Icewalking: More than just an Icy Adventure

There is always something new to discover in every destination you go to, and every destination has a featured activity that it is famous for. So let us say you want to go to Jasper during winter, what activities can you do there? Answer: Icewalk

Icewalk Adventures is a great way to explore the surroundings, see the plants and animals in winter, appreciate nature more and feel the environment without the city lights and concrete buildings. It will make you realize that there is much more to see than all the ice around the mountains and that same ice is much different than  where you're at.


However, you learn so much more and experience something much different when you do an Icewalk tour rather than watching it on television or visiting that place by yourself. Take a tour and step into the wilderness with a knowledgeable guide to learn about the history of the place, how the glaciers and canyons were formed, and see the Rockies like you've never seen it before.

Nothing spells winter wonderland like Jasper, and no other  canyon can be as comparably beautiful and magnificent as Maligne Canyon. The best way to explore it is doing a Maligne Canyon Jasper Icewalk tour.

Watch this video to know more about the tour or visit http://www.canadianoutback.com for more information:

This is the transcript from our YouTube video featuring the Jasper Maligne Canyon Ice Walk that can be found at http://youtu.be/qBlrpfDXj94.

Shannen: Canadian Outback Adventures and Events and I’m talking with Karla Haerthe our Alberta Adventure expert, Karla how are you?

Karla: Good, how about yourself?

Shannen: Good, I know you get lots of clients visiting us and Jasper up in the winter time, what type of activities do you have? What would you recommend for our clients up in Jasper?

Karla: For sure Jasper is definitely a beautiful place to visit in the winter time, and if clients are visiting in the winter time, I always say they can’t miss the Jasper Maligne Canyon Ice Walk Tour. This is easily Jasper’s most scenic and most popular winter activity.

Shannen: They said Maligne Canyon Ice Walk Tour, is that an extreme adventure? Or is it something that’s going to be accessible for all of our clients?

Karla: Definitely, it’s very accessible when you think about the Maligne Canyon Ice Walk, it really is that, it is a walk. So it is very accessible, this isn’t extreme Ice climbing, but there is definitely extreme beauty to be seen out there. The Canyon Ice walk tour runs daily throughout the winter time, November to April based on tradition and it’s accessible for participants 7 years and older. So it is actually quite family friendly. As a matter of fact, it is a guided ice walk so it is simply walking but we do provide you with warm waterproof boots and tread enhancing cleats so it will help everybody warm and feel secure on the ice. It is a really beautiful ice walk where you’ll have a guide that’s going to lead you safely through the canyon floor to look at all the fascinating mazes of natural ice sculptures, frozen waterfalls, you can see an entrance to a cave system and some fossils as well.

Shannen: That sounds pretty spectacular, I bet seeing some of those frozen waterfalls and just the natural winter beauty out there would be pretty incredible. How often does this tour run? Is it an all day thing? How does it work?

Karla: The tour actually runs 3 times a day and we run a departure in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. It’s 3 hours in duration with 2 of those hours spent on the trail, so we do transport you to and from the Jasper Camp site to Maligne Canyon and that accounts for the little bit of extra driving time and we make sure that everybody is experiencing the tour in a very safe, and fun, educational manner. We really actually respect the natural surroundings that we’re in as well. For anybody who might be looking for a really unique experience, as I mentioned, we do have an evening tour and of course in the winter time its dark out in the evening, but we provide all guests with head lamps during that tour. It’s just a really neat atmosphere as you are walking through the canyon and you see all these light shadow dancing on the powering ice, it’s really beautiful and unique.

Shannen: I bet that would make it an extra special trip to add to the beauty of the surroundings for sure. If somebody’s staying in Jasper, how do they come out to this trip? What part? Do they book it with us and what’s the best course of action?

Karla: Well, definitely, if you’re staying in Jasper, if you’re within walking distance of our check in, we do have a check in right on Patricia Street, very accessible by most hotels. But not a problem, we’re more than happy to pick you up from your hotel as well and we do transport all guest from Jasper campsite to Maligne Canyon at no additional charge.

Shannen: And how do they book this trip with?

Karla: If anybody is interested and they like to learn more about it or if they have any questions, or simply just want to go ahead and book because it just sounds that amazing, they can definitely give us a call at 1-800-565-8735 Extension 2 or if e-mail’s best reservations@canadianoutback.com