Columbia Icefield Skywalk, Jasper: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Columbia Icefield Skywalk is a glass-floored observation platform extending 35 meters from a cliff face above the Sunwapta Valley on the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park, Alberta. The platform, opened in 2014, sits 280 meters above the valley floor with views of the Columbia Icefield, the Athabasca Glacier, and surrounding peaks. A 500-meter interpretive walkway along the cliff edge leads to the glass platform, with panels explaining the geology and glaciology of the area. Access is by shuttle bus from the Columbia Icefield Centre. is just one of many options in Jasper. Major attractions worth considering include Athabasca Falls, Maligne Canyon, and Maligne Lake.