Dogsledding inside scoops
The user-driven adventure.travel platform, which has been made possible by the Adventure Travel and Trade Association, is featuring a piece by Destination Arctic Circle on the basics of dogsledding in Western Greenland.
- SismiutLearn More
The ancient and the urban meet up in the region's capital.
- KangerlussuaqLearn More
The gateway to Greenland and our adventure central.
- ItilleqLearn More
The Arctic Circle village.
- KangaamiutLearn More
The right blend of rugged heliskiing and small town life.
- ManiitsoqLearn More
The whale capital on the West Coast of Greenland.
- NapasoqLearn More
Remote and cosy coastal settlement life.
- SarfannguitLearn More
The trail village on the great Arctic Circle Trail.
- AtammikLearn More
A community with firm roots in fishing and hunting.
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Tour providers
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Sled dogs in all shapes and sizes
Greenlandic sled dogs are strong, big, working creatures perfectly suited for the harsh Arctic climate and the pulling of heavily loaded dogsleds. These dogs come in all shapes and sizes, they have different tempers, they like to be the center attention or they hide on the edge of a social group, they pull the team ahead or control the rear. They are in many ways like their fellow creatures, the ones called humans.
Traces, harnesses, and more...
Getting your pack of friends to pull start running and doing so in an organized manner is one thing. Getting them to act as a group while pulling a sled is a completely different story, and for this you need an intricate system of ropes, traces, and harnesses.
An introduction to dogsledding
“A person looking to hunt for subsistence cannot live without a sled and dogs, which is a very common means of transportation during the winter. The sled accessories should therefor be good and durable so that everything which is wearing down is constantly renewed”.
The Glacier Loop
The Glacier Loop, a 2-3 day round trip from Sisimiut is the kind of weekend trip many locals like to do once the sun is out from February till peak season ends in early May. It crosses two fiords, sidles the site of a recently built hydrogen power plant, and loops around the Aqqutikitsoq Glacier.
Sled gear
Like other people, dogsled drivers are gear freaks too, but dogsledding is more of a homemade activity, and gear very much consists of what you can craft yourself. Still, the gear is on everyone’s lips, and drivers across the region will have each their own take on the all important question: What to bring?
The sled - building, tuning, riding
People take pride in building their own sleds, and most drivers will customize the setup to fit their needs and experience level. Some sleds even get some downright pimping done to them, towards near perfection into an organic whole which the dogs, the sled, the driver and their gear together form.
The Viewpoint Trail
The Sisimiut dog grounds is the last winter outpost in town before the mountain swallows civilization and spits out frozen rivers and lakes, deep snows, jagged, rocky peaks, and long east-west running valleys made for dogsledding on this half-day trip to a popular viewpoint 15 kilometers from Sisimiut.
When and where to go
Every dog has its day, and from September to May sleddogs have especially good days as the sledding season is upon us. Now the many hours spent gearing up, fetching water, feeding summerwarm creatures, and looking into the clouds for signs of snow have paid off. Winter has arrived!
Riding the UFO trail
This track is a Sisimiut Classic and a place to see the locals train their dogs and hone their skills before longer trips deeper into the backcountry. The ride is a good half day out on the trail with a break at the strange UFO shaped hut which sits perched on a scenic, rocky outcrop high above the fiord Kangerluarsuk Tulleq.
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