Husky sledding has long been on my bucket list and I must say, it was so much fun!!! Our favourite activity so far and it was so easy (compared to snowmobiling). The huskies basically drove themselves. All we had to do was step on the brake when needed.
The guide started off by demonstrating the set-up to us. One person sits in the sled and the other stands at the back. The long metal trap at the base of the sled is the brake. After that demonstration, a snowmobile sledge took us to the husky farm, which was a short 5-minute ride away.
When we first got there, we found the huskies reined up and raring to go. The air was filled with their eager yelps and loud barks. You can sense their excitement quivering in the air, which by the way, is highly infectious. There was a huge shaggy dog wandering the premises, and a fat toddler sitting inside the huskies pen. Too cute for words!
And we were off!
It was snowing really heavily. In some places, the sky and ground melded together into one white blur. There was snow constantly pelting against my face. Totally wished I brought my sunglasses along. Something to cover my face would also have been nice. The wind chill was intense.
As the dog sledding was also on Lake Inari, the scenery was pretty much the same as what we saw during snowmobiling. But being closer to the ground, we felt significantly closer to nature.
The huskies were highly energetic. Every time we stopped, they started looking around and yelping. The husky nearest to me had startling milky white-blue eyes. I was pierced by his gaze each time he glanced back.
After about 2 hours, we returned to camp. I was frozen. Look at the amount of snow on my reindeer hide.
We were able to observe the huskies in their home and cuddle some puppies. Most of the huskies were tired out from the run and slouched down in their kennels to rest. We spotted several huskies with different coloured eyes. Apparently, this genetic trait is quite common among huskies but if you aren’t used to seeing it (like me), it can be fairly disconcerting to stare into their eyes.
This activity wasn’t cheap (€165 per pax) but it was worth every penny.
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