Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. It encompasses 6,641 sq.km of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine landscapes. The main commercial centre of the park is the town of Banff... |
The Fortress is a mountain located in the Kananaskis River Valley of Kananaskis Park of the Canadian Rockies. When viewed from Highway 40, the north face presents a fortress like appearance. Located on the face of The Fortress, the Fortress Mountain Ski Resort spans over 3.8 km² from a top elevatio... |
Banff National Park is in the Rocky Mountain range, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia. Peyto Lake is a scenic location on the Icefields Parkway about 40 kilometers north of the town of Lake Louise. The lake is formed in a valley of the Waputik Range, between Caldron Peak, Peyto Peak... |
The Wapta Icefields are comprised of a series of glaciers that run along the continental divide from Peyto Lake to the north and the Trans-Canada Highway to the south. The climbing is diverse ranging from full on ice and alpine climbs to ski summits. A chain of four Alpine Club of Canada huts makes ... |
