Sled Dog Tours
Snowy Owl Tours Summer Tours & Packages
One of the only places in Western Canada where you can experience the thrill and excitement of dryland Adventure Dog Carting! Upgrade to one of our packages to combine your dog carting tour with white water rafting or horseback riding and save 10%.
Adventure Dog Cart Tour
Surrounded by epic Rocky Mountain scenery, your pack of huskies leads you through the forest at Boundary Ranch, Kananaskis.
This interactive tour provides an introduction to dryland dog carting and an opportunity to help care for the dogs. Your tour includes a stop at the buffalo paddock! Each cart holds 4 participants. Suitable for children aged 3+.
Season: June to end of September (weather dependant)
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Tour Times: 8:30am & 10:00am
Tour Length: 1.5 hours including 30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.
Tour Price:
$160 +GST (per person, ages 3+)
* Kids under 30 pounds ride free on parents laps.
* Tour length does not include travel time to Boundary Ranch (please contact our office for travel time details)
“Kananaskis is the only place in Alberta where you can experience a summer dog cart adventure tour! We at Snowy Owl, Canmore’s #1 winter sled dog tour company, are so excited to offer this unique tourism activity that’s fun for the whole family. Treat yourself. Don’t miss this one!”
Kennel Tours
As the only sled dog kennel in the Bow Valley with a free run enrichment program, our guests can participate with our sled dogs as they enjoy their off-tether fun!
Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack.
There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Season: June to October (weather dependant)
Tour Times:
- 2:00pm – Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm – Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm – Arrive back at our office.
Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Tour Prices:
- $75.00 +GST (ages 16+)
- $60.00 +GST (ages 8-15)
* Suitable for ages 8+
** Summer tour policies
Dog Days of Summer Package
This package is perfect for dog lovers!! Experience both our summer Adventure Dog Cart tours and our Dog Days of Summer Kennel tour with this action packed package. Spend the morning adventure dog carting in Kananaskis where you’ll get a chance to interact with our pack of husky heroes.
In the afternoon, visit the Snowy Owl Tours dog kennel facility just outside of Canmore. This interactive tour includes participation in our free run enrichment program with a chance to see our husky heroes enjoy their off-tether fun! Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack. There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses, and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Season: June to end of September (weather dependant)
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Adventure Dog Cart Tour:
- 8:30am
- 1.5 hours including 30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.
Dog Kennel Tour Times:
- 2:00pm: Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm: Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm: Arrive back at our office.
Dog Kennel Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Package Prices: Book a package & Save 10% off both tours.
- $211.50 +GST (ages 16+)
- $198.00 +GST (ages 8-15)
* Suitable for ages 8+
** Summer tour policies
Woof & Hoof Package
Start your day with our Adventure Dog Cart Tour. Your pack of huskies leads you through the forest at Boundary Ranch on a custom-built cart. This interactive tour provides an introduction to dryland dog carting and an opportunity to help care for the dogs. Your tour includes a stop at the Buffalo Paddock, teepees and entry to the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum.
Next up, is Boundary Ranch’s Valley Vista Trail Horseback Ride. Travel through a shady aspen grove and then climb your way up to stunning views of Mount Kidd. After reaching the top, you’ll traverse down the rock cut before winding your way through the Lodgepole Pines.
Package: $295 +GST (per person, suitable for ages 6+)
Season: June – September (weather dependant)
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Snowy Owl Tours ‘Adventure Dog Carting Tour’ – Tour time 8:30am. Tour length 1.5 hours including a 30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.
Boundary Ranch ‘Valley Vista Horseback Ride’ – Tour check-in 10:30am, tour at 11am. Tour length 1.5. Appropriate for novice to experienced riders.
BBQ Burger Lunch – Including all the fixin’s, Caesar salad, baked beans, brownie & ice cream for dessert, iced tea/coffee/tea. (Vegetarian, gluten-free and other special dietary options available.)
* Reservations required. Tour length does not include travel time to Boundary Ranch in Kananaskis. Please contact our office for details.
** Blackout dates: Canada Day, Heritage Day and Labour Day
Doggie Paddle Package
Make a day of it and save 10% on both tours! Start with an adventure dog carting tour at Boundary Ranch and then enjoy a river rafting tour with our sister company, White Wolf Rafting on the Kananaskis River!
Tour Includes:
- Entrance to the Boundary Ranch Wildlife Museum
- USB stick full of professionally taken photographs of your rafting adventure
Adventure Dog Carting: 8:30 am, tour length 1.5 hours.
White Water River Rafting: Tour time 12:30 pm, tour length 1.5–2 hours on the Kananaskis River.
Season: June to mid-September
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Tour Prices:
$252.00 +GST (adult)
$211.50 +GST (youth 5-15)
Family friendly for kids 5+
* Blackout dates include Canada Day, Heritage Day and Labour Day
* Tour length does not include travel time to Boundary Ranch (please contact our office for travel time details)
“If you’re looking for a fun new way to reconnect with adventure, the Albert Doogie Paddle tour is a perfect choice! Experience the unique thrill of adventure dog carting followed by a river rafting tour.”
Boat & Bark Package
If you love dogs and river rafting this package is for you! Spend the morning out of the river with our sister company, White Wolf Rafting, on the Horseshoe Canyon Adventure Raft Tour riding the biggest rapids in the Bow Valley! Your tour includes cliff jumping and wave surfing as well as a USB of professional photos.
In the afternoon, visit the Snowy Owl Tours dog kennel facility just outside of Canmore. This interactive tour includes participation in our free run enrichment program with a chance to see our husky heroes enjoy their off-tether fun! Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack. There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Season: June to mid-September (weather dependant)
Rafting Tour Times:
- Horseshoe Canyon Tour Adventure Raft Tour
- 8:00am – 12pm (4 hours)
- Rapid Grades: 3-4
Rafting Tour Includes:
- Time on River: 1.5 – 2 hours
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- USB of professional photos
- Snack and drink
Dog Kennel Tour Times:
- 2:00pm: Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm: Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm: Arrive back at our office.
Dog Kennel Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Package Prices: Book a package & Save 10% off both tours.
- $180.00 +GST (ages 16+)
- $166.50 +GST (ages 12-15)
* Suitable for ages 12+
** Summer tour policies
Sun & Snow Package
Combine both our summer and winter dog tour experiences with our Sun and Snow Package!
Try adventure dog carting at Boundary Ranch this summer and enjoy a thrilling dog sled tour next winter.
Book the Sun and Snow Package and receive 10% off both tours!
Package Tours:
1.5 hour Adventure Dog Carting Tour
A Winter Dog Sled Tour of Your Choice
10% off direct bookings!
“This was the best thing we did on our trip – and it was an amazing trip! The dogs, the view, the fun, the people – everything about this experience was amazing. If you are not sure – take it from me. You will not regret this. My only regret is that I didn’t do the longer tour. Treat yourself. Sell your car, sell a kidney; sell your kids – do not miss this!”
* Blackout dates include Canada Day, Heritage Day, Labour Day and December 22, 2023 to January 9, 2024.
Snowy Owl Tours Summer Tours & Packages
This is one of the only places in Western Canada where you can experience the thrill and excitement of dryland Adventure Dog Carting! Upgrade to one of our packages to combine your dog carting tour with white water rafting or horseback riding and save 10%.
Adventure Dog Cart Tours
Surrounded by epic Rocky Mountain scenery, your pack of huskies leads you through the forest at Boundary Ranch, Kananaskis.
This interactive tour provides an introduction to dryland dog carting and an opportunity to help care for the dogs. Your tour includes a stop at the buffalo paddock! Each cart holds 4 participants. Suitable for children aged 3+.
- Season: June to end of September (weather dependant)
- Tour Days: Friday-Monday
- Tour Times: 8:30am & 10:00am
- Tour Length: 1.5 hours (30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.)
Tour Price:
$160 +GST (per person, ages 3+)
* Kids under 30 pounds ride free on parents laps.
* Tour length does not include travel time to Boundary Ranch (please contact our office for travel time details)
“Kananaskis is the only place in Alberta where you can experience a summer dog cart adventure tour! We at Snowy Owl, Canmore’s #1 winter sled dog tour company, are so excited to offer this unique tourism activity that’s fun for the whole family. Treat yourself. Don’t miss this one!”
Kennel Tours
As the only sled dog kennel in the Bow Valley with a free run enrichment program, our guests can participate with our sled dogs as they enjoy their off-tether fun!
Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack.
There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Season: June to October (weather dependant)
Tour Times:
- 2:00pm – Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm – Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm – Arrive back at our office.
Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Tour Prices:
- $75.00 +GST (ages 16+)
- $60.00 +GST (ages 8-15)
* Suitable for ages 8+
** Summer tour policies
Dog Days of Summer Package
This package is perfect for dog lovers!! Experience both our summer Adventure Dog Cart tours and our Dog Days of Summer Kennel tour with this action packed package. Spend the morning adventure dog carting in Kananaskis where you’ll get a chance to interact with our pack of husky heroes.
In the afternoon, visit the Snowy Owl Tours dog kennel facility just outside of Canmore. This interactive tour includes participation in our free run enrichment program with a chance to see our husky heroes enjoy their off-tether fun! Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack. There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses, and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Season: June to end of September (weather dependant)
Adventure Dog Cart Tour:
- 8:30am
- 1.5 hours including 30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.
Dog Kennel Tour Times:
- 2:00pm: Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm: Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm: Arrive back at our office.
Dog Kennel Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Package Prices: Book a package & Save 10% off both tours.
- $211.50 +GST (ages 16+)
- $198.00 +GST (ages 8-15)
* Suitable for ages 8+
** Summer tour policies
Woof & Hoof Package
Start your day with Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tour’s ‘Adventure Dog Cart’ Tour. Your pack of huskies leads you through the forest at Boundary Ranch. This interactive tour provides an introduction to dryland dog carting and an opportunity to help care for the dogs. Your tour includes a stop at the Buffalo Paddock and entry to the Guinn Family Wildlife Museum.
Next up, Boundary Ranch’s Valley Vista Trail Horseback Ride. Travel through a shady aspen grove and then climb your way up to stunning views of Mount Kidd. After reaching the top, you’ll traverse down the rock cut before winding your way through the Lodgepole Pines to the Buffalo Paddock.
Snowy Owl Tours – Adventure Dog Carting: Tour time 8:30am. Tour length 1.5 hours including a 30 min intro & time with the dogs, 30 min on the trail, 30 min in the Guinn Wildlife Museum. All times are approximate.
Boundary Ranch – Valley Vista Horseback Ride: Tour check-in 10:30am, tour at 11am. Tour length 1.5. Appropriate for novice to experienced riders.
BBQ Burger Lunch: Including all the fixin’s, Caesar salad, baked beans, brownie & ice cream for dessert, iced tea/coffee/tea. (Vegetarian, gluten-free and other special dietary options avaialble.)
Package: $295 +GST (per person, suitable for ages 6+)
Season: June 2 – September (weather dependant)
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
* Blackout dates: Canada Day, Heritage Day and Labour Day
* Reservations required. Tour length does not include travel time to Boundary Ranch in Kananaskis. Please contact our office for travel time details.
Doggie Paddle Package
Make a day of it! Start with an adventure dog carting tour at Boundary Ranch and then enjoy a river rafting tour with our sister company, White Wolf Rafting on the Kananaskis River!
Tour Includes:
- Entrance to the Boundary Ranch Wildlife Museum
- USB stick full of professionally taken photographs of your rafting adventure
- Custom White Wolf Rafting drawstring bag
- White Wolf Rafting sticker!
- Adventure Dog Carting: Tour time 8:30 am, tour length 1.5 hours.
- White Water River Rafting: Tour time 12:30 pm, tour length 1.5 – 2 hours on the Kananaskis River
Season: June to mid-September
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Tour Prices:
$252.00 +GST (adult)
$211.50 +GST (youth 5-15)
Family friendly for kids 5+
* Blackout dates include Canada Day, Heritage Day and Labour Day
“If you’re looking for a fun new way to reconnect with adventure, the Albert Doogie Paddle tour is a perfect choice! Experience the unique thrill of adventure dog carting followed by a river rafting tour.”
Boat & Bark Package
If you love dogs and river rafting this package is for you! Spend the morning out of the river with our sister company, White Wolf Rafting, on the Horseshoe Canyon Adventure Raft Tour riding the biggest rapids in the Bow Valley! Your tour includes cliff jumping and wave surfing as well as a USB of professional photos.
In the afternoon, visit the Snowy Owl Tours dog kennel facility just outside of Canmore. This interactive tour includes participation in our free run enrichment program with a chance to see our husky heroes enjoy their off-tether fun! Join the excitement as our pack splashes through pools, frolics in sprinklers, and romps around with their toys.
After the free run, enjoy some one-on-one time with the dogs as you learn about the seven different breeds of sled dog in our pack. There’ll be plenty of time for hugs, kisses and photos with your favourite husky heroes! Finish off your tour with a cold beverage or frozen treat.
Tour Days: Friday-Monday
Season: June to mid-September (weather dependant)
Rafting Tour Times:
- Horseshoe Canyon Tour Adventure Raft Tour
- 8:00am – 12pm (4 hours)
- Rapid Grades: 3-4
Rafting Tour Includes:
- Time on River: 1.5 – 2 hours
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- USB of professional photos
- Snack and drink
Dog Kennel Tour Times:
- 2:00pm: Check-in at our office located downtown Canmore
- 2:30-4:00pm: Tour of our kennel facility
- 4:15pm: Arrive back at our office.
Dog Kennel Tour Includes:
- 1.5 hours with our beautiful husky hero sled dogs
- Round trip transportation from our office in Canmore
- Cold beverage or frozen treat
Package Prices: Book a package & Save 10% off both tours.
- $180.00 +GST (ages 16+)
- $166.50 +GST (ages 12-15)
* Suitable for ages 12+
** Summer tour policies
Sun & Snow Package
Combine both our summer and winter dog tour experiences with our Sun and Snow Package!
Try adventure dog carting at Boundary Ranch this summer and enjoy a thrilling dog sled tour next winter.
Book the Sun and Snow Package and receive 10% off both tours!
Package Tours:
- 1.5 hour Adventure Dog Carting Tour
- A winter dog sled tour of your choice
10% off direct bookings!
* Blackout dates include Canada Day, Heritage Day, Labour Day and December 22, 2023 to January 9, 2024.
“This was the best thing we did on our trip – and it was an amazing trip! The dogs, the view, the fun, the people – everything about this experience was amazing. If you are not sure – take it from me. You will not regret this. My only regret is that I didn’t do the longer tour. Treat yourself. Sell your car, sell a kidney; sell your kids – do not miss this!”
* Some restrictions may apply
