You Take the High Road: Discovering Bonnie Banff from a Brewster Bus

By Stephen A. Nelson
The Brandon Sun
August 15, 2009

Ice Age 2 - The Big Melt: Touring the Columbia Icefield

Sno-Coach Tours and Icefield Explorers
on the Athabasca Glacier

Looking like a Volkswagen on a bulldozer track, this is one of the original Bombardier snowmobiles used for tours of the Athabasca Glacier (Columbia Icefield) in the 1960s and 1970s.

Note that the front skis have been replaced by two wheels, since the Bombardier is no longer used for touring the glacier - only for display.

These vintage "lunar rovers" have been replaced by modern "Icefield Explorers" or "Sno-Coaches" that let you visit the glacier in comfort.

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Coming Soon: Touring the Icefields Parkway Emerald Waters at Lake Louise

Lake Louise, with the Victoria Glacier in the background.
It's one of the highlights of my Highway to Heaven trip with Brewster Tours. Think of it as armchair mountain adventure.

Lake Louise is at the southern end of the Icefields Parkway that runs from Jasper to Lake Louise. National Geographic says The Icefields Parkway is one of the 10 greatest drives in the World.