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46 NEWSWEEK.COM FEBRUARY 19, 2021
04 Walk With the Polar Bears
Manitoba, Canada
On the remote shores of the Hudson Bay Coast, you
can walk with the planet’s largest land carnivores on
a Churchill Wild adventure. Following a polar bear
migration route, you’ll also see caribou, foxes and,
hopefully, a night sky full of dancing aurora borealis.
Bundle up to stay comfortable in the -40 degree
tundra temps, but walking versus staying inside a
vehicle might allow you to make eye contact with the
polar bears (or at least watch them from eye level).03 Ski Uphill
Aspen, Colorado
Avoid chairlift lines for a more human-
powered adventure. While “skinning”
has been popular in Europe for years,
the practice of uphill skiing is gaining
traction at ski resorts across the U.S. You
don’t need to head to the backcountry
either; ski resorts from Aspen, Colorado,
to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, allow skiers
to climb up the mountain on special skis
and then rip off an adhesive “skin” so
they can swish their way back downhill.61243501 Heli-Sled to Ice Caves
British Columbia, Canada
You’ve heard of heli-skiing? What
about heli-sledding? Fly over
Winter Olympics-famous Whistler
to Canada’s southernmost ice
ɿelds for a guided ice-cave tour
by snowmobile, snowbike or`
snowbuggy. You’ll learn about ice
cap research (with portions of
your tourism dollars supporting
it) as you are led through a
labyrinth of blue ice spanning
120-square-miles of glacial ɿelds
(all ɿtness levels welcome).02 Track Wolves in the Wild
Yellowstone, Wyoming
Observe wolves roaming in the wild on a
Natural Habitat wolf-tracking safari in
Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, the best place in
the world to see wolf packs roaming in their
natural realm. For four days you can track
and photograph the elusive animal and other
winter wildlife on this wide-open remote val-
ley with local scientists and wolf researchers.01:^ JUSTAJESKOVAʔTOURISMWHISTLER;02 :DANHARTMAN;^03 :ANATOLIYGLEBʔGETTY;04 :SUSANPORTNOY