Doctor's Review: Medicine on the Move

May 22, 2013

Snowmobiling


In Canada’s frozen Far North, snowmobiling is both a recreational sport and a necessary mode of transportation. Snowmobiling (spectacularnwt.com) in the Northwest Territories includes guided tours around Great Slave Lake, one of the largest lakes in the world, packaged with an overnight stay in an igloo and chances to see pingos and the Northern Lights.

Yukon snowmobile guides (travelyukon.com) lead frozen lake tours with a bout of ice fishing. Nunavut snowmobile guides (canada-adventures-guide.com) will take you to on a once-in-lifetime tour to the ice-floe edge, home to whales, walruses and polar bears.

Quebec’s (bonjourquebec.com) White Triangle is a winter paradise for snowmobile enthusiasts.

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