Canada Alberta
Columbia Icefield Skywalk
A glass-floored observation platform offering panoramic views of glaciers, mountain peaks, and wildlife along a cliff-edge walkway.
- Icefields Parkway
- (866) 606-6700
- https://www.banffjaspercollection.com/attractions/columbia-icefield/skywalk/
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Perched 918 feet above Sunwapta Valley in the Canadian Rockies, Columbia Icefield Skywalk is a lesson in ecology, geology, glaciology, and evolutionary history as explained by the self-guided audio tour. While heavy snow may pile up on the cliff-edge walkway in winter, the glass bridge’s four layers of glass can withstand the weight of a Boeing 737 airplane.
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