Below: The road up to Jasper Skytram (2015 photo)
Whistlers Mountain Road,
Jasper National Park,
Jasper, Alberta Canada
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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 is 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. 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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What a nice, relaxing, pleasant adventure; a leisurely ride up the mountain in the 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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Lee Duquette looked around at other peaks; Pyramid Mt. and Mt. Robson in the distance, just awesome! |
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2015 |
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Below: views from the boardwalk
at the Upper Station, 2015 |
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Jasper and surround areas in 2015 |
Temperature in 2015,
much warmer than in 2009 |
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The boardwalk leading to Viewpoint Belvedere,
which is at least a 45 minute hike because the climb is extremely steep. (Small photos 2009) (bigger photos2015) |
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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's 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're on top of the world. You can catch any tram back. Note: the two RV Gypsies did not make it all the way to the top of the summit, but still enjoyed the scenery. |
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Standing outside the Treeline Restaurant, with a 260 degree panoramic outlook, Karen Duquette photographed small wildlife on the mountain. 2015 |
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Below: Sign about The Whistlers Trail down the mountain.
The two RV Gypsies said, "Three hour hike. WOW. No thanks! That's what the tram is for." |
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