Columbia Icefield Glacier adventure tour in Jasper National Park! Athabasca Glacier in Jasper National Park. Things to do in Jasper National Park.

Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure's location:
AB-93, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0, Canada (Middle of Lake Loise and Jasper)

The Columbia Icefields forms the largest icefields in North America south of the Arctic Circle. It feeds into eight glaciers. It covers 325 square kilometers and reaches depths of up to 365m. That’s higher than the Eiffel Tower and about the same height as the Empire State Building. The icefield discovery center offers a number of activities to explore the Columbia icefield – the most popular being the glacier skywalk and the glacier adventure. You can also walk to the Athabasca glacier, which is free.

The 80-minute tour starts at the Icefield Centre, located directly on the Icefield Parkway. We boarded a regular bus, rather than one of the big buses designed for glacier travel. As we traveled up the road heading towards the glacier, our guide provided entertaining commentary on the Columbia Icefields.

We soon stopped and headed to our next bus. An Ice Explorer, a large vehicle designed for glacier travel with tires measuring over 5′ high. This is where the real excitement began as we started working our way onto Athabasca Glacier.

We were soon let off the bus, onto Athabasca Glacier itself. This is a perfect time to snap pictures of the Athabasca Glacier and the Ice Explorer. On the way up to Athabasca Glacier, we learned that part of the Columbia Icefields is on a rare triple continental divide. One of only several in the world, in which the meltwater goes into three different oceans – Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans. We had also been told that the meltwater from the glacier had magical restoring properties that would make you young again.

The Columbia Icefield Glacier Adventure costs $131 for adults and is free for children (prices may vary). It runs from April to October each year. The tour takes you much higher up Athabasca Glacier and provides you with a unique perspective that you don’t see at the toe of the glacier. They provide a safe opportunity to walk across a glacier.

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Chapters:
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0:00 Intro
0:47 Columbia Icefield
1:30 Bus ride
2:15 IceExplorer Bus
4:08 Athabasca Glacier


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