General Duties
Below is a list of things that you may be asked to do during your job as a musher. You may never do some of these if you work for us for five years, and some you will do every day.
- Feed and water dogs.
- Make dog food.
- Pick up lots of dog crap.
- Inspect the overall health of each dog.
- Trim dog nails and pad fur.
- Lots of harnessing and un-harnessing
- Drive up to five guest sleds during the day, six days per week.
- Shovel lots of snow to build ten miles of trail.
- Shovel lots of snow off guest walking trails.
- Use a snowmobile to maintain the trail.
- Maintain the snowmobile.
- Transport large quantities of poop.
- Paint and maintain the dog boxes.
- Maintain the sled and other equipment.
- Cut and stack firewood.
- Move large amounts of wood chips.
- Bury expired dogs.
- Maintain shed, including painting.
- Educate guests about the history of the Fraser Valley.
- Educate guests about sleddogs and the history of dogsledding.
- Educate guests about trees and wildlife tracks.
- Make sure guests have a great time.
- Clean up trail and trailhead.
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