Part of this massive icefield, the largest body of ice in the Rockies, is visible from the Parkway, for it feeds several major glaciers, including Athabasca, Columbia ... I boarded an Ice Explorer, a ...

Whether you come on a tour or drive yourself, once you arrive at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, you'll take a bus to the base of the glacier where you’ll transfer to an Ice Explorer ...

We stepped down out of an Ice Explorer onto the Athabasca Glacier ... we were back on the bus headed down to the Columbia Icefield Centre which has viewing decks, multiple restaurants, lodging ...

Like many glaciers and ice fields that feed the Columbia, the Icefield is shrinking, so too are British Columbia's glaciers. Canada's Columbia Basin contributes some 30 to 40% of the river's total ...

The 125-square mile Columbia Icefield, up to 1,200 feet thick in ... by "the ant-sized people scurrying around Ice Explorer buses on the glacier and at the Icefield Center far below." ...

The Athabasca Glacier is part of the Columbia Icefield, the largest ice field ... a safety message to guests before disembarking the Ice Explorer, advising them of the risks associated with ...

The Ice Explorer tours depart from the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre, about 65 miles south of downtown Jasper, where travelers can park for free. Tours of the Athabasca Glacier are available ...

Columbia Icefield Adventure, Ice Odyssey and the Columbia Icefield Skywalk. “We owe an enormous amount of gratitude to the firefighters, first responders and members of Parks Canada for their ...

JASPER, Alberta, August 08, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following Parks Canada’s announcement today to reopen the Icefield Parkway, the Columbia Icefield will re-open to visitors on Friday, August 9.