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Northern lights& dog sledding
The Yukon sits beneath the auroral oval. Spend the day behind your huskies, and the night watching the sky dance.
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The Yukon sits beneath the auroral oval. Spend the day behind your huskies, and the night watching the sky dance.
Carcross lies beneath the auroral oval, far from city lights, between Bennett Lake and the mountains. In winter the nights are long, and clear, cold skies are frequent from January to March: the best conditions to see the northern lights.
Nothing is ever guaranteed with the aurora: clear skies and solar activity decide. But a night away from town, at a lodge or a wilderness camp, gives you the best seat there is. And the more nights you stay, the better your chances.
Dog sledding with your own team on the forest trails and frozen lakes around Carcross.
A night at a lodge or in a log cabin, far from any light, to watch for the northern lights.
A snowmobile ride across the frozen lakes before heading back.
Two options, at different prices: tell us which one suits you when you enquire.
A comfortable lodge where dinner and breakfast can be included. Ideal if you want to enjoy the night without thinking about anything else.
Log cabins overlooking Crag Lake, 12 km from Carcross, with a kitchen: you prepare your own dinner and breakfast, in complete independence.
Several nights in wilderness camps: the more nights out, the better your chances.
Locations, timing, dog teams and logistics for aurora shoots in the southern Yukon.
Families, couples, small groups: tell us how you imagine your aurora night and we will build it with you.
The aurora season runs from late August to mid-April. To combine it with dog sledding, come between December and early April; January to March often bring the clearest, coldest nights.
No one can guarantee them. Clear skies and solar activity decide. Staying several nights greatly improves your chances.
Often between −15 °C and −30 °C. Dress in layers: expedition-grade parkas, boots and mitts can be rented in Whitehorse.
A camera with manual settings, a tripod, a wide lens, and spare lithium batteries kept warm in an inside pocket. Recent phones in night mode can work too.
Tell us your dates and group size. We design the trip with you and send you a quote.
Boreal Kennels
Tell us your dates and group size: Bertrand designs the trip with you.