Columbia Icefield Centre
A model of the Columbia Icefield can be seen in the Columbia Icefield Centre and a multi-vision slide show explains the development of the icefield and its individual glaciers.
From the Icefield Center there is an excellent view of the tongue of the 7 km (41/2 mi.)-long Athabasca Glacier and the glaciated north wall of Mount Athabasca (3491 m (11,457 ft)). There is an even better view from the meadows above the Icefield Chalet (overnight accommodation), which is also a good starting point for several hikes in the mountains.
Ask at the Icefield Center about taking a coach trip on the Brewster Ice Explorer out onto the Athabasca Glacier.
From the Icefield Center there is an excellent view of the tongue of the 7 km (41/2 mi.)-long Athabasca Glacier and the glaciated north wall of Mount Athabasca (3491 m (11,457 ft)). There is an even better view from the meadows above the Icefield Chalet (overnight accommodation), which is also a good starting point for several hikes in the mountains.
Ask at the Icefield Center about taking a coach trip on the Brewster Ice Explorer out onto the Athabasca Glacier.
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Hours
April 21 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
May 1 to May 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
June 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
September 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
October 1 to October 17
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Facilities
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