What is a dog sledding tour?
A team of dogs pulling you along on trails of snow covered
mountains, forestlands and frozen lakes, standing on the sled
driving your own team or sitting in the sled being driven.

What is a Musher?
The person who drives the dog team is a Musher.
The art of driving this team is called Mushing.

Who can take part in a Husky Holiday ?
Everybody. Just talk to us, make it clear if you think
you have certain limitations or special requirements.

How can I protect myself against the cold?
By wearing good clothing, by not washing too much because that dries out your skin,
by using water free protective creams. Have a look at the clothing list >
We are aware that good winter wear is not easily available most places.
We will always try to improve and increase on the available guest-clothing.

Do I drive my own dog team?
Yes, every adult person may. That is what most guests at Husky Holiday prefer to do.
You will have your own 4-6-dog team for the time with us. Each dog has a name.
Each dog has his own great personality. For children or persons with disabilities we
have to look into each case, and find the safest and most enjoyable solutions together.

What level of fitness is required?
Family Club are designed to take best possible care of the needs
for families with children of any age.

Munken Combi accommodates for any adult person of almost any fitness state.

Husky Special requires a fair level of fitness since we are including
some longer tours, and take a night or two in a cabin or a tent.

Mushing Survival. No need to be an athlete-just a person who is mentally
prepared to withstand the unexpected, and willing to push your own borders.
All well within the limits of most ordinary outdoor interested people.

Minitarod. You need to be a fit and healthy outdoorer.
10 nights winter tenting takes its toll.

The key to driving a dog team is concentration and a good balance!

Do I need prior experience?
We set off time from the very beginning in teaching you all that is necessary
to get going, and follow up with further instructions as we go along.

The tours called Mushing Survival and Minitarod is more demanding
and requires relevant experience.

What happens if I loose my sled?
Not much. The guide will stop your free running team. And you run like mad
to catch up with it. Preferably don’t let go of your sled even if you fall over.

I am not so used to dogs. What then?
You will get used to them. Our dogs are very friendly, even the more reserved ones.
You are most likely to be very attached to the animals here.
Allergies are often no problem with these huskies living outside in the snow and the cold.

How much contact will I have with the dogs?
Hopefully a lot. You are welcome to visit the dog yard any time.
The dogs love for people to come and “disturb” them as many have expressed it.
You will be handling the dogs all the time.
Harnessing, putting on booties, driving, controlling lines,
fixing and mixing, helping feeding.

Are the dogs working like machines?
No. They are great individuals and travel companions that deserves respect,
care and understanding.

How can I possibly steer the sled?
The dogs drag the sled around curves and corners. Your task is to relax,
find a natural balance and follow the movements of nature.
The sleds are equipped with two breaks to control the speed with
and a snow hook for parking.
And make sure you keep a tension on the main line.
Helps enormously with the steering.

How big are the groups?
We mostly have 6 persons on each week stay with us. There is a guide leading
each mushing tour and activity. It does not mean that it is not advisable
to take excursions on your own, because it is!

How far do we drive every day?
Who knows? It all depends on the conditions. Most important is that we shall
drive far enough for you and the dogs to have a great time,
and not so far that one is completely exhausted.
We have this last winter driven between 20 and 55 kilometres per day.
It also varies with the type of tour you have chosen.

How is the lodging?
At home (Munkflohögen) we have put a lot of effort into making it comfortable,
functional and cosy.
We have 4 double bedrooms. 2 have their own bathrooms and 2 share a bath.
We have a main living room and a study for dining and resting.

We stay in a motel when we run the pre Christmas tours from
Strandgården, Funesdalen.

On overnight mushing trips we stay in tents along the route.

Is it possible to stay with you if I come as a single person?
Yes, you are most welcome. We have so far not charged a single supplement.
In fact, the atmosphere and the good company here make it very pleasant to travel alone

Where do we eat and sleep out on tours?
We stay in tents and tipis. Camping in winter has facilities as basic as it can be.

What is the food like?
Good. The breakfast is a robust meal to keep you going.
Lunches are prepared on grill or over the fire whilst on tour.
The evening meal will be a wholesome home made traditional dish,
often with ingredients from the nature around us.

What kind of dogs do you have?
Mostly Alaskan Huskies, which is a mixed breed of the best of sled dogs.
We also have some pure breed Siberian Huskies.

How many?
Around 40. And some pensioners and some puppies.

How do you exercise all these dogs in the summer?

It is too warm for the dogs to go training in the summer, but we let them loose
in the dog yard to get some exercise. As soon as the temperatures go down
in August, we start the autumn training with our quad bike,
which functions as a sled simulator.
Look at our autumn program >.
Read more about how we train our dogs on the training blog >

Do you go races with your dogs?
So far not. Our huskies are professional tourist dogs.

Why do some dogs have blue and some brown eyes?
Blue eyes occur in the Siberian Husky breed, so the husky dogs can have
blue or brown eyes, one blue and one brown eye or so called pinto eyes,
eyes that have both colours.
That doesn’t influence their sight. One of our guests claimed that the
blue eye was for night vision and the brown for daytime.?

Will we be seeing some wild life?
We sometimes see moose, reindeers, foxes, hares and forest birds.
Kim met a wolverine on the track this last winter. Wolves and lynx are difficult to spot.
We always see tracks, but most animals are gone when we come gliding along.
Bears are hibernating.

Always keep eyes and ears open.

Northern Lights?
They are there and if you spend as much time outside as possible you might
get a glimpse of the splendid sights of the flickering light across the skies.

Does it happen that you have to cancel tours?
It has not happened yet. The dogs and we have stayed fresh and healthy.
The climate has been kind to us, no big lasting snowstorms, no –40C.
We had to make some alterations in the program due to bad weather
or lack of snow last winter, but nothing that led to cancellations.
We have the capacity and the will to find alternative solutions when
Mother Nature turns nasty.

Is dog sledding dangerous?
This will be our 11^th season guiding tours. We have not had one accident
leading to injury of a person. The adventure does not disappear even if we hold
a high safety level.

Is it possible to stay for an extra week after the dog sledding week with you?
You can stay as long as you like as long as you pay accordingly. Either here,
or hire the neighbour cabin.

Why have you taken your Snow Dog Comfort out of the program?
We would like it to be a tour with the closeness to the nature and the dogs that you get,
when you sleep under open sky or in a snow cave or tent.
It is not so nice to drive to a cabin, park your team and
walk off to the warm and cosy inside of the lodge, leaving the many outside tasks
to the guide, and the dogs to the loneliness of a
pit in the snow on the stake out line.

Why do I need to bring a headlamp?
So as to be able to see where you walk and drive in the dark!

Are we really going to be outside in the dark?
Yes-sometimes.

I am a keen photographer, is it possible to use digital cameras in the cold?
Yes, but make sure you have/buy top quality batteries. Newer models of cameras are faster
and better for picturing mowing objects. Condensation can be a problem.
We have collected some 20.000 images from this last winter season. It works.
Welcome with your camera.

Is it really possible to combine dog sledding
and horse riding in the same holiday?
Yes, absolutely. Make the most of it.

Skiing and snow shoeing as well?
As long as you have the energy, everything is possible here.

What do your guests say about your tours?
Read for yourself or get in touch with some of our guests who are surely willing
to tell you about the husky holiday.

Guest reviews from last season.