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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. The 3-night trips overlap with our 4-night "Good" trips. They're 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-to-Lodge Options

GOOD

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

$1025 / $925

$1225 / $1125

$1425 / $1325

$875 / $575-$675

PHOTO:$1375/$1275

NEW MOON: $1975/pair


2007-2008 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. 

TRIPS LISTED BELOW  IN BOLD TYPE HAVE OPENINGS AS OF JAN 20, 2008

Standard 4-night "GOOD”
8 per trip, priv dbl bdrms, shared bath

Sun Dec 9 - Thu Dec 13 $725* FULL
Wed Dec 12 - Sun Dec 16 $825* FULL
Sun Dec 16 - Thu Dec 20 $925 FULL
Wed Dec 19 - Sun Dec 23 $975* FULL

Sat Dec 22 - Wed Dec 26 $1025 FULL
Wed Dec 26 - Sun Dec 30 $1075 FULL
Sun Dec 30 - Thur Jan 3 $1075 FULL
Sun Jan 6 - Thur Jan 10 $975 FULL
Wed Jan 9-Sun Jan 13 $1025  FULL
Sun Jan 13 - Thur Jan 17 $875 FULL
Sun Jan 27 -Thur Jan 31 $975 FULL
Wed Jan 30 -Sun Feb 3 $1025 FULL

Sun Feb 3 - Thur Feb 7 $975 Wed Feb 6 -Sun Feb 10 $1025 FULL
Sun Feb 10-Thur Feb14 $975 FULL
Sun Feb 17 - Thur Feb 21 $1025 FULL
Sun Feb 24 - Thur Feb 28 $1025 FULL

Sun Mar 2 - Thur Mar 6 $1025 FULL
Sun Mar 9 - Thur Mar 13 $1025 FULL
Sun Mar 23 - Thur Mar 27 $925 FULL 

Deluxe 4-night “BETTER”
6 per trip, priv dbl bdrms, priv bath

Wed Dec 12 - Sun Dec 16 $1025* FULL
Wed Dec 19 - Sun Dec 23 $1125 FULL
Wed Dec 26 - Sun Dec 30 $1275 FULL

Wed Jan 2 - Sun Jan 6 $1225 FULL
Wed Jan 9 - Sun Jan 13 $1225 FULL
Wed Jan 16 - Sun Jan 20 $1225 FULL
Wed Jan 23 - Sun Jan 27 $1075
Wed Jan 30 - Sun Feb 3 $1225 FULL

Wed Feb 6 - Sun Feb 10 $1225 FULL
Wed Feb 13 - Sun Feb 17 $1225 FULL
Wed Feb 20 - Sun Feb 24 $1225 FULL
Wed Feb 27 - Sun Mar 2 $1225

Wed Mar 5 - Sun Mar 9 $1225
Wed Mar 12 - Sun Mar 16 $1225
Wed Mar 19 - Sun Mar 23 $1125 FULL 

Star of North 4-night "BEST"
4 per trip, priv. suites & cabins

Sat Dec 15 - Wed Dec 19 $1325 FULL
Sat Dec 22 - Wed Dec 26 $1475 FULL
Sat Dec 29 - Wed Jan 2 $1525 FULL

Sat Jan 5 - Wed Jan 9 $1275 FULL
Sat Jan 19 - Wed Jan 23 $1425 FULL
Sat Jan 26 - Wed Jan 30 $1275


Sat Feb 2 - Wed Feb 6 $1425 FULL
Sat Feb 9 - Wed Feb 13 $1425
Sat Feb 16 - Wed Feb 20 $1475 FULL
Sat Feb 23 - Wed Feb 27 $1425
FULL

Sat Mar 1 - Wed Mar 5 $1425 FULL
Sat Mar 8 - Wed Mar 12 $1425 FULL
Wed Mar 12 – Sun Mar 16 $1325

3-night Lodge-based Trips
8 per trip, priv bdrms, shared bath 


Sun Dec 9 - Wed Dec 12 $600 FULL 
Sun Dec 16 - Wed Dec 19 $775 FULL
Tue Dec 25–FriDec 28 $875 FULL
Mon Dec 31-ThurJan 3 $975 FULL
 
Sun Jan 6 -Wed Jan 9 $825 FULL 
Sun Jan 13 - Wed Jan 16 $825 FULL
Sun Jan 20 - Wed Jan 23 $825 FULL 
Sun Jan 27 - Wed Jan 30 $825  FULL

Sun Feb 3 - Wed Feb 6 $825 FULL
Sun Feb 17 - Wed Feb 20 $875 FULL
Sun Feb 24 – Wed Feb 28 $875 FULL

Sun Mar 2 - Wed Mar 5 $875 FULL 
Sun Mar 9 - Wed Mar 12 $875
Sun Mar 23–Wed Mar 26 $775
FULL

Wintergreen Workshops

Parent-Daughter Dogsled Trip
and Creative Writing Workshop
with NEW MOON Magazine.
Two 4-night trips, $1975 per pair

Thur Jan 17-Mon Jan 21 MLK Day Wed Feb 27 - Sun Mar 2

Dogsled Trip & Photo Workshop
with Layne Kennedy
Tues. Jan 29 - Sun. Feb 3
5 nights, $1375@ adult FULL

CME Medical Workshop
Tue Mar 4 - Sun Mar 9 $1475
 

Beginning Camping

Tue Dec 4 - Sun. Dec 9, $750 FULL
Tue Dec 18 - Sun Dec 23, $975 FULL
Thur Dec 27 - Tue Jan 1, $1125 FULL
Tue Jan 8 - Sun Jan 13, $1025 FULL

Tue Feb 5 - Sun Feb 10, $1025 FULL
Wed Feb 13 - Mon Feb 18, $1025 FULL
Tue Feb 19 - Sun Feb 24, $1025

Tue. Mar 4 - Sun. Mar 9, $1025 FULL
Tue. Mar 18 - Sun Mar 23, $925
FULL

Advanced Camping 

Crooked Lake Loop (6 nights)
Mon Jan 21 - Sun Jan 27 $1125 FULL

Dog Pulking Trip
Sat Jan 26 - Fri Feb 1 $875 FULL

Feb Directors Choice (6 nts, PresHol)
Sun Feb 10 - Sat Feb 16 $1,125 FULL

Central Wilderness Circle (6 nights)
Mon Feb 25 - Sun Mar 2 $1025

March Director’s Choice Trip (7 nts)
Sat Mar 8 - Sat Mar 15 $1,225

2008 Arctic Trips
Dogsled with Polar Inuit
in Greenland, 14 days
Sun March 30-Sat April 12
9 days dogsled camping
2 nights in Ottawa, CA
3 nights in Inuit villages

Dogsled Svalbard Island
in Arctic Norway
, 11 days
Sun April 27–Wed May 7
9 days dogsled camping
2 days in Longyearbyen,
world’s northernmost city

 
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