Banff National Park of Canada

What's New

Notices

Skating on Ponds, Lakes and Rivers
Skating on natural ice in the Rockies can be a wonderful experience, but it also involves some serious risks. Here are some things you should know.

Parks Canada does NOT mark off places for safe skating, or mark potential hazards. If you choose to skate on natural ice, you do so at your own risk.

• If you are not sure if the ice is thick enough, stay off it.
• Never skate alone.
• Don't skate in the dark.
   

State of the Park Report: May, 2008 NEW! (PDF, 1.1 mb)

Early Season Snow Conditions
Backcountry users are reminded that early season shallow snow can be hazardous. To reduce the chance of injury, damage to gear and damage to alpine vegetation, snow depth should be about 50 cm or knee deep before you ski or board.

For current snow depths at Bow Summit please check the Banff, Yoho and Kootenay Avalanche Bulletin. For Parkers Ridge please check the Jasper Avalanche Bulletin.

Fire and Vegetation Management Newsletter No. 6
(November 2008) NEW!
Winter Projects 2008 - 2009
As the cold winds blow, Park fire managers are wrapping up prescribed fires and looking forward to fuel reduction work and mountain pine beetle initiatives. Here’s what’s happening in Banff National Park this fall and winter...

Trans-Canada Highway Twinning Project
Update: Phase IIIB: September 2008

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Moraine Lake Rockpile Trail Redevelopment New!
Improvements will be made this fall to the Rockpile trail system in an effort to improve visitor experience in the Moraine Lake area.

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Mt. Nestor Prescribed Fire
Parks Canada’s fire crews and Alberta Sustainable Resource Development are planning some guard burning in the Mount Nestor area this weekend. Parks Canada will be working cooperatively with the province of Alberta to carry out this approximately 2000 hectare prescribed fire on the boundary between Banff National Park and Spray Valley Provincial Park in Kananaskis Country.

A New Experience in Public Transit

Banff is the first municipality in Canada to introduce an all-hybrid electric transit fleet. Along with their special environment-friendly features, the new buses look special too; they are wrapped in authentic Banff National Park Wildlife imagery. Each bus features a unique back-country view of grizzlies, elk, goats and wolves.

The "Bear" Bus © Town of Banff

What's a transit "experience"?

Roam encourages visitors to view transit as a convenient, fun and environmentally-friendly way to get around town. Residents and visitors will feel good about their decision to take transit instead of their cars.

For more information and schedules.....

Order your Annual National Parks of Canada Pass or Annual Discovery Package by phone

Order your Annual National Parks of Canada Pass or Annual Discovery Package by phone. You can now purchase your Annual National Parks of Canada Pass or Annual Discovery Package while planning your next visit to Banff National Park by calling 1.403.760.1343

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