Finally we got some days blessed from the absence of heavy snowfalls. The trails froze hard and we could travel in a much better speed then last week. On the other hand with the clear sky the temperature also dropped down to below -30°C, but the small forest huts with their fiery wood stoves kept
After the latest heavy snowfall Alex and I head out along the trails in the wood land of Jokkmokk. The sleds were heavy and we had to help the dogs by kicking behind our dog sleds. The plan was to start out with three guests but Stefan and Gian got stuck in Zürich because of
We have had visitors from France on an Overnight tour with dog sled. Herve and his two sons Louis and Lucas spent the 2 days together with me and 15 of our huskies in the woodlands of Jokkmokk. Herve and Louis learned how to drive their own dog teams and Lucas who is 13 drove
We drove north to Kiruna to pick up 7 dog sledges where they had been on repair and got some parts exchanged. It’s always nice to visit Göran Larsson who builds the Oinakka sleds, or to be more correct he IS Mr. Oinakka dogsled himself! We are not sponsored by Oinakka but use these sledges
During two very intense weeks Volker and me (Matti) from Jokkmokk has been on a course by the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS. The host of the Wilderness First Responder course in Sweden is Crossing Latitudes. This is the next step after “the Wilderness First Aid course that both Stina and me made in Jokkmokk
In 1935 a couple of cheerful and brave Swedish men made a ski and dog sled expedition in the Swedish mountains. Their journey started in Sulitelma and went in to the Jokkmokk Mountains and further on through Lapland up to Riksgränsen. During their expedition a husky gave birth to puppies, they built igloo, they were
Our longer tours and expeditions with dog sled have started to get booked. Still it is place left on all the tours. We are very happy to have so many guests returning. Some have been on dog sledding tours with us several times. But…If you ones tried dog sledding… On the tour Dog sledding adventure
The Christmas come closer and closer. In Sweden we have a tradition to eat lots of food at Christmas time. We have something what we call Christmas Table. It’s a kind of smorgasbord. But this Christmas we will offer something new. A combination of dog sledding, Igloo village and Christmas table! More details check the
Many of our guests choose the more environmental friendly way to travel and come with the night train from Stockholm to Lapland. The train company SJ that run the Stockholm – Jokkmokk stretch is now introducing a new travel term guarantee by delay on the train. If the train get 1 hour delayed they give
Finally we can present a new page on the web site about our Siberian huskies. The sled dogs are the centre of our business, both when it comes to our income, our time and the most important is that they take the largest place in our hearts. The name of the kennel is Working Husky