ATTRACTIONS
The Icefields Parkway
The Crossing Resort puts you at the Center of The Icefields Parkway with many attractions only a short drive away. Our location in the heart of Canada’s Banff National Park has proven again and again that The Crossing is “Hike and Attraction Central” on the Parkway.
One of the most scenic drives in the world is the Icefields Parkway, a UNESCO World Heritage site abound with glaciers and stunning views of colorful mountain lakes and mountain vistas. The Parkway takes you along Highway #93 from Lake Louise to Jasper with many spectacular stops including the most popular, The Columbia Icefield where you can experience the ice age from the comfort of a modern day sno-coach.
Columbia Icefields
With the largest body of ice in the Rocky Mountains The Columbia Icefields is a must see. Explore on foot and experience the mysteries from the past as the creeping Ice continues it’s retreat or jump aboard a Pursuit Collection Sno-coach and find yourself on top of a Glacier deep in the ice age.
Glacier Explorer Snocoach
Across the rugged valley from The Columbia Icefield Glacier Discovery Centre lies the Athabasca Glacier – a tongue of ice 6 kilometres long and one kilometre wide. Take time for Pursuit Collection “Ice Age Adventure”, a tour onto the icy slopes of the Athabasca Glacier. You will travel in a specially designed Ice Explorer to the middle of the glacier, on a 5 kilometre round trip journey. Your driver/guide will explain how glaciers are formed and point out interesting geological features as you travel in safety and comfort. At the mid-point, you will have the option of stepping out onto ice up to 900 feet deep formed from snow falling as long as 200 years ago.
Glacier Skywalk
The Glacier Skywalk opened for business in May 2014 and was an instant success with the visitors to the Rockies. Feed your adrenaline and step into a breathtaking world where glaciers rest above, and birds soar below. Experience waterfalls, wildlife, fossils and more on an exciting cliff-edge walkway that leads to a platform where glass is all that separates you from a 918-foot drop. Welcome to the Glacier Skywalk in the heart of the Canadian Rockies!
Icefield & Kananaskis
Helicopter Tours
This special Crossing package starts with the 20 minute Cline Glacier Tour viewing 6 glaciers, some high alpine lakes, a 900 foot water fall and crosses a 9,500 foot mountain pass. During the flight, we land at the confluence of the Cline River and Waterfalls Creek. We start our leisure walk along the banks of the river towards an old growth forest with the destination being Twin Falls (30 feet high) formed by a fault line along a band of rocks. Here we’ll enjoy a glass of champagne and desert.
Distance from The Crossing: 45KM
