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GordonThree
Jan 10, 2018Explorer
May is too early for Glacier, visit it on your way back. Banff and Jasper will be open, they're not afraid of heavy equipment. At Lake Louise campground (my favorite in the park), the staff would fire up a digging machine and open campsites as the park filled up... That was mid May 2013.
Lake Louise itself was frozen, the lodge was in full hot cocoa mode.
Lake Moraine was also frozen, and the road going to it, bit of a bummer.
After staying a Louise for a few nights I headed west on 1 to the 97. Largely winter disappeared. A few lakes on the 97 had thin layers of ice.
I didn't get back to visit Jasper until later in June. It was all thawed and quite busy.
Lake Louise itself was frozen, the lodge was in full hot cocoa mode.
Lake Moraine was also frozen, and the road going to it, bit of a bummer.
After staying a Louise for a few nights I headed west on 1 to the 97. Largely winter disappeared. A few lakes on the 97 had thin layers of ice.
I didn't get back to visit Jasper until later in June. It was all thawed and quite busy.
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