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The Columbia Icefield is home to one of the most interesting and unique environments in the Canadian Rockies. This scenic walk provide visitors with an up-close educational journey along the path of a glacier, offering visible evidence of the glacier’s path, enlightenment on the impact of glacial melt water, a behind the scenes look at this harsh environment and how plants and wildlife survive in such conditions, as well as a brief look at the human history in the area.
The Columbia Icefield is located on the boundary of Banff and Jasper National Parks. One of the largest accumulations of ice and snow south of the Arctic Circle, it covers an area of nearly 325 square kilometres. Experience a once in a lifetime opportunity as you travel atop of this glacier, to its headwall, aboard a Brewster Ice Explorer. Be sure to take you camera for some unbelievable photos on this incredible excursion!
*** Friday & Sunday Only Enjoy both of Canada's oldest and largest national parks! Connected by the Icefields Parkway, Jasper and Banff National Parks are home to alpine glaciers, lakes and a variety of mountain wildlife. At the Columbia Icefield, experience our all-terrain Ice Explorer that travels onto the Athabasca Glacier.
*** Friday & Sunday Only Travel into the Rocky Mountains and along one of the world's most spectacular journeys to the Columbia Icefield. At the Athabasca Glacier, Brewster's all-terrain Ice Explorers will take you on a 90-minute ice age adventure to experience ancient ice and a moving glacier.