Below: The road up to Jasper Skytram (2015 photo)
Whistlers Mountain Road,
Jasper National Park,
Jasper, Alberta Canada
Phone: '780.852.3093 |
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The Lower Station is 1,258 meters above sea
level. The Upper Station is 2,263 meters above sea level. Travel time
was about 7-1/2 minutes. |
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Below: 2009 photo |
2015 photo: Note the name change |
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The Jasper Skytram is the highest and
longest aerial tramway located in Canada, as of this date. It was built
in 1964 and goes to a height of 7,472 feet above sea level. It is
a ten minute drive from downtown Jasper, Alberta and crests The Whistlers
Mountain. It is roughly 230 km north of Lake Louise along the Icefields
Parkway (Highway 93). |
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Below: What a nice, relaxing, pleasant adventure this
was for Lee and Karen Duquette as they enjoyed a leisurely ride up the
mountain in a gondola to view wonderful vistas below. The ride was a breeze,
and there was a little narrative by the gondola pilot while ascending
the mountain. |
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Below: Similar views from the boardwalk
at the Upper Station
2009 (smaller photos) and 2015 (bigger photos).
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Below: Lee Duquette looked
around at other peaks: Pyramid Mt. and Mt. Robson in the distance, just
awesome! |
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Below: 2009 photo |
Below: 2015 Photo |
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Below: Views from the boardwalk
at the Upper Station in 2015 |
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Below: Jasper and surrounding areas
in 2015 |
Temperature in 2015,
much warmer than in 2009 |
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| Below: The boardwalk
leading to Viewpoint Belvedere, which is at least a 45 minute hike because
the climb is extremely steep. (Small photos 2009) (bigger photos 2015) |
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To really get your money's worth, hike up
to the top. Wear good walking shoes and carry a windbreaker as it is windy
and cold at the top. Be prepared to go slowly as the oxygen is a little
thinner way up there. But once there, it is said to be like you are on
top of the world. You can catch any tram back. Note: Lee Duquette did
not want to go all the way to the top of the summit, even though Karen
wanted to. So they did not. But they both still enjoyed the scenery and
the day. |
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Below: Standing outside the
Treeline Restaurant, with a 260 degree panoramic outlook, Karen Duquette
photographed small wildlife on the mountain in 2015. |
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Below: Sign about The Whistlers Trail down the mountain.
Karen Duquette read the sign and said, "Three hour hike. WOW.
NO thanks! That is what the tram is for." |
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