Snowmobile Tours

Embrace winter's wild ride.

We have a range of guided tours, from an easy two hour ride, to a full day that covers almost 100km. Get a sense of the life lived by the northerners for years. See the power and beauty of Nature on the icy expanse of Great Slave Lake, a body of water almost the size of Switzerland. Weather pending, visit waterfalls that still flow, even when the air temperature is -40°C. Learn how the Dene have caught fish for millennia, beneath ice more than a meter thick.

You will be fitted with a helmet and warm clothing, and depending on your wishes and experience, the size of the party and distance to be travelled, you will be a driver or passenger on one of our 4-stroke Scandic 600 long track machines.

All tours include: guide, helmet with visor or goggles, gas and oil, operating instructions. 

Please note, all snowmobile tours are condition/weather dependent. We reserve the right to change the routing at any time. Rides over 3 hours are for experienced riders only. All prices are in CAD and GST as well as a 10% service charge apply.

Taste of Touring – 5 km ride
2025 | $140
2026 | $150

Hop on your snowmobile and learn the basics as we glide over Blachford Lake Lodge and you learn how to operate a snowmobile for the first time!

Whiteman Loop – 10 km ride
2025 | $200
2026 | $220

This route follows a series of three small lakes and bush trails joining Blachford and Long Lakes, and back to the lodge. Included in this trip is experiencing the site of the Cadieux family’s old cabin on the Francois river system.

Whiteman Trail and Tea & Cookies Tour – 20 km ride
2025 | $275
2026 | $300

Travel to a different lake, with new wildlife tracks, an old tent frame and beautiful views. Here, you’ll be served a snack (tea and cookies) on the land as you enjoy the lockout on the Francois river system.

Ice Pressure Ridges on Great Slave Lake – 32 km
2025 | $290
2026 | $320

A pleasant winding trail heads from the lodge at Blachford to the East Arm of mighty Great Slave Lake and Blanchet Island. Then wind down a trail to the lake itself, to see close-up how the constant pressure of wind, currents and moon can create cracks on the surface and throw up blocks and ridges of ice. Explore the cliffs rising from the lake shores.

Watta Lake – Grace Lake Tent Frames – 37 km
2025 | $400
2026 | $450

Travel the lakes around Blachford, including Whiteman, Long, Watta and Hearne Lakes, and as you drive the portages between them, imagine carrying all your gear if you were doing the trip in  summer by canoe! If the weather permits, you can see open water rapids on Francois River before crossing beaver ponds and travelling across more lakes and portages to visit a waterfall on the Beaulieu River (weather conditions allowing): this is open year round – even at 40°C below! Over lunch around a warming camp fire, wonder what it was like to live out here more than half a century ago, before heading back to the comfort of the hot tub at Blachford Lake Lodge.

Overnight Snowmobile Tour (per day)
2025 | From $750
2026 | From $800

Stay at a traditional tent frame on the land! This tour can be catered to your preferences and where you’d like to go. If you’d like, you can combine one of our snowmobile routes above with this tour. Please discuss with your on site guide the logistics of this tour. You must be an experienced rider to take this tour.