Iqaluit sled ride

About four hours after arriving in Iqaluit for a work sojourn last May, my friend Chris offered me a ride home. This video shows a few seconds of our trip.

A lot of people in Yellowknife have, and presumably ride, snow machines. But I can't say I see them within the city limits all that often. But in Iqaluit, anecdotal evidence seems to show snowmobiles as a primary method of transportation for a substantial number of people. (Though Iqaluit city administration seemed antsy about getting them off the streets while I was working there more than two years ago, I haven't heard of any action being taken)

Much of the appeal to living in Iqaluit, for me anyway, is getting around town on a snowmobile in the winter. Then if you get yourself an ATV for when the snow melts, you've got your transportation needs covered for the entire year.