Our 2024 season is officially underway after running our first successful Aurora Call List and Wildlife and Sightseeing tours of the year. We’re also excited to welcome our first Four Day Northern Lights Weekend Getaway packaged guests at the end of the week! It’s not too late to book a last minute trip so we wanted to take this opportunity to remind everyone how spectacular northern lights viewing in Churchill is by recapping last season.
Image 1 © Alex de Vries, Image 2 © Drew Hamilton, Image 3 © Alex de Vries
February and March proved once again that Churchill is one of the best places on earth to view the aurora borealis with aurora sightings 51 out of 59 nights last season. This could be the reason we didn’t have the energy to send out a newsletter at the end of the season recapping some of the highlights.
Images © Alex de Vries
We were fortunate again to be joined by Mike Gere and his long exposure wizardry while also welcoming Dave Allcorn and his quick wit and dry sense of humour to the team. Together with Drew Hamilton and Alex de Vries you won’t find a team of more experienced Aurora chasers in the sub arctic.
Image 1 © Mike Gere, Image 2 © Mike Gere, Image 3 © Drew Hamilton
While the aurora often kept us up late at night, it didn’t slow us down from planning activities during the day. Our groups thoroughly enjoyed mushing and learning about Metis culture with Dave Daley from Wapusk Adventures, going for wildlife and sightseeing drives and hiking to the Ithaka shipwreck and Fort Prince of Wales when weather permit.
Image 1 © Drew Hamilton, Image 2 © Drew Hamilton, Image 3 © Alex de Vries
The 2024 aurora season is shaping up to be another good one. As we reach the peak of the sun’s 11 year solar cycle, we’re expecting an increase in solar activity often resulting in spectacular aurora showings. Cold temperatures and a frozen Hudson Bay lead to many clear nights that Churchill is typically known for during that time of the year. If chasing the aurora has long been on your bucket list you may want to move it to the front burner and join us in 2024!