Rick Mercer visited us in Jasper National Park to learn about Avalanche Safety with Jasper's own Steve Blake with Parks Canada. It's the bomb! Check it out:

Labels: activities, adventure, Icefields Parkway, Jasper Alberta, winter

Jasper's Marmot Basin has an amazing amount of snow already - a base of over 100 cms - which usually is the base in February, nevermind November! We have had 99 cm of snowfall in the last 9 days.

Check out the snow and Marmot's webcam here!

Labels: adventure, Jasper Alberta, Marmot Basin, rail travel, ski, snowboarding, winter

The Great ALberta Getaway winners continue to explore our great park!

Labels: adventure, Jasper Alberta, rafting, sightseeing, travel, vacation, video

Labels: adventure, Jasper Park Lodge, summer, video

Predicted to be 21 degrees clesius tomorrow and sunny all day!

What a perfect reason to gather up your friends and family and head to Jasper. Jet up the Tramway for a rarely seen view of Mount Robson in BC, ride side-car on a Harley Tour, take a dip in the heated outdoor pool at the JPL, hike or bike on one of our many trails. Whatever you do, be sure to reward yourself by capping off your day at one of Jasper's fine restaurants.

Jasper...a better place to enjoy this weekend!

Labels: adventure, Jasper Alberta, Jasper Motorcycle Tours, Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper Tramway, sightseeing, vacation

My boyfriend and I were going down to Lake Louise for the night so I thought, why not take the opportunity to stop in and see Ralph at Icefield Helicopter Tours and take my first helicopter ride!


Us after the first ride, where we snowshoed along the river to a beautiful frozen waterfall.

The view to the left as we flew over Cline Glacier.


Abraham Lake


That's me in the front seat!

Video:
We took about the 20 minute Cline Glacier Tour with a one hour Snowshoe Stop. This video is along the North Saskatchewan river back to the Cline Heliport. (Cline River Heliport is on Highway 11 - 42 kms from Saskatchewan Crossing at the Icefields Parkway. About a 2 hour drive from Jasper and just over 1 hour from Lake Louise) Amazing!



Check them out at http://www.icefieldheli.com

Labels: adventure, glaciers, Icefields Parkway, Jasper Alberta, park, photos, scenery, vacation, video, winter

Jasper is known as a great winter destination mostly due to the popularity of skiing and boarding...

But how about an Icewalk? Imagine yourself walking on a frozen river bottom gazing up at enormous waterfalls suspended in their solid form; beautful images in ice. The Maligne Canyon Icewalk is an experience that is uniquely Jasper. Nowhere else do you get to actually traipse along the river itself.
Three tour companies in Jasper will lead you into the gorge morning, noon, and even under the moonlight. Check it out here to see what you could be doing in Jasper soon!

Labels: adventure, Jasper Alberta, Maligne Canyon, scenery, Tours, travel, video

Mark your calendars!!! The 20th Anniversary of Jasper in January will be January 16 - February 01, 2009.

Get Your Downladable Jasper in January 2009 Brochure Here!
JIJ%20Brochure%2009.pdf

For a preliminary schedule of events, check out our Events & Entertainment Calendar on this website.

Labels: adventure, Jasper, Jasper Alberta, live performances, music, park, travel, winter

I took that line from the following very entertaining travel blog. Greg and Kim, two "Gap Year" students from the UK were winners of a contest, earning them the right to be contestants in "Challenge Canada". We had the pleasure of hosting them to their Jasper Challenges here earlier this month. Check out their great blog on Jasper here: http://blogs.gapyear.com/index.php?op=vt&t=4469&u=

Labels: adventure, beer, blog, glaciers, hiking, Jasper, lake, photos, rail travel, scenery, sightseeing, summer, Tours, vacation, wildlife

From: Chris Ellis
To: curries@telusplanet.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 7:23 AM
Subject: Thank You!!!

Dear Currie's,
I wanted to thank you for the great trip my son and I had on our half day trout fishing trip on Friday July 22, 2008. Derrick was our guide and was a great host for us. He was a delight to be around and was loaded with all the right information to any question that we asked. He was great with my seventeen year old and made it a great day for the both of us.

Please give Derrick a pat on the back from Ryan and Chris. We had a great time. If we are ever up in Jasper again Currie's Guiding will be our first call without even thinking about the competition.
Thanks for the great time,
Chris Ellis

Check out Currie's Guided Fishing at http://curriesguidingjasper.com

Labels: adventure, fishing, Jasper, lake, summer, travel, vacation

Labels: adventure, clean air, Jasper, Maligne Canyon, photos, scenery, sightseeing, sustainability, travel, vacation

Labels: adventure, article, hiking, Jasper, photos, scenery, sightseeing, summer, travel

Labels: adventure, hiking, Jasper, lake, photos, scenery, sightseeing, summer, travel

Well, for our first blog, I thought I'd use someone else's words. I came across an article today in a small community newspaper in North Carolina and thought I'd share an excerpt with you.

Canadian Rocky Mountain High

" Then it was on to the town of Jasper in the Canadian Rockies. Traveling through British Columbia and Alberta, on VIA Rail Canadian was a grand experience. Great crew, great food and awesome scenery what more could you ask for in a train ride? After debarking in Jasper, Alberta, we rented another car and set out for four days of adventure in the Canadian Rockies. Folks, there aren’t enough adjectives in the English language to describe how I felt about the region, but Ill try. How about this beautiful cascading waterfalls, majestic snow-capped mountains, abundant, sometimes approachable wildlife, gorgeous flowers, and exciting adventures just scratch the surface of what we saw and experienced."
Ron Mack, Cherokee Scout

Come back often to read our regular posts. Have a great day and remember Jasper. Wonderful. By Nature.

Labels: adventure, article, Jasper, rail travel, scenery, sightseeing, summer, travel, wildlife