We will be BACK in 2023 doing winterfest and family rides
We are hoping for a very good year in 2023. This may be our last year ever doing this again as many dogs are reaching retirement age or already there. Musher is ready too. We have maybe 16 total dogs that are still in prime aged but that is not many to keep the routine going, especially for Winterfest type rides where 18 is usually needed so all dogs can get a break and swap out new teams of fresh dogs.
As for family type tours in the forest, we will most likely only be offering 35 to 60 minute rides as a lot of dogs over half are in the 10-11 year old range and that is it for them.
We are fully insured anywhere in New York State and Canada and offer a wide variety of rides, presentations, mentoring of sorts, lessons for every interest level and have over TWENTY NINE years sled dog experience.
Please see the various descriptions and pricing below.
To BOOK a ride date PLEASE EMAIL or call.
Hounds@frontiernet.net or 315-408-7154
Then you can make deposit via email invoice we will send. We work with Venmo, paypal, squareup or personal checks. We can take full payment upon arrival by bank card or cash. No checks for day of arival sorry.
Meeting Place For Rides: Town of Boylston, Winona Forest Recreation Area.
EXACT location changes depending on trail conditions. We will let you know and send a link as to where to meet. We do not and can not give rides from the kennel we have to truck the dogs to the forest.
Conditions dictate where we meet up for the rides. Just keep tuned in to my conditions page as well I will personally text and call you the day before.
Winona Forest, Mannsville NY
W * Note - We our a small kennel and only can take out THREE people at once maximum. Two trips per day if needed with a 2 hour delay in between to care for dogs and get second team of dogs ready.
You can "drive" the dog team if you want to see what that is like, however we do not have your own dog team since there is just too much open space out here. I will be either on a second sled right behind you, or way in the back of runners with a long lead line connected to me for extra security. OR if its only 2 or 3 of us, I often will just ride in the basket for the ride and let you know what to do and I will still have a safety line attached so no worries.
We NO LONGER turn teams around on the trail, we always find a loop to turn them around.
PRICING
To pay for deposits or rides in full I will email a secure link. We use either paypal or squareup.com and now VENMO. ( preferred )
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY TYPE RIDES:
35-40 MINUTES: Max. 2 adults + 1 child. or 4 kids. $200
60-70 MINUTES: Max. 3 people or 4 kids/teens,etc. $300
Very unique experience, almost like you've got your own team. We will let anyone who cares to learn, to drive the sled on the back with me.
WE can not do large groups any longer, max. would be 3 adults. or 2 adults and 2 smaller children. Hoever, read below we can do short introductory type rides but 10 people min.
15-20 Minute kids type ride. $300
Ten people required. No MORE than 15 kids or people. This is a small loop and multiple trips. Two or 3 kids people per trip.
Winterfests:
Please contact me asap if you desire short
winterfest rides. $1750 for 3 hours. ex. 11-2 .
You can choose to charge each rider if you wish to help offset my cost. I also offer, if you wish, a raffle for a family ride up to 4 people at my location for a 1 hour adventure. And you take all the proceeds, another way to help offset my cost.
Winterfests TWO HOURS of rides $ 1000
NOTE If I have to travel more than 2 hours I will charge $200 fuel surcharge, regardless.
OTHER:
School Assembly's, presentations, demo's and the like where I would be there a good part of the day or at your hours CONTACT ME for a specific price to your wants and desires.
Average price is $600 for most of the day just as an example. No rides.
CART RIDES: $35 per person. Shorter if there is NO snow on the ground. 20 minutes. 3 person max.
You can "drive" the dog team if you want to see what that is like, however we do not have your own dog team since there is just too much open space out here. I will be either on a second sled right behind you, or way in the back of runners with a long lead line connected to me for extra security. OR if its only 2 or 3 of us, I often will just ride in the basket for the ride and let you know what to do and I will still have a safety line attached so no worries.
We NO LONGER turn teams around on the trail, we always find a loop to turn them around.
PRICING
To pay for deposits or rides in full I will email a secure link. We use either paypal or squareup.com and now VENMO. ( preferred )
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY TYPE RIDES:
35-40 MINUTES: Max. 2 adults + 1 child. or 4 kids. $200
60-70 MINUTES: Max. 3 people or 4 kids/teens,etc. $300
Very unique experience, almost like you've got your own team. We will let anyone who cares to learn, to drive the sled on the back with me.
WE can not do large groups any longer, max. would be 3 adults. or 2 adults and 2 smaller children. Hoever, read below we can do short introductory type rides but 10 people min.
15-20 Minute kids type ride. $300
Ten people required. No MORE than 15 kids or people. This is a small loop and multiple trips. Two or 3 kids people per trip.
Winterfests:
Please contact me asap if you desire short
winterfest rides. $1750 for 3 hours. ex. 11-2 .
You can choose to charge each rider if you wish to help offset my cost. I also offer, if you wish, a raffle for a family ride up to 4 people at my location for a 1 hour adventure. And you take all the proceeds, another way to help offset my cost.
Winterfests TWO HOURS of rides $ 1000
NOTE If I have to travel more than 2 hours I will charge $200 fuel surcharge, regardless.
OTHER:
School Assembly's, presentations, demo's and the like where I would be there a good part of the day or at your hours CONTACT ME for a specific price to your wants and desires.
Average price is $600 for most of the day just as an example. No rides.
CART RIDES: $35 per person. Shorter if there is NO snow on the ground. 20 minutes. 3 person max.
If there is no or minimal snow we now offer cart rides for 2 or three ( one stands with me ) .
Where we go is somewhat limited to major dirt road trails but we can go for 30 minutes or so.
Where we go is somewhat limited to major dirt road trails but we can go for 30 minutes or so.
Some Nice Lake Effect snow here on the Tug Hill .
