Trip planning - Alaska
Hi all, Springtime 2019 we will hit the road for an extended trip to the far northwest, with no scheduled return date. I've begun the routing, but have hit a snag with the trip planner, in that it...
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kcfissel wrote:
We want to travel northbound on the Icefields Parkway. My question to anyone in the know is, at what date could we expect to traverse this road in relative safety from heavy weather, and ice on the roadway.
I'd like to leave SC on or about April 15th, which should put us in Calgary about the end of the month. Barring spring storms, will that be too early for good road conditions?
My closest Icefields Parkway drive to the period you're looking at was May 17th - you can see many photos and commentary from that day here. But as some have said, it just is what it is and can change dramatically in a few hours. Unless things look very bad for several days, though, I'd stick with your Icefields Parkway plan - it's worth waiting for.
