Yearly Schedule
This is a typical schedule for the entire year. Starting and ending dates of the season depend on the weather. If you are hired, you are expected to show up everyday that you are on the schedule. There is no vacation time. In addition, we may occasionally ask you to work an extra day during the holidays or if someone gets injured.
- May through September : We collect resumes, email addresses and phone numbers from prospective mushers.
- September : We start making appointments for interviews.
- October : More interviews. Towards the end of the month we will start extending offers of employment.
- November : We start training new drivers as soon as there is enough snow. As the snow accumulates, we build the trail with days of shoveling, tree thinning and grooming. As soon as the trail is drivable, we'll drive sleds everyday that we can until the new drivers are safe drivers. Guest sleds will start going out as soon as the trail is safe. Usually around Thanksgiving.
- First half of December : We'll keep training new drivers and building trail.
- Second half of December : We are super busy driving guest sleds.
- January and February : We are busy driving guest sleds.
- March : We are super super busy driving guest sleds.
- April : Even though we are tired, we drive sleds for as many days as we can. Drivers will be let go as the snow melts and demand drops off. When the trail becomes unsafe, we spend a few days cleaning up the trails and the trailhead.
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