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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: +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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