From our discovery of northern dogs to SKIMATE!

It all started one day in November 2020 when we went to pick up our husky, Nanga.

Nanga is a magnificent red husky, one of those who could win beauty contests. But what we really wanted was to be able to share sporting activities with him: hiking, biking, skiing.

Nanga has accompanied us everywhere since the beginning: the Alps, the Pyrenees, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland. He's been part of every adventure.

Not long after Nanga arrived, we quickly realized there was one thing we couldn't give him: a furry companion like himself with the same language. So, a year and a half later, our little Summa joined the family to accompany us with her big-hearted brother.

A move to the countryside, an immersion into the world of mushing, and two months of a long winter journey skiing through Norway and Sweden later, we welcomed a third companion, Hunza, a beautiful red-haired girl rescued at two months old from a "bad" human family.

Alongside our discovery of northern dogs, the desire to live in the open air, in the cold, the snow and in direct contact with nature, grew within us. We wanted to offer the best to our pups, and the ideal lifestyle for them suited us just fine.

So, in October 2025, we took the leap and moved to northern Sweden to live as close as possible to nature in an environment conducive to dog-pulling activities in the snow. Naturally, we welcomed 3 more companions: Kira, a Siberian husky, and Aïkhal and Api, two Alaskan huskies, all three from working lines.

This little pack allows us to vary the pleasures: sledding, scootering, ski joering, dog hiking, dog mountain biking, skiing with pulka.

But why SKIMATE? Because over these 6 years of evolving in the mushing world, we've met many mushers and their companions. Most have larger packs and/or compete. We've always been a bit out of step with this practice, even though we've met other "gentle dreamers" like us—humans with few dogs and no competitive ambitions whatsoever. So we said to ourselves: "Why not create a place for all these gentle dreamers who want to enjoy dog-pulling activities in a different environment, while living with them almost like at home?".

That's how SKIMATE was born. Our motto: no stopwatches, just pleasure with our pups, our visitors and their four-legged companions. Visitors are free to explore the surroundings on their own with GPX trails or to be accompanied to discover dog-pulling and the local area.