To the west, Highway 1A weaves through ... Banff and the adjoining Jasper National Park take in a vast tangle of great strapping peaks, mauled by glaciers and capped by the largest ice fields ...

The national park consists of 2,564 square miles of rugged terrain, ice fields ... several places in both Banff and Lake Louise where you can book a sleigh ride through the meadows.

As Clare McCann, my cross-country ski guide, summed up so perfectly: “It’s the magic of water and ice and snow and crystals.” But Banff National Park wasn’t just about stunning landscapes ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. The slick track weaves its way along the canyon wall, before taking us down steps of ice on a descent ...