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.
Hobbies & Activities category: Natural history museum; Scenic site or route
Columbia Icefield Centre
Box 1140, 100 Gopher Street
Banff, AB T1L 1J3
Canada
Phone 1 (403) 762-6700
Box 1140, 100 Gopher Street
Banff, AB T1L 1J3
Canada
Phone 1 (403) 762-6700
| April 15 to September 30 | ||||||||
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | |
| Closed | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | |
| October 1 to October 15 | ||||||||
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | |
| Closed | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | |
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