Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: Skijoring
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NotLight |
FYI - Midwest Mountaineering has a skijoring clinic Tuesday Jan 19 - check their website. |
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MNLindsey80 |
quote NotLight: " I definitely will! REI is also hosting Winter 4Play this weekend which I plan on attending! |
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MNLindsey80 |
I'm super interested in this... though the one dog I have that would be really good at it... might not have enough pull (haha my JRT)... I'd like to train my GSP to pull me - but he's a little bonkers. Any tips for first timers? |
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jwartman59 |
milo is in love with his cousin. he does everything that chester does. i think this helped in his learning to ski. |
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jwartman59 |
it's not about how much fun your dog is having (though it really is). most of my skijouring has been down in the minnesota river valley. there are no real ski trails here. we classic ski in the tracks set down by bikers on surlys. these surly riders have made great trails everywhere down in this valley. the trails rock, the bikers are thrilled to share their trails. it's wild and only a few miles from downtown. gotta love minneapolis. |
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BorealBarney |
There is also a group in Fairbanks that may have some good information on the web, I would search www.alaskaskijoring.org and check out their training pages or come on up here as we have pretty nice weather for sledding 7-8 months out of the year. Boreal Barney |
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DW |
http://www.urbanmushing.com/commoncommands.htm I mostly use Hike, Easy and Whoa. The dog looks back at you and know when you are turning. They also look back at you if you are not pulling your weight. It is pretty funny. I have a lab and skijor into the BWCA to fish and camp a couple times every winter with friends. We pull sleds with about 110 lbs of gear and can cover about ten miles a day depending on the snow/ice conditions. I get a bigger kick out of skijoring the BWCA than canoeing. DW |
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Pinetree |
quote DW: "I use classic. I usually ski on a chain of lakes by my house. In general I think you need more of a groomed trail to use skate skis." I know Piragis use to have like belts for the activity. |
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MNLindsey80 |
quote Pinetree: "quote DW: "I use classic. I usually ski on a chain of lakes by my house. In general I think you need more of a groomed trail to use skate skis." Alright! I'll try on classics - and just working on finding affordable equipment. Went down to Midwest today.... looking to spend about $150-180 on the stuff there. Eventually I will need two dog harnesses - as I have a JRT and a GSP. |