Jasper Icefield Tours

While in Jasper, be sure to see one of the worlds' most scenic highways, the Icefields Parkway. SunDog's guide will tour adventurers along the parkway stopping at Athabasca and Sunwapta Falls and other viewpoints along the way. Once at the Icefields, visitors will have time to take a Snocoach Tour on the Athabasca Glacier. There is a good chance to see wildlife including bears, bighorn sheep, moose and mountain goats on the Columbia Icefields tour.

Join Paula Beauchamp, a lifetime Jasper resident and Professional level "IGA" certified guide, on informative, interpretive guided walks on several of Jasper's trails. Adventurers will gain a better appreciation and understanding of Jasper, a world heritage site. Join Walks & Talks Jasper on an early morning bird, beaver and wildlife outing that goes to their habitats. Paula chooses the best trail for the day. There are lots of planned stops as the guide will share information while hiking. Groups stop for a picnic lunch, enjoy the views and the sounds of nature. Join the guide on the "Secrets of the Mysterious Maligne Valley" where groups walk the four or five bridges, feel the spray and hear the roar of waterfalls The summer is for hikes, the winter is for snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. Come and experience Jasper the natural way.

Explore the six kilometre tongue of ice known as the Athabasca Glacier, part of the Colubmia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Guided interpretive hikes visit millwells, seracs and crevasses for an exhilarting and safe tour. Tours range from three to six hours, and include crampons, gloves, hats and rain jackets. Reservations are strongly recommended in July and August.

Explore the largest icefield south of the Arctic Circle by way of the Ice Explorer, an all-terrain passenger vehicle. Complete with guided commentary, passengers travel to the Athabasca Glacier and step onto ice that is over 400 years old and 300 m (1000 ft) thick. Tours run from April to October and last for 90 minutes.