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Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tours
3 reviews for Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tours
3 reviews in English
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Review from Mary I.
8/8/2008 2 photos
On my last trip to Banff, I booked a dog sledding tour with this company. That day is now among one of the most memorable in my life, and I can't wait to do it again!
The driver picked us up outside of the Banff Springs promptly and was very nice. It was snowing on the drive to Canmore, but I was amazed at what a great driver he was!
Once we arrived on site, the dogsledding guides were extremely professional and covered all the bases!
When I heard of dogsledding tours in the past, I always assumed the guide would drive the sled, and you just got to sit and enjoy the ride.
I was in for a major surprise! We had control of our own sled and it was totally the real deal!
At the end of the tour, the staff provided our group with home made cookies and hot apple cider, and started a bonfire.
I definitely recommend this company if you are looking to do a dog sled tour! -
Review from glenn d.
Calgary, AB
4/12/2011 1 photo
The tour was ok. They promised two hours. Turned out that included time to get oriented with all the types of dogs, time to unhook the dogs, time to wait for a couple of groups to get lined up and posed for their photos, and time to wait for photos to be developed that they would sell for $30 (2 5x7s)
This was all just ok, as the ride was good tho short, and there were way too many people on the trip. I think we had 8 or 10 sleds going all at once, with others coming as we were leaving.
But, what chaffed me the most was that I upgraded the package to 'gold' to get my own sled with only one other person. This brought the trip to $450+tax for one hour of sledding. Then as we were so light, they took off one of our dogs so we wouldn't be so fast--and we weren't fast. That's why I wanted to be only two. In fact, I didn't notice a difference between those that paid the regular price--almost all of them had only two per sled. Some of the bigger folks could not have put three on their sled (including driver) as they wouldn't have gone very far, sleds weren't big enough!
We had great snow as it turned out. Be careful if the snow is old, or it's been warm, or its a low snowfall year as route wouldn't have been as nice -- it is just up and down an old logging road.
I hear there are better operators in the Banff Lake Louise area so check them all out before you book at Snowy Owl. -
Review from Kristin K.
1/7/2010
If you have ever wanted to go dog sledding and are in the Calgary/Canmore/Banff area, you should definitely check Snowy Owl out. Everyone that worked there was so nice and the tour itself was so much fun! We got to meet most of the dogs, all of which are well behaved and friendly. The best part was being able to control the sled! I took the Powder Hound Express tour which was 2 hours. I would recommend signing up for a longer tour because it goes by really fast and you'll wish you had more time on the sled!
