Ice Caves Athabasca Glacier
Amazing natural beauty
UPDATE: The posts on Explore Jasper site are posted when ever I have time to update. It is only for general information about Jasper National Park. If you find yourself at one of these point of interest, trailheads and locations and find the images do not match, let me know. However, features such as ice caves and seasonal changes, be aware nature has an impact, so if the opening is not there, it has probably collapsed.
As for this particular ice cave, the opening has collapsed several years ago, I just leave this post on this site for my own journal. If you have made your mind to visit these kinds of places, please hire a local guide, you can find these Mountain Guide in the town of Jasper.
A group of us locals went exploring at the Columbia Icefield area and came across this glacier cave opening, this exploratory trip was completed in 2016.
Even though thousands of visitors travel through the Columbia Icefield, this ice cave has not seen many of those visitors. Due to the seasonal travel and its difficult location. With the streams in the path of this Ice Cave, summer months is not the ideal time to venture into this are due to many factors, mainly SAFETY.
Athabasca glacier can be access by Ice Explorers in the summer months. There is also an outfit that offers hikes onto the glacier, but not to this cave due to the dangers that lurk. Use caution to explore this area. Do not venture too deep into the cave due to crevasses with in the cave itself. Proper tools to venture deeper is recommended.
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Location Access
Access: Highway 93 south, approx. 105km from Jasper
Parking: Yes Trailhead: at base of glacier where the summer platform ends
Activities: Skiing, Snowshoe
Tour Outfitters LINKS
- Walks and Talks Jasper (Guided Hiking Tours)
- Jasper Park Fishing (Guided Fishing)
- Alpine Art Eco-Tours (Guided Eco Tours)
- Maligne Rafting Adventures (Rafting Tours)
- Jasper’s Whitewater Rafting Company (Rafting Tours)
- Rocky Mountain River Guides (Rafting Tours)
- Jasper Raft Tours (Rafting Tours)
- Jasper Rafting Adventures (Rafting & Wildlife Tours)
Shops & Services LINKS
- Spa Jasper (Massage & Spa Services)
- My Jasper Nanny (Childcare & Dog Sitting Services)
- Edge Control (Ski & Outdoor Store)
- On-Line Sport & Tackle (Fishing Guides & Outdoor Store)
- Weddings Jasper (Wedding Services Listing)
- Jasper Park Chamber (Jasper Chamber of Commerce
- L & W Restaurant
- Syrahs of Jasper Restaurant
- Jasper Canada Day ( Commitee )
BUNGALOWS / CABINS
LODGING WEST IN BC
- Mica Mountain Lodge
(Located near Mount Robson, half an hour to the
Jasper National Park boundary) - Dreamcatcher Inn
(Located near Valemount Just over an hour west of Jasper)
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