A snow sled is an extremely reliable means of transportation. While all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) can break down, and snowshoeing requires the ability to handle all the elements, a snow sled is built to do what you aren't always able to and requires no gas/electricity. You can mend most damage sustained by a snow sled with your own two hands---not always the case with a truck or four-wheeler. Moreover, sleds have no wheels, eliminating the need for changing flat tires.
When you have a snow sled, you can move a larger amount of equipment compared with what you can carry while using just a backpack---an advantage for larger trips, on which you'll need to carry a load of food and camping equipment. Strapping a large sled to yourself allows you to transport your supplies much more easily than when strapping a pack to your back and crossing miles of terrain. The sleds are easy to steer along flat surfaces, which will allow you to cross them quickly and easily. In turn, you will expend less energy, allowing you to cross almost double the distance in a single hike and reach your destination faster.
Snow sleds provide the best mode of transportation for long trips to areas not accessible by vehicles or ATVs. Traveling by horse usually only requires one animal, and horses raised in the elements are used to the elements. They move just as quickly as, if not more quickly than, a whole pack of sled dogs and are powerful enough to trudge through rough and deep snow.
