Helicopter/dog sledding ?

[fire&teacher]

Which is better, Juneau or Skagway for taking a helicopter and dog sledding tour? We are trying to finalize our plans for June. Already doing whale watching in Juneau.

[Heather35]

Hi there,

I'm in the process of finalizing my trip in July. A good friend who has been to Alaska twice did Dog Sledding in both Juneau and Skagway. He preferred Juneau by far. He actually combined a whale watching with Dog sledding. I hope this helped a bit. Have a great trip.

[rockdoctor]

Be careful. It tends to be cancelled. Have a plan B.

[fire&teacher]

Does one place seem to cancel more than another?

[Ztras]

Any thoughts on the heli/dog trip out of Seward? I'm looking at the IDidARod packages.

[blueridgemama]

Does one place seem to cancel more than another?

 

That's a good question. Does one operator out of Juneau cancel more often than another?

[teachatthebeach]

We went dogsledding with ERA out of Juneau and had a fantastic time. The whole family agreed it was the best excursion we ever did!

[chipmaster]

Pick the port and time that has the least disruption on all the other things you want to do in port. As you already know with the height of the landings these are often canceled based on weather.

 

FOr our cruise Juneau was packed and tight. Skagway worked out first in the morning worked out great, if canceled we'd still have the rest of the day to do stuff. Luck was with us and it was great, and like the other poster, pricey but the best excursion of the cruise!

[LoriPhil]

Is there more likely to be a weather issue in early morning, or later in the day? Trying to get idea of the best time to schedule. (know it's weather with no guarantees, but is there more of a tendency for foggy mornings, breaking out to better weather in late morning or early afternoon).

 

thanks for your thoughts!

[chipmaster]

Is there more likely to be a weather issue in early morning, or later in the day? Trying to get idea of the best time to schedule. (know it's weather with no guarantees, but is there more of a tendency for foggy mornings, breaking out to better weather in late morning or early afternoon).

 

thanks for your thoughts!

 

BQ posts here often and will likely validate what I say, it is the weather and hard to predict. I struggled with is AM, late AM or PM better because we always believe morning clouds give way. Well on our day the morning was spectacular and clouds came in soon after we finished.

 

We chose the first flight as if it canceled we'd just sleep in :D

 

 



 



 



 

[LoriPhil]

Thanks - and maybe we'll also try for Skagway as a backup (depending on the weather report). Hopefully we'll get our chance out on the snow and snuggling those pups!

[aloanldy]

Chipmaster - where did you take your Helicopter/dog sled excursion from?

What port?

 

 

Thank you,

Charlie