Lift off from Skagway or Haines by helicopter and land on the vast Juneau Icefield, where a team of genuine Iditarod-trained sled dogs is waiting. Mush across ancient glacial ice with a world-class musher at your side — utterly otherworldly and deeply Alaskan.
What to expect
A short, thrilling flight delivers you onto a sea of blue-white ice surrounded by peaks that dwarf anything you've seen from sea level. The dogs are irrepressibly enthusiastic — professional athletes who live to run — and you take the sled handles yourself with the musher's guidance. The glacier's silence between runs is profound. Your pilot provides aerial commentary over Lynn Canal and the surrounding fjords on the return flight.
Good to know
Weight restrictions apply (typically 250 lbs/113 kg per person); check at booking. Wear layers and waterproof footwear — the icefield is cold even in July. Book as far in advance as possible; summer dates fill by March. Confirm transfer logistics from your ship's dock to the helipad.