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AVALANCHE CONTROL/CLOSURE: Intermitted Road Closures, Icefields Parkway, Beginning Friday March 15th
Icefields Parkway: Parkers Ridge to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 14, 2024
Planned avalanche control for Mt Stephen and the Cathedral Glades on March 4, 2024
Yoho National Park
Mar 3, 2024
Planned avalanche control for the Vermillion Peak and Simpson Area paths on March 4, 2024
Kootenay National Park
Mar 3, 2024
Avalanche control planned for Mt. Field, Mt. Bourgeau and Eagle Mtn for March 1
Mt. Field and Mt. Bourgeau
Feb 29, 2024
Avalanche Closure Icefields Parkway 93N Feb 28 - March 1 2024
Icefields Parkway Highway 93N
Feb 28, 2024
Avalanche control on Mt Field & Mt Stephen in Yoho National Park, January 31, 2024
Banff, Yoho & Kootenay National Parks
Jan 30, 2024
Avalanche control Mt. Whymper and Simpson - areas closed on Monday, Jan 22
Hwy 93S - Mt. Whymper and Simpson
Jan 21, 2024
Ice in Jasper Forecast Region
Maligne Canyon, the Queen, Angel, and climbs near the 3 Valley Confluence
Dec 21, 2023
AVALANCHE CONTROL: Intermitted Road Closures, Icefields Parkway, Friday November, 17.
Icefields Parkway: Parkers Ridge, Big Bend
Nov 15, 2023
Athabasca N-Face Bypass Conditions - Pictures of Mt. Alberta, Diadem, and Confederation
Mt. Athabasca, Mt. Diadem, Mt. Alberta, Mt. Confederation
May 31, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
Yoho and Mt. Hector avalanche control April 28, 2023
Yoho and Mt. Hector avalanche control
Apr 27, 2023
Yoho and Mt. Hector avalanche control April 28, 2023
Yoho and Mt. Hector avalanche control
Apr 27, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
Apr 11, 2023
Short Closure Avalanche Control HWY 93N, March 8th
Parker Summer through Weeping Wall to Sunset Pass
Mar 6, 2023
Avalanche control in Kootenay National Park - Simpson and Wardle areas closed Wed Feb 22
Simpson and Wardle avalanche zones Kootenay National Park
Feb 21, 2023
Avalanche control Whymper, Vermillion and Simpson - no skiing or climbing on Thursday
Highway 93 South in Kootenay National Park
Feb 8, 2023
Avalanche control planned for Sunshine Road - no climbing or skiing on Wednesday
Sunshine Village access road
Feb 7, 2023
Icefields Parkway Closure Avalanche Control
Highway 93 Saskatchewan Crossing to Athabasca Falls
Feb 5, 2023
Avalanche control Whymper and Simpson - areas closed on Thursday
Hwy 93S - Mt. Whymper and Simpson
Dec 28, 2022
Avalanche Control Planned - Sunshine Village Access Road
Mt Bourgeau and Eagle Mountain
Dec 27, 2022
Closure Lifted, Aug. 15th, 2022
Colin Range: Mt Colin and Mt Colin Centennial Hut (ACC)
Aug 16, 2022
Avalanche Closure and Anticipated Control Operations - Highway 93N
Icefields Parkway/Maligne Lake Road
May 4, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche Closure Hwy 93N
Hwy 93N, Parker Summer/Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 27, 2022
Avalanche control in Yoho and Banff Parks (Hwy 93N)
Yoho park and Icefields Parkway south end
Mar 22, 2022
Avalanche control Whymper, Vermillion and Simpson - no skiing or climbing on Thursday
Mt. Whymper, Vermillion Peak and the Simpson area
Mar 16, 2022
Avalanche Control on Icefields Parkway - Parker Ridge to Rampart Creek - March 15th 2022
Icefields Parkway Highway 93N - Parker Ridge to Rampart Creek
Mar 14, 2022
Icefields Parkway Road Closure for Avalanche Control March 3, 2022
93 North Saskatchewan Crossing to Parkers Ridge
Mar 2, 2022
AVALANCHE CONTROL PLANNED - On Mt Bosworth & Mt Stephen Saturday February 19
Mt Bosworth and Mt Stephen
Feb 18, 2022
AVALANCHE CONTROL PLANNED - On Mt Bosworth & Mt Stephen Saturday February 19
Mt Bosworth and Mt Stephen
Feb 18, 2022
Avalanche Control Planned - Area Closed to backcountry skiing and climbing
Sunshine Village Access Road- Banff National Park
Jan 20, 2022
Avalanche Control Planned - AREA CLOSED
Simpson Area - Avalanche Control Paths - Kootenay NP
Jan 20, 2022
Avalanche Control Planned - Yoho NP
Mt. Dennis, Mt Field, Mt. Stephen and Mt. Cathedral
Jan 17, 2022
Avalanche control on Mt Whymper and the Simpson paths, November 29, 2021
Kootenay National Park
Nov 28, 2021
Avalanche Control on Mt Bosworth, Mt Stephen, Mt Field and Mt Dennis - Saturday, April 17, 2021
Yoho National Park
Apr 16, 2021
Icefields Parkway (Highway 93 North) Closure
Icefields Parkway 93N Athabasca Falls to Saskatchewan Crossing
Mar 15, 2021
Avalanche Control Planned February 23rd, 2021
Mt Bourgeau and Mt Whymper, Banff and Kootenay NP
Feb 22, 2021
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
TCH Avalanche Control - Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Mt. Bosworth & Stephen Fri. Dec. 18, 2020 @ 2100 hrs MST
Dec 17, 2020
Avalanche control planned for Monday, April 20, 2020
Banff, Yoho & Kootenay National Parks
Apr 19, 2020
Avalanche control March 5, Hwy 93 South and Mount Bourgeau
Highway 93 South and Mount Bourgeau
Mar 4, 2020
Jan.10, 2020 - Avalanche control- Sunshine Village access road
Sunshine Village access road
Jan 9, 2020
Jan 6, 2020 Avalanche Control Mt Bosworth, Stephen, Field, and Dennis
Yoho National Park
Jan 5, 2020
Jan 6, 2020 Avalanche Control on Mt Wardle, Simpson and Mt Whymper
Kootenay National Park
Jan 5, 2020
Dec 22, 2019 Avalanche control on Mt Bourgeau, Eagle Mtn, Mt Whymper, the Simpson Paths and Mt. Wardle
Banff & Kootenay National Parks
Dec 21, 2019
Dec 8, 2019
Avalanche control on Mt Bourgeau, Eagle Mtn and Mt Whymper on Monday - Dec 9, 2019
Banff & Kootenay National Parks
Dec 8, 2019
Avalanche control on Mt Stephen and Mt Bosworth, December 8, 2019 (Sunday)
Yoho National Park
Dec 7, 2019
Area closure for elk calving season and access to Tunnel Mountain climbs
Tunnel Mountain, Banff National Park
May 25, 2019
MALIGNE ROAD and ICEFIELDS PARKWAY CLOSURES MARCH 17
MALIGNIE & ICEFIELDS PARKWAY CLOSED/FERMÉE
Mar 17, 2019
Avalanche control Wednesday March 13 Mt Bosworth, Mt Field, Mt Stephen and Mt Dennis
Mt Bosworth, Mt Field, Mt Stephen, Mt Dennis
Mar 12, 2019
Avalanche Control on Mt Whymper, Mount Bourgeau and Eagle Mountain: Mar 10, 2019
Banff and Kootenay National Parks
Mar 9, 2019
Mt Dennis in Field, BC - Avalanche Control Planned - No Access on Monday
Mt. Dennis Ice Climbs in Field
Jan 6, 2019
Avalanche Control Planned for January 2nd, 2019
Mt Stephen and Mt Field, Yoho NP and Simpson Slide Paths, Kootenay NP
Jan 1, 2019
South Ghost River climbing closed in Banff National Park
Banff Park east boundary at the South Ghost River
Jun 5, 2018
Avalanche control planned - Friday, April 27th, Mt Whymper and Simpson paths
Highway 93 South, Kootenay National Park
Apr 26, 2018
Periodic Closures for Avalanche Control
Icefields Parkway - Parkers through to Rampart Creek
Mar 6, 2018
Avalanche Control on Hwy 93 N Thursday February 8, Maligne Lake Road Friday February 9 2018
Highway 93N Saskatchewan River Crossing to Columbia Icefields, Maligne Lake Road Jasper National Park
Feb 7, 2018
Group of Four Restrictions in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park Illecillewaet and Asulkan Valley Trails, 1885 and Loop Brook Trail.
Aug 15, 2017
Beaver and Balu Valleys closed, Glacier National Park
Balu Pass and Beaver Valley, Glacier National Park, BC
Jul 15, 2017
Rogers Pass Group of 4 Restrictions coming in the next week
Illecillewaet (Sir Donald, Uto, Eagle, Avalanche) and Asulkan (Youngs Pk, Asulkan Hut) drainages
Jul 6, 2017
Mount Revelstoke Snowpack conditions
Mount Revelstoke National Park, Columbia Mountains
May 18, 2017
Avalanche control on Mt. Stephen and Mt. Field - Thursday, March 9
Mt Stephen and Mt Field
Mar 7, 2017
Winter recreation in the Tonquin Valley starts Feb. 16th, 2017. Jasper National Park
Tonquin Valley, Astoria River, Mt Edith Cavell, Marmot Basin Slack Country.
Feb 13, 2017
Avalanche Control - KNP - Thursday, Jan. 26, 2016 - Mt. Whymper & Simpson paths
Mt. Whymper and Simpson (further South on Hwy 93)
Jan 24, 2017
Rockies - Icefields Parkway - Ice Conditions - Thursday Nov 24 2016
Icefields Parkway - Jasper National Park
Nov 23, 2016
Twisted Sister - Stewart Creek
Headwaters of Stewart Creek - Easy slope of the Rocky Mountains
Nov 21, 2016
Rocky Mountains, Mt. Edith Cavell - Avalanche Involvement, Sept 13 2016
SW Bowl below Mt. Edith Cavel / Mt. Sorrow Col
Sep 12, 2016
Photos Lake Louise Group and Balfour High Col
Lake Louise/Lake O'Hara and Mt. Balfour areas
Jun 25, 2016
Columbia Mtns, Asulkan/Illecillewaet drainages closed
Asulkan/Illecillewaet drainage, Glacier National Park
May 4, 2016
Glacier National Park Winter Permit System no longer in effect April 16
Glacier National Park
Apr 14, 2016