Bien plus que les aurores : 5 jours d’hiver inoubliables à Whitehorse
Traîneau à chiens, raquettes, pêche sur glace — comment occuper vos journées.
Winter travellers spend their nights chasing the aurora, which leaves a big question: what do you do with the daylight? Plenty, it turns out. A Yukon winter day is as thrilling as the night, and Whitehorse makes an easy base. Here are five daytime experiences worth building your trip around.
1. Dog sledding
The quintessential northern adventure. Meet a team of eager huskies, learn to work the runners, and glide through silent snowy forest — or ride wrapped in blankets while a guide drives. Half-day trips near Whitehorse need no experience, and it’s an experience you’ll never forget.
2. Snowshoeing
The simplest way into the winter backcountry. Strap on snowshoes and walk across untracked snow through boreal forest and frozen wetlands. It’s quiet, meditative, and needs almost no skill, making it perfect for all ages and abilities.
3. Ice fishing
Drill through a metre of ice on a frozen lake, drop a line, and wait for lake trout or northern pike in the crisp, clear air. Guided trips provide the gear, the know-how, and often a warm hut and hot drinks.
4. Cross-country skiing and fat biking
Whitehorse has an excellent network of groomed ski trails right by town, and studded-tire fat bikes let you ride packed snow trails year-round. Both are how locals stay active and sane through the cold months — join them.
5. A hot-spring soak
End any winter day at Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs, where you soak in steaming water while the cold nips your face and frost forms in your hair. On a clear night the aurora may appear overhead — the perfect bridge from day to night.
String a few of these together and you’ll discover that Yukon winter isn’t something to endure between aurora sightings — it’s the main event, morning to night.