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Whitehorse · Yukon · Canada
5-Day Arctic Winter Survival Course With Shelter Overnight in Yukon
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Learn the fundamentals of surviving in extreme winter conditions on this immersive 5-day Yukon adventure. Designed to prepare you for real-life scenarios, this course combines theory, hands-on training, and outdoor awareness to help you face a Canadian winter with confidence. Develop essential bushcraft skills, including building improvised shelters, making survival fires, setting basic snares, ice fishing, navigation, and traveling by snowshoe. Guided by experienced instructors, you’ll gain practical knowledge and insider techniques that can be applied to a wide range of outdoor situations. Put your skills to the test by constructing your own survival shelter and spending a night in it—an unforgettable experience as a true “Arctic Survivor.”
At a Glance
The experience, in brief
- Master essential skills for surviving extreme winter conditions
- Fiveday immersive survival course in remote Yukon wilderness
- Build shelters, fires, snares, ice fish, snowshoe travel
- Learn winter orientation, preparedness, and insider survival techniques
- Overnight in selfbuilt shelter as the Arctic Survivor
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Whitehorse
Traditional Outdoors. Welcome to the Course! Meet and greet, introduction to your instructor(s). We spend half a day in an indoor classroom in order to cover several topics and theories in regards to outdoor survival. This includes such things as dangers, preparedness, equipment, survival priorities and methods of self rescue. In the afternoon we transfer outside and set up our base camp and outdoor class room as we spend the first day practicing several of the concepts covered during the morning.
Day 2
Whitehorse
Traditional Outdoors. Arctic Bushcraft We continue with the topics started on the previous day. Today we cover such topics as survival fires, hatchet and ax craft, building improvised shelters, Edible and medical food sources, basic snaring, making cordage. The emphasis of today is on developing practical and useful survival, bushcraft, and outdoor skills.
Day 3
Whitehorse
Snowshoeing. Arctic Navigation Today we covers basic and more advanced orienteering. This includes navigation using compass, GPS, maps, and natural methods. Participants are introduced to traveling using snowshoes and concepts of traveling in extreme conditions in the outdoors in general including dangers, snow, avalanche and water dangers, as well as what to consider in winter travel. We also cover improvising and building your own snowshoes in survival situations.
Day 4
Whitehorse
Traditional Outdoors. Arctic Shelter Shelter building including quincys, Igloos, tarp shelters and other improvised shelter constructions. Tonight there is the opportunity to sleep in your very own survival shelter.
Day 5
Whitehorse
Fishing. Arctic Fishing Introduction to winter Ice-fishing. We spend the day practicing ice-fishing on one of the local lakes. Participants will learn who to set up a basic ice fishing camp as well as the basics of preparing and cleaning fish in a survival context. End of course program.
Before You Go
What to know before booking
Included
All transportation from Whitehorse Knowledgeable and experienced instructor All necessary course equipment, including hatchets, knives, compasses, sleeping bag, snowshoes, ice fishing equipment, survival gear, and GPS.
Not Included
Personal gear (clothing, etc.) Accommodation (options available) Gratuities Outdoor winter clothing (rental available)
What to Bring
Comfortable warm clothing Comfortable footwear Camera and bag for essentials Writing tools and a notebook Cash for personal use
Meeting & Pickup
Course classroom to be confirmed.
Languages Offered
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Planning Notes
Minimum age: 19 Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
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