Mushing, as I mentioned in the aforementioned article, is currently considered a sport, but centuries ago it began as a means of transportation for those who lived in places where snow was the main scenario and where it was an easy way to get from one place to another. side to side.
Is mushing a sport for all audiences?
If you ask yourself that question, you are in luck, because yes, it is. You don't have to have any kind of knowledge about it, but you will simply have to be willing to want to have a good time. You may notice that the dogs seem a little restless at first, since there are many of them and they are usually nervous about doing the activity and going for a run! But they are very used to dealing with people and, let's not forget, they are the noblest animal there is.
A musher goes with you on the sled and is in charge of giving instructions to the dogs to go in a direction, stop, go faster... etc.
Can children also practice it?
Yes, too, what's more, children love being with dogs and dogs have a great time with children.
3 ski resorts where you can practice mushing
1. Baqueira Beret. With its 153 km of ski slopes and the breadth of its facilities you can, among other things, practice mushing. In this case the activity lasts approximately 30 minutes, starting from Pla de Beret and touring the Dossau forest, in the heart of the Arán Valley.
You can consult and expand information about mushing in Baqueira-Beret from here.
2. Grandvalira. At this station you have 6 different offers so you can choose the one that best suits you: duration, number of people, length of the route... Grandvalira is located in Andorra andit has more than 200 km skiable areas, so the possibilities offered by the season are very varied.
The mushing excursions that you can do in Grandvalira encompass various itineraries. For example, you can have a simple 1.5 km route or extend it to 5 km in the Grau Roig sector, off-piste, on double sleds.
3. Vallnord. It has93 km in which you can practice activities such as skiing, snowmobiles, snowshoes and even snowbuggies (buggy routes through the snow). With this variety, dog sledding excursions could not be missing.
There are routes for both children and adults and various possibilities are offered, not only in terms of the duration and route of the activity, but also different packages: it can be combined with buggy excursions, make a night excursion and have a mulled wine. You can get more information here.
