Dogsled Tour - Unleash the Musher

All tours take place in the beautiful Spray Lakes Provincial Park, approximately 30 km south east of Banff on the Smith-Dorian Hi-way.  Our 'Unleash the Musher Tour' runs on a campsite road beside the Spray Lake; it is a combination of flat land and rolling hills, with a view of the lake in some areas, and beautiful mountain treed trails most of the way.

Guests will enjoy 2 hours on the dogsledding trail including time for stops. The total duration, including transportation and end of tour dog snuggles, is approximately 4 hours.

For your safety, comfort and enjoyment, please dress appropriately for your dog sledding tour. All guests must wear snow pants, a winter jackets, warm winter boots, a warm toque/beanie/hat that covers your ears, warm gloves or mittens, wool socks, warm under-layers, a scarf/something to cover your face and goggles or sunglasses. 

Our team has several sled dog breeds including the Alaskan Husky, the Siberian Husky and the Seppala Siberian Husky.

The Alaskan Racing Husky has been made famous by such long distance races as the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. This breed originated from the villages in Alaska where racers crossed the hearty and beautiful Siberian Husky to other breeds such as the greyhound and pointer; this created a breed well suited to sled dog racing and touring.

Of course! All of our dogs are friendly; we encourage interaction at your own comfort level. Some dogs love a good head or ear scratch! We even allow you to feed the dogs a cookie at the end of the tour.

We have a good run / rest ratio - the dogs can run 1-4 times a day (depending on the season) and are on a maximum 2 days on / 1 day off schedule. We have 24+ teams to rotate in the schedule so we always have happy, eager dogs!

We use teams of 6-8 dogs to pull the sled. We can adjust the number of dogs pulling the sled, according to trail conditions and weight load in the sled.

The tour includes transport to the trail head from Canmore. Guests will meet our team at a central Canmore location to board the shuttle. Transportation from Banff to Canmore may be available for an additional fee.

Yes, all of our tours include a professional guide to drive the sled. Our tours focus on the dog interaction right from the start. Guests can take a turn driving the sled with the guide – you learn as you go, with the guide there to teach you and take care of all the safety issues. You are able to harness the dogs, help when they get hooked up, take pictures with them at the hot chocolate break, and give cookies and water to them after the run.

Typically a sled fits 2 people, however, families of 3 may be allowed in one sled depending upon adult heights, children’s age, and total weight of the participants There is a minimum of 2 adult prices per sled.

There is no weight restriction for groups of 2. We can adjust the number of dogs on the team accordingly. If there are more than 2 people, we have restrictions based on height (space in the sled) and combined weight of the people. Children must be a minimum of 2 years to participate in this tour.

Time of Day? We can give you advantages to taking any of our 4 time options. The 10:00 am tour is the brightest, and it gives you a whole afternoon to do another activity. The 12:00 pm tour allows for a more leisurely morning, and it is usually the warmest. The 2:00 pm tour gives you time to take in a morning activity, while having a warm part of the day to dogsled. The 4:00 pm tour allows you to do more activity during the day (even skiing); it does get dark in December and January (the last half of the return trip), but it often has amazing sunsets or sky color – and it is very peaceful.

Time of Season? This depends on you – we can have great temperatures and snow in any month of the season, which runs from December to April. We have had wonderful snow in December or April (or any month in-between), and we can be above freezing any month, even January.

1 - 2 Sleds is subject to a 72 hour cancellation policy. Tour is 100% refundable if cancelled outside of 72 hours before scheduled tour time. NO SHOWS and cancellation within 72 hours are non-refundable.

3 or more Sleds is subject to a 7 day cancellation policy. Tour is 100% refundable if cancelled outside of 7 days before scheduled tour time. NO SHOWS and cancellation within 7 days are non-refundable.Anyone who is late for or misses a scheduled pick-up time will be considered "No-Show".