Jasper National Park, Columbia Icefield – Alberta, Canada Photo Gallery by Jerry Pillarelli at pbase.com

Jasper National Park, Columbia Icefield – Alberta, Canada

Images of Jasper National Park, Columbia Icefield – Alberta, Canada taken in August 2025.

The Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park is the largest ice field in North America’s Rocky Mountains. It receives up to 280 inches of snowfall per year, is approximately 125 square miles in area and up to 1,198 feet in depth.

Along with marveling at the ice field from the park road, our group was treated to a ride on an Ice Explorer which made its way down a 32-degree slope to the Athabasca Glacier where we were able to get out and explore the unusual terrain. On my own, I drove up to this area and was lucky enough to see Snow Dome calve, snow and ice forming a fine cloud as it fell into a small canyon.

The Columbian Icefield on Mt Athabasca and Mt Andromeda in the Jasper NP Icefield	Closeup of snow and ice on Mt Athabasca in the Jasper NP Icefield	The Athabasca Glacier with Sunwapta Lake in the foreground in the Jasper NP Icefield	The edge of the Columbia Icefield in the Jasper NP Icefield	Arm of the Columbia Icefield above the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield
Snow Dome mountain and Dome Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	The top of Dome Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Dome Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	View of Snow Dome in the Jasper NP Icefield	The Columbia Icefield from the park road in the Jasper NP Icefield
Snow fills cracks below the Columbia Icefield in the Jasper NP Icefield	The snow dome as seen from the park road in the Jasper NP Icefield	Flowers gone to seed in the Jasper NP Icefield	Closeup of the edge of Snow Dome in the Jasper NP Icefield	Sunwapta Lake off the toe of Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield
The Columbia Icefield on Mt Athabasca in the Jasper NP Icefield	View of the Athabasca Glacier as snow drops from above in the Jasper NP Icefield	Closeup of the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Clouds cover Mt Andromeda above the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Snow calves off of Snow Dome near Dome Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield
The Athabasca Glacier from an Ice Explorer vehicle in the Jasper NP Icefield	An Ice Explorer climbs a 32-degree road away from the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Ice Explorer vehicle descends towards the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	View of an Ice Explorer on the road to the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	An Ice Explorer on the road to the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield
Approaching the Athabasca Glacier in an Ice Explorer in the Jasper NP Icefield	SHERP vehicle exploring on the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	View of the Athabasca Glacier looking towards the Columbia Icefield in the Jasper NP Icefield	Ice Explorers lined up on the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Closeup of the rough terrain on the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield
Distant view of the length of the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	Looking across the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	The Canadian flag flies on the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	A small blue ice snow cave on the Athabasca Glacier in the Jasper NP Icefield	A waterfall forms from the side of a mountain in the Jasper NP Icefield

comment |

Tom Smith		06-Sep-2025 11:26
Hello again. These pictures of the snowfields and high peaks are "spectacular in a winning effort"! Thanks for sharing. Tom

joseantonio		02-Sep-2025 06:56
Thank you for taking me back a years.V.

click on thumbnails for full image

Type your message and click Add Comment

It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest. Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help	private comment

Type your message and click Add Comment

It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest. Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help	private comment