Dogsledding is a sport that became popular in Italy towards the end of the eighties thanks to the success of people such as Armen Khatchikian, founder of the Huskyland Italian Dogsled School at Tonale Pass, and Dodo Perri with their Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute, Samoyed and Greenland dogs.
The most famous dogsled races are the Iditarod and the Yucon Quest, held in the cold lands of Alaska, while in Europe the best-known is definitely the Alpen Trail. Events of this type are however also held on trails of different lengths all over the Alps.
The person driving the sled is called a musher and the pack pulling it is made up of a minimum of eight and a maximum of twenty dogs, each with their own specific role. At the head of the pack is the leader, who steers all the others, then comes the swing dog, who is responsible for swinging the rest along behind the leader. Those doing the hardest work are the team dogs, while the largest dogs are the wheel dogs that run nearest the sled.
During races, mushers and their teams are divided into categories according to the number of dogs and their breed.
Dogsledding is, however, more than just competing, it is also a different snow experience in perfect symbiosis with these loyal animals, the Huskies.
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