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Pyramid Lake
Jasper Tramway
This tramway (780/852-3093, 9am-8pm daily in summer, shorter hours late Apr.-June and
Sept.-mid-Oct., closed the rest of the year, adult $31, child 6-15 $16) climbs more than
1,000 vertical meters (3,280 feet) up the steep north face of
The Whistlers,
named for the
hoary marmots that live on the summit. The tramway operates two 30-passenger cars that
take seven minutes to reach the upper terminal, during which time the conductor gives a
lecture about the mountain and its environment. From the upper terminal, a 1.4-kilometer
(0.9-mile) trail leads to the 2,470-meter (8,104-foot) true summit. The view is breathtak-
ing; to the south is the Columbia Icefield, and on a clear day you can see Mount Robson
(3,954 meters/12,970 feet)—the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies—to the northwest.
Free two-hour guided hikes leave the upper terminal for the true summit at 10am, 11am,
2pm, and 3pm daily. You should allow two hours on top and, on a clear summer's day,
two more hours in line at the bottom. The tramway is three kilometers (1.9 miles) south of
town on Highway 93 (Icefields Parkway), and then a similar distance up Whistlers Road.
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