
About Us
Husband & wife team Tanya McCready & Hank DeBruin, owners of Winterdance Dogsled Tours, enjoy sharing their story and building the bridge between the corporate world and their 1000-mile arctic dogsled race one. Their mission is to inspire teams to overcome challenges and reach their goals through improved teamwork, leadership, and vision. Having run the 1000 mile 2010 & 2012 Iditarod and the 1000 mile 2011 & 2014 Yukon Quests (plus many 200-400 mile races) the lessons and insights into how leaders inspire & teams work together to thrive are as vast and unique as the landscapes they have dogsledded through... and the same principles that apply to their huskies also apply to your team.
21 years ago, Hank and Tanya quit their jobs and moved to Ontario's
wilderness to build their dream of starting a business, a family and
creating a lifestyle around their beloved Siberian Huskies.
Their business, Winterdance Dogsled Tours welcomes over 2000 guests from
around the globe every winter. From day tours, to moonlit tours, to heli
dogsledding, and recently, virtual dogsledding tours, they have stayed
true to their dream and built Winterdance to what it is today.
Hank and their huskies have had many adventures from Maine to Alaska
including competing in six 1000-mile races in Alaska and the Yukon. Out
of the many lessons and countless stories from these races, a corporate
presentation was born that focuses on building and leading great teams
through challenging times.
Hank and Tanya also have a 2500 tree maple syrup farm and have
co-written 2 books. Their latest book, Journey of 1000 Miles released
just last Christmas has become an international best seller.
They share their lives with their 4 children, 150 huskies and 5 cats.
Keynote Speaking
While it may seem like the 2 worlds are at polar opposites (pun intended!), the connections and lessons to be learned and applied leave audiences taken back and engaged time and time again. Tanya connects the corporate & dogsledding worlds and shares lessons, demonstrations and examples, while Hank holds audiences spell bound with his stories of what it takes to race a team of huskies 1000 miles through the Alaskan & Yukon wilderness.

Strategies on Leading More Effectively
What is the most important role of a leader? How do you take your team/company to the next level? The tactics that we use to train and lead a team across 1000 miles of wilderness are the exact same tactics you need to take a team to your organizations next level of success. There is no great team without a great leader and no great leader without a great team.

Building Outstanding Teams
How do you build a team that has your back no matter what? Time, dedication, trust, practice, and making sure you not only know your team incredibly well but also know where they thrive best. We'll share principles how we build teams that inspire and work together seamlessly under the toughest conditions.

Strategies to Overcome Challenging Times
From literally climbing mountains to getting past crushing public defeats, we can share the strategies that have helped our team get past these challenging times so your team can too.
Books
Iditarod Dreamer
Jump on the sled and join Winterdance Dogsled Tours owner Hank DeBruin and his family from Haliburton, Ontario, Canada along with his team of 20 Purebred Siberian Huskies for a year in their life preparing for and competing in Alaska's 1000 mile Iditarod. A goal that Hank has passionately pursued for 10+ years.Journey of 1000 MIles
Pick up where Iditarod Dreamer left off with Hank dealing with not completing his dream. But adventure is around the corner as he signs up for the 2011 1000 mile Yukon Quest. Jump on the runners again with Hank and his lead dogs Lily, Strider and the rest of the team as they set out to prove they do have what it takes to reach a 1000 mile race finish line.Contact Us
Limited speaking engagements are available each year in the spring, summer and fall. Please contact us for available dates and more information.
Corporate dogsledding retreats (with our partners at pinestone-resort.com) are also available in the winter and make for excellent team building! Depending on Hank’s race schedule a speaking engagement can sometimes be added in the evening to these retreats.