Canadian Rockies in Winter

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This is an 11-day trip, but it could easily be shortened, since you're never very far from the start and endpoint, Calgary. The route first heads south, to Waterton Lakes National Park, for three nights in that area. Then, it heads west, and north, through British Columbia, passing through Kootenay National Park. It re-enters Alberta near Lake Louise, then spends a couple of days in the Banff/Canmore area, before heading up and down the Icefields Parkway. Most importantly, it's all during the first week of spring -- essentially, wintertime in the Canadian Rockies.

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Day 1 Begins Here

Visiting the Canadian Rockies in Winter: What To Know	The Big Rocks near Okotoks, and the drive from Calgary to Pincher Creek

Day 2 Begins Here

Pincher Creek, Alberta	Lundbreck Falls, off Crowsnest Highway, Alberta	Crowsnest Pass Area: Burmis Tree	Crowsnest Pass Area: Bellevue, Tiny Church, Downtown
Crowsnest Pass Area: Frank Slide	Crowsnest Pass Area: Blairmore	Crowsnest Pass Area: Coleman	Crowsnest Pass Area: The Pass, Crowsnest Lake
Sparwood: World’s Largest Truck	BC Route 43: Elk Valley to Elkford	Leitch Collieries Provincial Historic Site	Beauvais Lake Provincial Park, Alberta in Winter

Day 3 Begins Here

Route 6 Southbound: Pincher Creek to Waterton Lakes in Winter	Waterton Town In Winter, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta	Cameron Falls in Winter, Waterton Lakes National Park	Akamina Parkway and Crandell Lake in Winter - Waterton Lakes National Park
Prince of Wales Hotel, Waterton, Canada in Winter	Route 6 Northbound at Sunset, Waterton Lakes Park to Pincher Creek, and side roads

Day 4 Begins Here

Crowsnest Highway: Fernie, British Columbia	Crowsnest Highway: Cranbrook, British Columbia	Canal Flat, Columbia Lake, Dutch Springs Hoodoos, and the drive north on BC 93-95	Radium Hot Springs and Invermere, British Columbia

Day 5 Begins Here

Kootenay National Park, the South End: Radium Hot Springs, Olive Lake, Kootenay River	Kootenay National Park, North End: Frozen Numa Falls in Winter	Marble Canyon in Winter, on Kootenay National Park's north end	Johnston Canyon, Banff National Park in Winter
Lake Louise, frozen lake, ice sculpture and skating rink in Winter - Banff National Park	Vermillion Lakes, Banff National Park, in Winter

Day 6 Begins Here

Grotto Canyon Trail, Ice Walk on Frozen Creek, in Winter, near Canmore Alberta	Spray Valley Provincial Park & Bow Valley Wildland, above Canmore, Alberta	Camore, Alberta in Winter	Johnson Lake and Lake Minnewanka, hike to Stewart Canyon in Winter
Banff: Downtown and above, from Mount Norquay	Kananaskis Country, in Winter

Day 7 Begins Here

Icefields Parkway, Northbound in Winter

Side trip to Abraham Lake, David Thompson Highway, Alberta 11 from Icefields Parkway

Town of Jasper, Alberta in Winter, and the Seldom In Guest House

Day 8 Begins Here

Maligne Canyon Ice Walk in Winter, Self Guided and Free, Jasper National Park

Pyramid Lake, above Jasper, Alberta in Winter

West of Jasper, Alberta: Yellowhead Highway, Mount Robson Park

Sunset along the North End of the Icefields Parkway, Jasper National Park

Day 9 Begins Here

East from Jasper on Yellowhead Highway: Athabasca River Valley in Winter	Hinton, Alberta: Beaver Boardwalk in Winter	Alberta Route 40: Brule, Switzer Provincial Park	Athabasca Falls, on the Icefields Parkway near Jasper, Alberta in Winter
Snaring River Area, Jasper National Park, Alberta in Winter	Sunset along the Athabasca River, Yellowhead Highway, Jasper National Park