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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

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: Ask

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

$1075 / $975

$1275 / $1175

$1475 / $1375

$875 / $575-$775

PHOTO:$1475/$1375

PARENT-CHILD: $1775/pair
CME $1750
 

Click Here  for a pintable 1-page list of all of our 2009-2010 Trip Details, Dates & Rates

2010-2011 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. 

4-night "GOOD” Lodge-based Vacations 
8 per trip, private dbl rooms, shared baths

Wed Dec 15-Sun Dec 19 $875*
Sat Dec 18 – Wed Dec 22 $975
Wed Dec 22-Sun Dec 26 $1075
Wed Dec 29 – Sun Jan 2 $1175
 
Wed Jan 5 -Sun Jan 9  $975
ThurJan13 – Mon Jan 17 $975
           MLK Holiday 
Wed Jan 19 -Sun Jan 23  $975

Wed Feb 2 -Sun Feb 6  $1075
Wed Feb 9 -Sun Feb 13  $1075
Wed Feb 23-Sun Feb 27 $1075
Sun Feb 28 -Thur Mar 4  $975

Wed Mar 2 - Sun Mar 6  $1075
Wed Mar 9 – Sun Mar 13 $1075
Wed Mar 16-Sun Mar 20 $1075
Sun Mar 20–Thur Mar 24 $975*

*Early & late season trips reflect discounted lodging rates

Deluxe 4-night “BETTER”
Lodge-based Vacations

6 per trip, private dbl bdrms & private baths, Wed - Sun
            
Wed Dec 15-SunDec19 $1075*
Sat Dec 18-Wed Dec 22  $1175
Wed Dec 22-Sun Dec 26 $1275
Wed Dec 29-Sun Jan 2  $1375

Wed Jan 5 - Sun Jan 9  $1175
Wed Jan 19-Sun Jan 23  $1175
Wed Jan 26-Sun Jan 30  $1175

Wed Feb 2 -Sun Feb 6  $1275
Wed Feb 9 -Sun Feb 13  $1275
Thur Feb17-MonFeb21 $1375
             Presidents Holiday
Wed Feb 23-Sun Feb 27 $1275

Wed Mar 2 - Sun Mar 6  $1275
Wed Mar 9-Sun Mar 13  $1275
Wed Mar 16-Sun Mar 20 $1275
Sun Mar20–Thur Mar24 $1175*

*Early & late season trips reflect discounted lodging rates

Star of North 4-night "BEST"
Lodge-based Vacations

4 per trip, private suites &/or
lakeshore log cabins, Wed-Sun
 

Wed Dec15-Sun Dec19 $1275*
Wed Dec 22-Sun Dec 26 $1475
Wed Dec 29-Sun Jan 2 $1575


Wed Jan 5 - Sun Jan 9 $1375
Wed Jan 19-Sun Jan 23 $1375

Wed Feb 2 - Sun Feb 6 $1475
Wed Feb 9 -Sun Feb 13  $1475
Wed Feb 23-Sun Feb 27 $1475

Wed Mar 2 - Sun Mar 6 $1475
Wed Mar 9-Sun Mar 13 $1475
Sat Mar 19–Wed Mar23 $1375*

*Early & late season trips reflect discounted lodging rates

3-night Lodge-based Trips

8 per trip, private bedrooms,
shared bathrooms, Sun-Wed,/ThurSun 
 

ThurDec16-Sun Dec19 $675*
Sat Dec 18-Tue Dec21 $875
SunDec26-Wed Dec29 $975

Sun Jan 2–Wed Jan 5  $875 
Thur Jan 6–Sun Jan 9  $875
Fri Jan 14–MonJan17 $875 MLK Day

Thur Feb 3 –Sun Feb 6 $875
SunFeb13-WedFeb16  $875
SunFeb20–WedFeb23  $875
Sun Feb27–Wed Mar2  $875

Sun Mar 6-Wed Mar 9  $875
SunMar13-Wed Mar16 $875
ThurMar17–Sun Mar20$875
SunMar20-WedMar 23 $775*

Wintergreen Workshops
4 & 5 Night Lodge-to-Lodge Vacations 

Dogsled Trips for Parent-Child Pairs, 4 nights 
with campcraft, storytelling & writing:: 

--Parent-Child Trip, $1775/ pair
Thur Jan 13 - Mon Jan 17 MLK Holiday
 

--
Parent-Child Trip, $1775/pair
Thur Feb 17- Mon Feb 21 Pres. Holiday


Dogsled Trip &
 Photo Workshop, 5 nights 
with Layne Kennedy
Tues Jan 25 - Sun Jan 30
5 nights, $1475/adult

CME Medical Workshop
with Dr. Tom Viren
Sun Mar 13 - Fri Mar 18, 
5 nights, $1750 & discounted family rate

Beginning Dogsled Camping
5 nights (1st & last in lodge
plus 3 nights camping)
 

Sat Dec 18 – Thur Dec 23 $1075

Tue Dec 28-Sun Jan 2 $1175 NewYears

Wed Jan 12–Mon Jan17 $1075 MLK Holiday

Tue Feb 1 -Sun Feb 6 $1075

Wed Feb16-Mon Feb 21 $1175  Presidents Holiday

Tue Mar 1 - Sun Mar 6 $1075 


Tue Mar 15-Sun Mar 20 $1075


Advanced Camping 
6 nights (1st & last in lodge & 4 nights camping) 

Dog Ski-Journing//Pulking Trip
Mon Jan 24-Sun Jan 30 $875

Heart of the Winter Wilderness Loop
Mon Jan 24-Sun Jan 30 $1175

February Director’s Choice

Tue Feb 15-MonFeb21 $1275 Pres Day

March Director’s Choice
Mon Mar 7-Sun Mar 13  $1275
 

2011 Arctic Trips

Contact us for details:

Dogsled Hudson Bay to Churchill
9 days, Mar 25 – Apr 2, $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”


PLUS
A pending trip to Arctic Norway (Svalbard)

 
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