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Boundary Waters Snowshoe Expedition
Ely, MN 55731, USA
Jan 31 - Feb 8, 2026
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$2,600
Deposit: $600

About your trip

For 7 days, we’ll travel across frozen lakes and deep snow through the wild Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota. Following in the footsteps of the Anishinaabe and early trappers of the region, we'll travel by snowshoe and toboggan during the day—no roads, no crowds, no backup. Each night we'll find a new place to set up the group hot-tent and fire up the wood stove for warmth, cooking, and drying gear. The hot tent creates an incredible sense of hard-earned luxury in the middle of nowhere.

Temperatures can drop to -40°F, but inside the tent we can be comfortable just wearing light layers. We'll take a couple rest days to fish for monster trout, polar plunge, practice winter survival skills, or anything else that piques our interest.


There is a lot to explore along our route, and you'll likely see moose tracks, wolf trails, otter slides, and the occasional footprints…

Who This Is For

Experienced winter campers only. You should be comfortable camping and working in sub-zero conditions. We will be towing toboggans roughly 5 hours per day. You should be able to provide sufficient personal clothing and sleep gear as per the provided gear list. This is an expedition style trip which means we all work together as a team to help with camp tasks such as tent set up and take down, collecting water, processing firewood, etc.

What's included

All permits

Lodging

On Night before put-in and after take-out

All Meals

If you have special dietary restrictions, we will do the best we can to accommodate

Premium Hot Tents

Expedition Toboggans

Packable Stoves

Misc. Group Gear

Axes, saws, med kit, kitchen kit, satellite communications, etc.

Trip Planning Checkins

via Zoom

What's not included

Personal Gear

Clothing, sleeping bag, etc.

Transportation

To/From the BWCA (carpooling options may be available)

Rescue/Trip Insurance

(Recommended)

Gratuities

Location

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1. Ely, MN 55731, USA

Ely, MN 55731, USA

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