wintergreen Workshops Parent-Daughter Dogsled Trip & Writing/Campcrafts Workshop Thur Jan 14-Mon Jan 18 MLK Day, $1975/ pair
Parent-Son Dogsled Trip & Writing/Campcrafts Workshop Thur Feb 11 - Mon Feb 15 Pres. Holiday, $1975/pair Dogsled Trip & Photo Workshop w/Layne Kennedy Tues Jan 26 - Sun Jan 31, 5 nights, $1375/adult
CME Medical Workshop Sun Mar 14 - Fri Mar 19, 5 nights, $1750 | Beginning Dogsled Camping
Tue Dec 15-Sun Dec 20 FULL Sat Dec 19-Thur Dec 24 FULL Tue Dec 29-Sun Jan 3 FULL Tue Jan 19-Sun Jan 24 $1075
Wed Feb 10-Mon Feb 15 $1175 Pres. Holiday Tue Feb 23-Sun Feb 28 FULL Tue Mar 9-Sun Mar 14 FULL Tue Mar 23-Sun Mar 28 $975
| Advanced Camping Crooked Lake Loop (6 nights) Mon Jan 25-Sun Jan 31 $1175
Dog Ski-Jour/Pulking Trip (5 nights) Sun Feb 7-Fri Jan 12 $875
Feb Directors Choice (6 nights) Mon Feb 22-Sun Feb 28 $1,275 March Directors Choice (6 nights) Mon Mar 8-Sun Mar 14 $1,275 | 2010 Arctic Trips
Contact us for details: Dogsled Hudson Bay to Churchill 10 days, Mar 31 – Apr 9, $2900 7 days dogsled camping along Polar Bear National Park and the Arctic Ocean’s Hudson Bay Overnight at Northern Studies Center 2 days in Churchill 2 nights on famous “Tundra Train”
Dogsled Camping & Homestead Living in the Northwest Territories 12 days, Apr 11 – Apr 22, $4900 8 days dogsled camping 3 nights at wilderness homestead with author/musher Dave Olesen Overnight visit to Yellowknife with charter ski plane flights |
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