by Brian Patton | Jun 29, 2017 | Banff National Park, hiking, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park
An above average snowpack in the Mountain Parks will likely plague many high trails until late July this year. Trails above 2200m (7,200ft) on north and east facing slopes will be particularly vulnerable to lingering snow banks. While snowpack tracked close to normal...
by Brian Patton | Jun 21, 2017 | Jasper National Park
Motorists who want to drive the Cavell access road to the base of Jasper’s Mount Edith Cavell this summer will require a special permit, and only 180 are being issued for each day. The restrictions are due to ongoing construction at the road’s southern...
by Brian Patton | Jun 19, 2017 | 2013 Floods, Elk Lakes Provincial Park, hiking
The core trails in B.C.’s Elk Lakes Provincial Park are fully functional again following a three-year recovery from the floods of 2013. But one of the most popular trails into the park via West Elk Pass has been relocated and no longer travels direct to Upper...
