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Banffvacations.net Winter Activities

No matter what your winter activity interests are, Banffvacations.net has something for everyone. Please follow the links below to discover the varied outdoor activities for winter in the Banff/Lake Louise areas.

Alpine Skiing Nordic Skiing Heli-Skiing Snowboarding Ice Skating Snowmobiling Dog Sledding Snowshoeing Sleigh Riding

Dog Sledding

Dog Sledding Banff/Lake Louise
Dog Sledding Banff/Lake Louise
Not just any dog can be harnessed to a dog-sled team and trusted to pull a load of thrill-seeking tourists across the snowy trails and frozen lakes around Banff/Lake Louise. The best have a lineage that can be traced back hundreds of years. In fact, Dog Sledding is one of Canada?s oldest official sports. It became an official sport in 1908 B.H. (before hockey), in Canada?s Yukon Territory. Of course, it really began thousands of years prior to this! Our Native North Americans such as the Canadian Indian and Inuit tribes were the foremost peoples to use the huskies in an interdependent relationship.

One of the most exciting companies offering sled dog tours is Howling Dog Tours, owned and operated by Rich and Dana Bittner and based in the Canadian Rockies resort town of Canmore, Alberta, Canada. With over 10 years in business, they started their dog mushing career on the sprint racing circuit in Western Canada. Over the past decade, they have participated in countless competitive events, ranging from 4 to 150 mile races. They've traveled from Whistler BC to The Pas, Manitoba, to Yellowknife NWT. After living in Yellowknife NWT for 4 years, they relocated to Canmore, Alberta, Canada, which has been the base of their mushing operations since 1995.

Howling Dog Tours is a family operation that believes everyone should experience the thrill of a dog sled racing team, and the pristine beauty of the Canadian Rockies.

Howling Dog Tours
Box 8055
Canmore, Alberta
T1W 2T8
Phone: 403.678.9588
Toll Free: 1.877.364.7533
Fax: 403.609.2266
Web: Howling Dog Tours

Banff/Lake Louise Skiing and Tourist Information

Banff Lake Louise Tourism
P.O. Box 1298
Banff, Alberta, T1L 1B3
Canada
Phone:403.762.8421
Fax: 403.762.8163
Web: BanffLakeLouise.com

Snow Report: Ski Big3 Snow Report