Banff National Park

• Canada Strong pass expected to help fuel another booming tourism season in Banff

  While Ottawa's renewal of the Canada Strong pass for another year is expected to fuel another boom in visitors to Banff, concerns are also being raised about overtourism.

  Economy

  Mar 19
  
• Skier triggers avalanche near Lake Louise, gets partially buried

  Parks Canada says the skier is safe after being carried to the bottom in an avalanche and said it is reminder that such events can happen on any slope that's 30 degrees or more.

  Canada

  Jan 21
  
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• Toronto woman dies after falling into deep snow at Sunshine Village

  The 47-year-old Toronto woman was skiing at Sunshine on Dec. 27 when she fell off of the side of a green run and into a deep area of snow at the resort in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2025
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• Heavy snow forecast prompts warning of possible avalanches in Rocky Mountains

  A forecast of heavy snow and temperature swings in areas around Banff and Jasper over the next few days has prompted warnings about possible avalanches and road closures.

  Weather

  Nov 13, 2025
• Fire crews working to extinguish a wildfire just west of Banff townsite

  Parks Canada says a wildfire that broke out Saturday, just west of the town of Banff, is now listed as "being held" after fire crews attacked it from the ground and the air.

  Fire

  Sep 7, 2025
• Dogs, crews and helicopters deployed to find missing B.C. hiker in Banff

  Chad Singer of Radium, B.C., started his hike near the Aurora Creek trail, east of Radium Hot Springs. RCMP say he was last seen Wednesday in Marvel Pass in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jul 25, 2025
• Section of Banff National Park still closed to visitors 2 weeks after rock slide

  The area has been closed since June 19 after a rock slide along the popular hiking trail near the falls.

  Canada

  Jul 2, 2025
• Alberta woman killed in rock slide remembered as ‘gracious person’

  Friends and colleagues of 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs, who was killed in a rock slide at Bow Glacier Falls on Thursday, describe her as an avid hiker who loved the mountains.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2025
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• Banff rock slide that killed 2 ‘neither preventable nor predictable’: Parks Canada

  The slide that killed two people and injured several others in Banff National Park was a natural occurrence that could not have been stopped and anticipated, Parks Canada said.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2025
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• Rock slide leaves 1 dead, others seriously injured in Banff National Park

  A large emergency response was dispatched to the Alberta Rocky Mountains on Thursday afternoon after a rock slide left several hikers injured in Banff National Park.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2025