Snowmobiles
An amazing array of people and equipment assemble to create
a film. Each morning snowmobile engines roared at the staging area in the
town of Iqaluit.
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Hear Francis
Choquette, Arctic Unit Manager talks about skidoo coordination in Iqaluit.
 Before
8:00 every morning snaking lines of skidoos converge to erect what becomes
a small city for support. Often the filming took most of the crew into the
night. As the darkness approached the lights of the crew returning over
Frobisher Bay could be seen from town.(Below)
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 Dogs
Hundreds of dogs were used by Polar expeditions.
These hard working animals are not the mushing breeds most often seen in
racing, but the big chested, heavy boned huskies of the Arctic. Breed for
strength and stamina these hardy dogs have help man survive in one of our
world's toughest environments. Hauling heavy sleds called Qamutik
and helping find seal breathing holes dogs have been crucial to the Inuit's
lives.
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Hear dog wrangler Paul Laundry
of Northwinds Arctic Adventures speaks about his teams.
During the filming handling and coordinating
the scenes with native and trained animal was difficult. Often waiting
for hours to take their cues, the dogs were ready to run, and keep running,
even after the director, Kevin Hooks, yelled "Cut!"
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