As of 1 April 2022, Mats Pettersson has taken over the Snowtrail Dogcamp from Lotti Meier. Lotti Meier has run the Snowtrail Dogcamp for 28 years and made it what it is today.
Life in the far north did not only offer sunny days for her. But it is precisely this circumstance that has shaped her into a lovable and exciting personality. Not only her family, her friends and the guests of the lodge appreciate this – but also the media. Lotti has left a lasting mark on the DNA of the Snowtrail Dogcamp.
Lotti has been visited by the press time and again and numerous articles have been published in the various media as well as a book about her.
Here you can find some of the reports that have been published:
Press release on the handover of the baton at Snowtrail Dogcamp
With one eye crying and one eye laughing, I would like to inform you that after 28 years I have handed over the baton, i.e. the management of the Snowtrail Dogcamp, to my successor Mats Pettersson in mid-April.
The weeping eye refers to my many loyal clients, my long-time team, my faithful dogs, the wonderful and helpful neighbours and the unique landscape and nature up here in Swedish Lapland. I will miss all this very much.
The smiling eye looks at my successor Mats Pettersson, who has taken over the Snowtrail Dogcamp and will continue in my spirit. Mats Pettersson is an experienced musher from Kiruna. Among other things, he is a 6-time finisher of the Iditarod race in Alaska, the toughest and longest dog sled race in the world. This year he also stayed in Alaska until the end of March to prepare for the race. You can reach Mats Pettersson at:
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- Mats Pettersson, Kiruna Sleddog Tours, +46 70 555 93 03 or +46 70 385 85 24, mats@sleddog.se, www.sleddogtour.se
Paws in the snow
My animal good life with animals in Lapland
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- Lotti and the 100 huskies – Sunday newspaper / 15 November 2020
- Tailor among sled dogs – Animal World / Nov. 2020
- From the catwalk to the dog sled – Emigration to Lapland – New Post / Nov. 2020
- Paws in the snow – book tip – DogsWorldSport / Nov. 2020
- Preliminary information on the content – Publisher Eden / May 2020
Swiss farmer
9 January 2019
«I’ve got chicken and roughnecks»
24 years ago Lotti Meier emigrated from Switzerland to the north of Sweden to start a new life with sled dogs 150 kilometres above the polar circle on barren ground
Text and photos: Christian Zufferey
Click here for the PDF of the article >>>
Valaisan envoys
July 19, 2018
«I used to sit outside and cry»
150 kilometres above the northern polar circle Lotti Meier lives with her sled dogs. In the interview, Meier, who grew up in Visp – and used to work as a draughtswoman for underwear – talks about her freedom in Swedish Lapland and why she needs a cook from the Valais.
Text and photos: Christian Zufferey
Click here for the PDF of the article >>>
Nordis – the Northern Europe Magazine
November 7, 2017
On the road with Husky & Co. in the nordic winter
“Dogs in the city” is a topic of conversation that can lead to lively and controversial discussions even among friends. But when Lotti Meier, the operator of the “Snowtrail Dogcamp” in Swedish Lapland, invites to the Husky-ABC at her lodge, which lies lonely in the wide forests of the province Norrbottenslän, even the biggest dog grouch gets into raptures.
Text & Photos: Annika Müller & Ralf Gantzhorn
Click here for the PDF of the article >>>
Zürichsee Zeitung – From miles to the polar circle
20 December 2016
The former miler Lotti Meier has been running a guest house with sled dogs in northern Sweden for over 21 years. With almost 90 huskies she lives 150 kilometres north of the polar circle. In the Lappish wilderness she has found to herself. She also wants to pass this calmness on to the tourists.
Click here for the PDF of the article or directly to the ePaper of the Zürichsee Zeitung
TagesAnzeiger – Wild ride through Lapland’s winter wonderland
November 2, 2016
Lotti Meier from Zurich runs a lodge in the north of Sweden with 14 places for ice fishermen or sledgers. Her 80 huskies are the big attraction. Woe betide her when she lets go!
Click here for the PDF of the article or directly to the ePaper of the TagesAnzeiger
Lotti Meier in SRF – Mission Surprise
15 December 2015
Lotti Meier in Lapland: Sled dogs and cloudberries/h3>
Broadcast on Sunday, 19 July 2015
Lotti Meier at Aeschbacher in November 2010
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/aeschbacher/video/lotti-andersson?urn=urn:srf:video:d4b5ee77-220c-404d-a1fc-78f77be2a2f8
Outdoor magazine – Husky tours in Lapland
Travelling once on a dog sled through the snowy expanse of Lapland – the Snowtrail Dogcamp in Northern Sweden makes this dream come true.
Organiser – the magazine for SMEs
Team building – polar dogs as a mirror of the business world …. the article as PDF
Lake Zurich newspaper in February 2010
On the sled dog come …. the article as PDF
HR-Today in November 2009
From the fashion world on Lake Zurich to sled dog breeding in Lapland
– The article as PDF
– The contribution on online >>>