Arctic Winter Bushcraft | Outdoor Course | Arctic Range Adventure

Duration: 3 days
Season: Dec 4 to Feb 28
Price: CAD 1,079.00

Activity: Snowshoeing

Tour Description

Learn the fundamentals of what it takes to survive outdoors in extreme winter conditions. Discover what it takes to survive a Canadian winter in an emergency situation. On this course you will sharpen your bushcraft skills and learn about practical and useful survival skills that will prepare you in case of a winter outdoor emergency. Experience an amazing three day outdoor experience in a remote Yukon setting. Participants will focus on theory, outdoor awareness, northern bushcraft as well as being properly prepared, and the required skills to survive outdoors during the winter. We cover such concepts as improvising survival shelters, making
survival fires, how to set basic snares, orientation and travel by snowshoe. Learn insider tricks and techniques to keep you alive, as well as a lot of practical bushcraft knowledge that can be applied to a wide variety of outdoor activities.

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1 Day

Arctic Survival

Meet and greet, introduction to your instructor(s). We spend half a day in an indoor classroom in order to cover several topics and theories in regards to outdoor survival. This includes such things as dangers, preparedness, equipment, survival priorities and methods of self rescue. In the afternoon we transfer outside and set up our base camp and outdoor class room as we spend the first day practicing several of the concepts covered during the morning.

2 Day

Arctic Bushcraft

We continue with the topics started on the previous day. Today we cover such topics as survival fires, hatchet and ax craft, building improvised shelters, Edible and medical food sources, basic snaring, making cordage. The emphasis of today is on developing practical and useful survival, bushcraft, and outdoor skills.

3 Day

Arctic Navigation

Today we covers basic and more advanced orienteering. This includes navigation using compass, GPS, maps, and natural methods. Participants are introduced to traveling using snowshoes and concepts of traveling in extreme conditions in the outdoors in general including dangers, snow, avalanche and water dangers, as well as what to consider in winter travel. We also cover improvising and building your own snowshoes in survial situations. End of course program.

Tour Duration :

3 days

Tour Price :

CAD 1,079.00

Minimum Age :

19 years

All rates per person plus 5% Tax (GST)

Group Size :

min. 4 participants per tour

Included :

All transportation with guide
Camp lunch on day 1, 2, 3
Knowledgeable and experienced instructor
All necessary course equipment including hatchets, knives, compasses, snowshoes, survival gear, GPS, etc.

Not Included :

Personal gear (clothing , etc.)
Accommodation (options available)
Breakfast on day 2, 3
Dinner on day 1, 2
Gratuities
Outdoor winter clothing (rental available)

Notes :

Due to the nature of this tour last-minute changes to the itinerary are a possibility and are left up to the discretion of the instructor.

Aurora viewing was spectacular, there really aren't enough words to describe it. Guides are super friendly and tour groups are small, which is great.

Gabriela
We did a bunch of tours with this company during our week in the Yukon and had an amazing time!!

Vanessa S
I flew to Whitehorse only for 1 night in the hope to see the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). It was a risk as they don't come out every night, but it paid off. At approx 3am the lights came out and it was spectacular.

Leese D
Thank you [...] for a great experience and we hope to return to the Yukon one day.

Remi L
Thank you for the wonderful time we had on your tour.

Miyamae
We have just completed the four tours that we booked with Arctic Range, all of which were awesome.

Tim Leaver
Loved the wildlife preserve and especially loved the hot springs! So relaxing.

Beth D
I really thank you for taking good care of us during our stay in Whitehorse. I visited there with my mom and enjoyed great nature with southern lights and snow shoeing guided by Himeno san.

Aiko Sampei
...we want to say Thank you to all of you who helped us with our visit.

Joaquin Rosillo
Very well organised and excellent photo opportunities and advice.

Phill P.
On Friday I went snow shoeing around Miles Canyon. It was very nice to see the Yukon river under the snow.

Dave Ellemberg
Had an AMAZING evening with Aki, got some amazing photos and told Canadian poetry around the fire while roasting marshmallows.

India E
Had a great time even when the weather was not the best

Tash & Craig H
I can say that I had an excellent experience with @ArcticRangeAdventure

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