A Walk On The Glacier.
We were on a bus tour of the Canadian Rockies which stopped at the Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre. We did the Snocoach ride to the Athabasca Glacier in the Ice Explorer bus, operated by the Brewster Bus Company. Due to the limited time at our disposal we did not do the Skywalk.
A shuttle bus took us from the Discovery Centre to the Snocoach Terminal from where we boarded the giant Ice Explorer Bus. The tires of the bus were huge. Our guide and driver was Prince Philip who kept us engrossed with his entertaining stories and jokes. Atop the glacier we alighted on the glacier ice and had a short walk to where the flags of various countries were planted in the snow. We collected some freshly melted glacial water in a bottle to drink later.
We had an out-of-the world experience walking on the glacier, and learnt a few lessons on why the glacier is receding at an alarming rate. The ride itself lasted less than an hour both ways, and we were trudging on the glacier for about 25 minutes. We were thankful to have worn our warm jackets, shoes and scarves and visited the restroom before going as it was very cold up there.
Show lessA shuttle bus took us from the Discovery Centre to the Snocoach Terminal from where we boarded the giant Ice Explorer Bus. The tires of the bus were huge. Our guide and driver was Prince Philip who kept us engrossed with his entertaining stories and jokes. Atop the glacier we alighted on the glacier ice and had a short walk to where the flags of various countries were planted in the snow. We collected some freshly melted glacial water in a bottle to drink later.
We had an out-of-the world experience walking on the glacier, and learnt a few lessons on why the glacier is receding at an alarming rate. The ride itself lasted less than an hour both ways, and we were trudging on the glacier for about 25 minutes. We were thankful to have worn our warm jackets, shoes and scarves and visited the restroom before going as it was very cold up there.
Date of experience: August 2019
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