Grassi Lakes
Ice Hike
Johnston Canyon
Ice Hike
Grotto Canyon
Ice Hike
GUIDED SNOWSHOEING & ICE HIKES
Private Walking Tours, 4 hours total
$145/adult (+13)
Hotel pick up: 8:30am or 1:00pm
Hiring a private guide is by far the easiest and safest way to explore Canada's national parks in the winter. We supply the snowshoes or ice cleats and teach you how to use them as you marvel at the natural world around you. Follow ACMG certified guides over snow and ice to the blue water of cold springs and frozen waterfalls. Travel through forests and canyons to enjoy a warm seat and hot drink at your destination.
We provide:
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Transportation to and from trailhead
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Mulled Apple Cider, Tea
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Camp Chairs and Wool Blankets
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Certified Expert Guide
What to bring:
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Winter boots
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Sweater and Jacket
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Refillable water bottle
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Sunglasses
Grassi Lakes
Even in the coldest days of winter the blue water of Grassi Lakes does not freeze. Explore natural and human history with your private guide. Take a picture with the waterfalls overlooking the town of Canmore. Enjoy a warm seat beside shimmering springwater pools.
Elevation gain: 120m, Distance: 3 km, Difficulty: Easy.
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Johnston Canyon
Surround yourself with silent waterfalls of blue ice. Find out the nefarious story behind the canyon's name while your guide serves mulled apple cider or tea at your destination. This is hike is a must-do for those who want the best of Banff.
Elevation Gain: 130m, Distance: 5km, Difficulty: Easy/moderate.
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Grotto Canyon
Hear the satisfying crunch as your spikes bite into the thick ice underfoot. This deep canyon creates a natural walkway of ice through its corridor. Connect with history by viewing ancient native art on the canyon walls and learn their significance from your guide. At the frozen waterfalls, we set up chairs and blankets to serve cider or tea.
Elevation Gain: 100m, Distance: 4km, Difficulty: Moderate.
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Marble Canyon
Snowshoe
Troll Falls
Snowshoe
Vista Lakes
Snowshoe
Marble Canyon
Just 35 minutes from Banff, we visit the blue waters of Marble Canyon in British Columbia. This family snowshoe outing, learn how water carves rock or how the first people here hunted. At our destination, luxuriate with your own camp chairs and warm drinks above rushing water and white canyon walls.
Elevation Gain: 20m, Distance: 1.6km, Difficulty: Easy.
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Pick Up: 8:30am or 1:00pm
Troll Falls
Where locals come to play on days off, this mostly flat trail through the woods takes you to a magical place. At Troll Falls you can hear the water rushing beneath the pillar of blue ice. This makes a great spot to set up a chair and warm up under a blanket while your guide serves mulled apple cider or tea.
Elevation Gain: 30m, Distance: 3.4km, Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
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Vista Lakes
Come play where the snow is deepest and the mountains are among the tallest. Vista Lake sits below the imposing face of Storm Mountain and is a great spot to enjoy silence on the frozen lake or jump into the snow with reckless abandon: all is fair in love and snowball war.
Elevation Gain: 130m, Distance: 3km, Difficulty: Moderate
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