Yukon Territory Snow Adventures

If anything, the Yukon is more rife with adventure in winter than in summer, with backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and of course, the kind of dog sledding that led so many writers to put paper to pen as they tried to capture the Call of the Wild.

Don’t miss out on the Yukon Quest in February, when mushers and their teams travel more than 1,600 kilometers along wilderness trails. Different levels of sledding are available to intrepid explorer types, from learning to run and care for a dog sled team of your own to hopping onto a sled driven by a professional.

Backcountry Skiing
Take a backcountry ski through the region’s amazing Coast Mountains and Kluane Ranges. It’s a skiers’ paradise around Feather Peak and White Pass, and Kluane National Park has trails that beckon a skier to strap up and wander away. Ambitious skiers should venture into the more dramatic trails in the South Canol, the Richardson Mountains, and the ominously named Tombstones.

Snowshoeing is one of the best ways to feel completely wrapped in the Yukon’s wild forests and meadows. The boreal woods are full of life and wonder, and there’s no more intoxicating way to view the majesty of the Aurora Borealis than all alone under the stars, far from civilization, with a flask of hot coffee in your pocket and the knowledge that this is the place where these lights run wild, just as you do.