This typically American term refers to a pack of dogs pulling a sleigh and is led by an expert called a musher.
In the past, before the invention of snowmobiles, using sleddogs was the only way of covering the long distances between the villages of the icy northern lands.
Now, however, like skiing, it has essentially become a sport, with people of all levels taking part, up to champions who take part in adventurous competitions with their dogs.
In Passo Tonale, the Italian Sleddog School provides the opportunity to try the experience of an excursion in a sleigh pulled by Siberian dogs.