![]() Ride in a huge ice explorer for a guided tour of the glacier and listen to engaging commentary about glaciers, the local ecosystem, and environmental changes. Would recommend this over the tour if you do not want to spend the money. Combine visits to the Glacier Skywalk and the Athabasca Glacier on a tour from the Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre. There are signs along the way that indicate the tremendous melting of the glacier over the past century. We did not walk downhill to the foot of the glacier as we were freezing. Once over the crest of the dirt hill you are facing the large, Athabasca glacier. Just as we got out of the car, the rangers were closing the bathrooms for the season and said that this hike would be closed in the morning because of getting snow overnight! We bundled up as the wind was whipping and cold and walked up about a half mile uphill, mostly dirt, some rocks, needed to rest halfway up. We drove over and parked in a small lot, which was crowded around noon in late September. ![]() Get a guided tour around the Athabasca Glacier on Ice Explorer, admire the stunning mountains and glaciers and listen as your guide informs you of all the. Enjoy an adventure at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Center. Jasper: Columbia Icefield Skywalk and Ice Explorer Ticket. Instead we noticed folks walking up a dirt path across the street from the Columbia Ice Fields Discovery Center where you buy tickets for the tours. Jasper National Park: Our most recommended tours and activities. If you have never walked on a glacier then consider the tour but it is pricey, close to $150 per person. We decided to skip the Columbia Ice Fields tour as we had landed on a glacier in a helicopter in Alaska in the past.
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