mushing
Dog-team snow travel
Mushing is the sport or practice of traveling over snow with a dog sled.
The driver, called a musher, stands on the sled runners and commands a team of dogs: She's been mushing in Alaska for twenty years.
The term extends to recreational dog sledding and competitive races like the Iditarod. "Mush" as a command to start the dogs may come from French *marche*.
Mild exclamation of surprise
- hawEquine left-turn command
- whoaCommand to stop
- hikeExtended walk outdoors
- easyRequiring minimal effort
line-out · trail · whistle · directional
Animal-drawn snow vehicle
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- runnersThose who race on foot
- brakeDevice to slow motion
- stanchionsFixed vertical support posts
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- subzeroBelow the freezing point
frostbite · hypothermia · overflow · ice · frozen · whiteout · snowpack · glacier
Alaskan sled dog race
- checkpointInspection station on route
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- distanceSpace between two points
qualifier · standings · trophy · champion · rookie · veteran · scratched · purse
Cold-climate sled breed
- kennelEnclosure for hounds
- handlerOne who manages something
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- towlineRope for hauling vessels
neckline · snapline · traces · brace · tandem · breeding · training · bonding
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
nutrition · hydration · pacing · recovery · determination · long-distance · survival
gee
Mild exclamation of surprise
easy · line-out · trail · whistle · directional
dogsled
Animal-drawn snow vehicle
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- snowdriftWind-gathered snow pile
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
subzero · frostbite · hypothermia · overflow · ice · frozen · whiteout · snowpack · glacier
Iditarod
Alaskan sled dog race
- checkpointInspection station on route
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
distance · qualifier · standings · trophy · champion · rookie · veteran · scratched · purse
huskies
Cold-climate sled breed
towline · neckline · snapline · traces · brace · tandem · breeding · training · bonding · obedience
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
fatigue · nutrition · hydration · pacing · recovery · determination · long-distance · survival
parka
Insulated hooded winter coat
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- animal sportshorse racing, dog racing, greyhound racing, rodeo, bull riding
- snow transportsled, sledge, toboggan, dogsled, snowmobile
- winter activitiesskiing, skating, tobogganing, sledding, downhill skiing
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- polar activitiesdog sledding, dogsledding, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing
mushingsnowmobiling
Operating motorized winter sleds
snowshoeing · cross-country skiing · motoring · skiing · snowboarding
mushingwalking
Locomotion on foot
skiing · snowshoeing · hiking · trudging · stationary
- dog mushingDriving a sled team