Dog Sled Rides of Winter Park Daily Musher Schedule.

Daily Schedule

This is a typical schedule for a driver scheduled to drive four trips. It never goes exactly like this, but we follow the basic outline, especially in the beginning of the day and the end of the day. The middle of the day changes depending on the fluctuating demand for our rides.

We have hired people for as little as two days a week. We much prefer to find someone who can handle working five or six days a week. That still allows a little freedom in the schedule to move people around if necessary and also to allow drivers to trade days off.

8:00: Sign in. One minute late and you forfeit your daily on-time bonus.
8:00 to 8:05: Two people shovel entry way and gate swing area, one person gets the water.
8:05 to 8:10: Find bowls and place them next to dog houses (make sure they are level).
8:10 to 8:15: Water the dogs.
8:15 to 8:25: Jeff feeds the dogs a morning snack.
8:15 to 8:40: Pick up crap or, if there is a lot of fresh snow, shovel the walkways and porch
8:40 sharp to 9:00: Move dogs from their houses to the staging area (if we haven't finished shoveling or picking up crap, we still honor this starting time).
9:00 to 9:15: Prepare your sled, harness your first team
9:15 to 9:25: Make sure you are ready for your trip, finish any unfinshed tasks from earlier.
9:30 to 9:33: Load guests into your sled
9:33 to 9:38: Bring dogs to line
9:40 to 10:20: First trip of the day
10:20 to 10:35: Water dogs, take pictures, return dogs to staging area
10:35 to 10:45: Prepare your sled, harness your second team
10:50 to 10:53: Load guests into your sled
10:53 to 10:58: Bring dogs to line
11:00 to 11:40: Second trip of the day
11:40 to 11:55: Water dogs, take pictures, return dogs to staging area
11:55 to 12:00: Prepare your sled
12:00 to 12:20: Lunch break
12:20 to 12:25: Harness your third team
12:25 to 12:28: Load guests into your sled
12:28 to 12:33: Bring dogs to line
12:40 to 13:20: Third trip of the day
13:20 to 13:35: Water dogs, take pictures, return dogs to staging area
13:35 to 13:45: Prepare your sled, harness your fourth team
13:45 to 13:48: Load guests into your sled
13:48 to 13:53: Bring dogs to line
13:55 to 14:35: Fourth trip of the day
14:35 to 15:00: Water dogs, take pictures, return dogs to their houses
15:00 to 15:20: Put sleds and harness away, clean up trailhead
15:20 to 15:30: Finish picking up crap, shoveling or any other loose ends
15:30: Finish

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