No dog sledding on Saturdays. Dogs need a rest too.
Short, Exciting Dog sledding Tours January to Mid April
The Fabulous Fun Run $220
Suggested Tour time: 1 PM
Or we will try to fit it into your schedule
You can expect 40 min - 1 hour preparation + approximately 1 hour on the trail.
$220 per person in a group
$250 for 1 person alone
This is a an exciting tour on our multi-track trail system that includes traveling through a variety of scenic landscapes. You will drive over lakes, through the forest on a 2 track trail-system with some small hills.
This tour is suitable for most people. If you have young children we can customize this tour for you and make it a family event! Kids over 10 can drive if they are athletic.
Dog Sledding with a Campfire Lunch is Really Popular! $320
Tour time: 45m - 1 hour preparation + 3.5 hour tour
$320 per person (minimum 2 people)
This tour takes you across lakes and through scenic forests and creeks. You will experience a delightful time with our beautiful huskies as you travel through the pristine countryside. At Picnic Lake we will serve a hot lunch around a campfire and spend an hour or more there while the huskies relax and pose for pictures. This is a good way to photograph the dogs up close and enjoy interacting with them individually after lunch.
The Delta Tour $300
Tour time: 45m - 1 hour preparation + 1.5 hour tour
$300 per person
Enjoy exploring the Mackenzie Delta by dog team. Compared to the Fun Run this is a longer, quieter and more relaxing tour where you can enjoy some spectacular natural scenery to its fullest. You will be following your guide's team on a short part of the Fun Run route and then onto the Mackenzie River and down a beautiful creek, then onto a big lake and return through the Boreal forest. This is the way to see the Mackenzie Delta in its pristine winter glory!
*Option to combine the entire Fun Run and the Delta Tour $400
Overnight Family Camp Custom Tour is a real Hit!
Bring your young children with you to the cabin and we will have a trail and small dog sleds that they can drive themselves around the lake with one or two huskies pulling each one. Kids as young as 3 years old can do this. We'll help you get some fabulous videos!
This is Your Big Focus on Dogsledding!
The Ultra Dogsledding Package $2,850
This dogsledding package is designed for Active People who are passionate about dogs and want a “Full Hands-On” experience with our beautiful , friendly Arctic White Huskies.
Trips: March 15 to 20 and March 22 to 27, 2026 (Best time of the year)
$2850 + GST per person (Based on a minimum of 2 People)
Sunday
7:15 am Fly from Whitehorse to Inuvik arriving in Inuvik at 10:30 am
Airport welcome and shuttle to the Arctic Chalet
Check into your cabin where you will stay for the next 5 nights.
We will give you a quick tour of the town followed by a stop at the grocery store to stock up on some groceries that you can prepare in your cabin’s kitchen.
4pm You can join our staff down at the dog kennels to meet our very friendly white huskies and watch or help out with some chores.
Monday
At 11am you will get an introduction to dogsledding that includes a briefing on how to safely drive a team of huskies. Then learn how to harness your team of huskies up to the sled that you will be driving. Following your indoor briefing and watching the video on how to drive a team of huskies, you will go out together with our staff for a half-day outing with the dogs that includes a campfire picnic lunch.
Tuesday
This morning you can spend some time at the kennels with the dogs. After lunch we will get ready to travel by dog team for about 2.5-3 hours to the secluded Arctic Loon Cabin where you can spend a cozy comfortable night in a cabin off the grid. As soon as we arrive, you can help us put the dogs onto the stake-out chain and place some straw under each dog. Once the dogs are looked after we will serve you a full hot dinner and you can relax by the wood stove. This evening, if there’s a clear sky, we will go outside to look for the Aurora in this quiet place away from all light pollution. Guests can stay up as late as they wish to look for signs of an Aurora display.
Wednesday
We will offer you a pancake breakfast after you sleep in a bit and you can then go snowshoeing with Judi and her magnificent husky,Yannik. You will get a light lunch at the cabin before leaving for the trip back to the Arctic Chalet. You can choose to travel back either by snowmobile or by dog team.
Thursday
Today is your day to go for a guided drive on the Inuvik Tuk Highway all the way to Tuktoyaktuk and the Arctic Ocean! In Tuk we will go to the home of an Inuit family for a traditional lunch and for a short ride on the Arctic Ocean with their dog team, if weather permits.
Friday
10:30am Today you check out and we will take you to the airport
11:50am Fly back to Whitehorse arriving at 2:45pm
Our Cozy Outpost Cabin
The Arctic Loon Cabin
The Arctic Loon cabin is a destination for dogsledding. The cabin is fully off the grid without running water, but is very comfortable. A hot water supply is always available on the wood stove. It has two small bedrooms with a bunk bed in each and a large bedroom with a double bed. Warm bedding is provided and the cabin is equipped with a nice kitchen and an indoor toilet "honey bucket" - No outhouse! A generator supplies electricity and the kitchen has propane appliances. The cabin is large enough to accommodate couples or small groups overnight. This cabin is not available as a rental cabin on its own. It is always part of a guided package tour.
Happy Snow Dogs, Summer & Winter
Dog Sledding Waiver
ASSUMPTION OF RISKS, RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT FOR THE
ARCTIC CHALET LTD.
Thank you for choosing to join one of our dogsledding or snowmobiling tours.
We are proud of our efforts to promote the safety and enjoyment of our clients. Before
you participate, you should know and appreciate the hazards which are inherent in
taking part in a dog team activity. By signing this statement, you acknowledge these
hazards and accept responsibility for your own welfare. By signing this statement you
also acknowledge that you are participating in this activity as a result of your own freely
made and fully informed decision and acknowledge that you are not aware of any
medical conditions which should prevent you from taking part in this activity.
ASSUMPTION OF RISKS BY PARTICIPANT
By signing this Agreement, I acknowledge that I am aware that participating in this
activity involves accepting the inherent and other risks, dangers and hazards associated
with the activity, including, but not limited to:
1. problems relating to the use of the dogs;
2. weather related hazards which may prevent a return to the lodge at the
scheduled time, and may include exposure to cold temperatures and snow;
3. acts, omissions or negligence of the Arctic Chalet or other persons;
4. my own conduct or negligence, as well as the conduct or negligence of other
participants;
5. contact with bushes, trees and animals; and
6. conditions of the roads, trails and other terrain.
7. problems resulting from the use of the equipment;
8. Please note: We do not provide helmets for either activity.
By signing this Agreement I agree to assume these risks and the consequences that
may flow from them (which may include sickness, injury and death).
RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
In consideration of the Arctic Chalet allowing me to participate in this activity, and
agreeing to provide equipment, facilities and the services of its agents, employees or
other people, I agree as follows:
1. TO RELEASE the Arctic Chalet from any and all liability for any loss, damage,
expense or injury (including death) that I may suffer, or that my next of kin may
suffer, as a result of my participation in this activity, due to any cause
whatsoever, including, without limitation, breach of contract, or breach of any
statutory or other duty of care on the part of the Arctic Chalet (including, without
limitation, negligence on the part of the Arctic Chalet). “Negligence” under this
Agreement includes lack of care, attention or diligence on the part of the Arctic
Chalet with respect to my participation in any dogsled or snowmobile activity
operated by the Arctic Chalet.
2. TO WAIVE AND ALL CLAIMS that I have or may in the future have, however
arising, against the Arctic Chalet with respect to my participation in any dogsled
or snowmobile activity operated by the Arctic Chalet.
3. TO HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY the Arctic Chalet from any and all
liability, including lawyer’s fees (on a solicitor and own client basis) and court
costs, for any property damage or personal injury to any third party, resulting
from my participation in any dogsled or snowmobile activity operated by Arctic
Chalet.
4. THAT all of the terms of this Agreement shall be binding on me, my heirs,
administrators, executors, successors, assigns, next of kin and representatives in
the event of my death or incapacity. In this Agreement the “Arctic Chalet” means
and includes the business operated by Arctic Chalet Ltd. under the name of
Arctic Chalet or Arctic Chalet Dogsledding, together with the officers, directors,
employees and agents of such business from time to time and all successors
and assigns thereof.
5. THAT this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by, and interpreted in
accordance with, the laws of the Northwest Territories.
In entering into this Agreement, I am not relying on any oral, written or other
representations made by the Arctic Chalet. This Agreement contains the entire
agreement between me and the Arctic Chalet Ltd.
I CERTIFY THAT I HAVE READ THIS DOCUMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS
CONTENTS. I am not under the influence of alcohol or drugs that would influence my
capacity to participate in this activity or sign this document.
*NOTE: THIS COPY IS ONLY FOR YOU TO READ. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE
ORIGINAL AND SIGN THE SIGNATURE PAGE WHEN YOU ARRIVE FOR
DOG SLEDDING.