by Brian Patton | Jun 6, 2016 | Banff National Park, Waterton Lakes National Park, Weather |
It’s been one of the earliest springs on record. But if you’ve ever wondered why we don’t recommend for our readers to hit the high country trails, all you have to do is check out Waterton Lakes National Park trail conditions and you’ll see... by Brian Patton | Aug 23, 2015 | Weather |
It started looking like the end of summer on Friday, August 21st as snow blanketed much of the high country above 2200 m. Heavy precipitation and falling temperatures brought several cms of fresh snow to the high country throughout the Canadian Rockies. Meanwhile,... by Brian Patton | Aug 12, 2015 | Jasper National Park, Weather |
The 2015 Perseid meteor shower promises to arrive in the night skies over the Mountain Parks in spectacular fashion this week. Often obscured by clouds or the light of the moon, both the moon (new moon August 14) and the weather are cooperating this year. The Perseids... by Brian Patton | Jun 2, 2015 | Banff National Park, Weather |
The best Banff National Park spring hikes start in June, which has always been the start of our hiking season—the time when trails start opening up above the valley bottoms. But this year is well advanced as we enter the month. Thanks to dry, warm conditions and low... by Brian Patton | Mar 28, 2015 | Weather |
Normally during the first week of spring, I would be talking about another long winter coming to an end and looking towards the first hike of the season. This year is different, particularly in the southern half of the Canadian Rockies. A month ago I was hiking up a... by Brian Patton | Oct 17, 2014 | Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Weather, Yoho National Park |
As happens every year following the Thanksgiving weekend, Parks Canada has closed all the side roads in Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks for the season. The week or two following these closures is always bittersweet—sad to see the end of summer but a great time...