Welcome to Winterdance Dogsled Tours, competitors in Alaska's Iditarod 2010 & The Yukon Quest 2011!

Winterdance is an Ontario dogsledding tour company that operates out of the Haliburton Highlands,Canada, alongside Algonquin park, and is owned and operated by husband and wife team Hank DeBruin and Tanya McCready-DeBruin, with "help" from their 4 young dogsledding children, Logan 11, Dustyn 9, Michaela 5 and Jessica 3. Discover the thrill of dogsledding by learning to drive a dogteam! Explore Haliburton's breathtaking wilderness dog sledding in magical silence for a 2 hour, 1/2 day, full day, moonlite or multi-day dog sledding trip. For those looking for a more personal experience, we now offer private tours - just your group and a guide, click here for a description of all our dogsledding packages.

Imagine a winter wonderland - snow sparkling, your dog team trotting softly ahead of you, whilst all you hear are the sleds runners whispering underneath you and the huskies breath in the crisp clean air. By sharing our passion for sled dogs & the sport, we aim to give people a true appreciation for our wonderful dogs and the adventure of dogsledding! Come meet us and let our beautiful & affectionate Siberian Husky sled dogs steal your heart and make outdoor adventure, romantic escape or family vacation memories to last a lifetime! Click here to read emails our guests have sent us after their Winterdance Experience.

We have over 140 registered purebred Siberian Huskies to love and cuddle with in our kennel - the type of dog most people expect to see when they think of Canadian dogsledding. We have black & whites, silvers, whites and reds. Some with blue eyes, others with gold and brown and some with one of each. Needless to say we have a good representation of the Siberian dogsled breed. To meet all of our dogs, see their pictures and read their biographies check out Our Huskies page.

Our sled dogs are part of our family, and each a special love! As such we don't sell puppies or dogs, when one comes to us they have a home & family for life! All of our dogs have unique and wonderful personalities. If you are unfamiliar with the breed, let us assure you there is no friendlier (or active) dog than the Siberian, they absolutely LOVE people and attention. The only problem they usually have is which one of them gets the most attention! Our huskies have also had their fair share of media attention they have made special appearances on The Rick Mercer Report, City TV's Breakfast Television, and YTV's Adreneline Project, TV commercials, Canadian Geographic, Country Women, The Toronto Star and numerous others. Or to read about the latest happenings around here check out Hank's Blog.

We started dogsledding 15 years ago in Guelph, Ontario, Canada as a hobby and a chance to get out in the winter with our couple of huskies for recreation while working in the Engineering & Millwrighting fields. Soon however, we found ourselves totally addicted to the sport of dog sledding with the size of our husky family steadily growing. We also found that many people had a great interest in dogsledding, but no practical way to try it, so it wasn't long before we were giving friends and relatives short rides. As our love for the sport grew we decided to make dogsledding a full time business, focusing on dogs with jobs and relocated to the Haliburton Highlands, near Algonquin Park 11 years ago, where snow conditions are more predictable and the dogsledding trails are excellent! As our business has grown so has our need for help! We have been extremely fortunate to add some phenomenal individuals to our Winterdance team, who have also quickly become members of our extended family! Click here to meet "Your Guides".

Our dogsled tours are run mainly on a large piece of private property (close to 5000 acres) north of Haliburton Lake on the doorstep of Algonquin Park. This is a unique opportunity to experience the solitude, remoteness and picturesque beauty of a part of Ontario that few people will ever see. If you are looking for a place to stay while you are in Haliburton dogsledding with us, we have a newly renovated cozy 3 bedroom cottage retreat right down the road from our husky's kennel, which is suitable for up to 6 people. There are also many other wonderful accommodation providers nearby with everything from cottages, resorts, couples inns, B&B's and motels. Check out our local providers page for more info.

Please don't he sitate to contact us with any questions you might have about our tours, dogs or accommodations. In the meantime we hope you enjoy your time on our website and look forward to meeting you soon!!

Site last updated March 8th, 2011

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