Summer
5 Hours
Duration
8+
Age
Active
Activity
Nov-Apr
Season
Looking for a new way to snowshoe Banff and area with just your friends or family? Book a private snowshoeing tour of Marble Canyon or the Paint Pots, near Banff.
Enjoy one of our existing snowshoe tours to Marble Canyon, a 40-metre deep limestone gorge, or the Paint Pots snowshoeing tour and learn all about Banff’s indigenous people and explorers, or connect with us for a custom quote.
With our fleet of different vehicles, and a team of accredited guides, we can match your group size, whether you are a small family or a large corporate group.
Sample Rates:
Rates shown are based on four people on a half day private snowshoeing tour from Banff exclusive of gratuities, final rates are dependent on the number of guests, vehicle required and length of time. Current rates for private transfers, half day and full day services are available on our private tours page.
Contact Us for Custom Quote:
Call: 1 -877-565-9372 to chat, or complete the form below with the name of the tour, number of guests, ages of guests, date, pick-up location and if you would like a full day or half day service.
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4.5 
3894+
4.4
374+
4.5
786+
The best parts of these Banff snowshoe tours for most people include the following:
1
Choice of itinerary
Choose from one of our public tour itineraries to Marble Canyon or the Paint Pots, or develop your own custom tour!
2
Snowshoe in deep powder
Take a personalized, interpretive guided snowshoeing tour through deep snow.
3
Everything is provided
Private tours include a dedicated professional guide, comfortable vehicle, use of snowshoes and hiking poles, hot chocolate and a maple taffy made fresh in the snow.
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4.5
3894+
4.4
374+
4.5
786+
The tour is up to five hours long which includes 2 – 2.5 hours for the snowshoe and transport from Banff.
This half day tour includes a dedicated professional guide and transport from Banff to Kootenay National Park in British Columbia (around 45 minutes from Banff) for a 3km (1.9 miles) guided snowshoe tour at Marble Canyon or the Paint Pots. This tour provides an easy introduction to snowshoeing on a mainly flat terrain.
The tour includes the use of snowshoes and we have hiking poles for extra stability if you would like to use them.
We pick up from all hotels in Banff on private tours, and you can select your preferred pick-up location during the booking process. For drop offs, our guide will ask you on the way back where you would like to be dropped off either in town or at your hotel.
Snowshoeing is a form of hiking. Snowshoes are worn over your boots to distribute your weight over the snow. It’s way more fun and less tiring than walking in regular shoes through deep snow!
The tour includes the use of snowshoes and hiking poles. You can bring your own snowshoes if you wish, but we recommend using ours.
This tour is suitable for beginners. You should be physically fit enough to walk up and down a few hills, and walk at a comfortable pace for 3 kilometres.
Please be prepared for the mountain weather, it changes quickly and our winter tours run in anything from -27C (-17F) to +10C (+50F). Wind chill can change the temperature dramatically and you will be outside for the majority of your tour.
To ensure that you enjoy the tour, please wear/bring:
- Thermals/base layers/long johns.
- Snow pants are essential as we will be walking in deep snow. Snow pants can be rented from stores in Banff such as Snowtips-Bactrax.
- A warm shirt or sweater.
- A winter jacket, ideally waterproof. Ski jackets can be rented from stores in Banff such as Snowtips-Bactrax.
- A hat and mitts.
- A neck warmer or scarf.
- Sturdy waterproof boots, ideally ones that go over the ankle as we will be walking in deep snow. Winter boots like Sorel, Baffin etc are great. No trainers, sneakers, vans, ugg boots, or “dressy” boots. If you do not have waterproof boots, we recommend a rental store such as Snowtips-Bactrax.
Please note that safety is our first priority. If the guide thinks your attire or footwear isn’t appropriate and compromises your safety on the tour, you may not be able to participate.
If it goes below -27 degrees Celcius then we will not run the tour and we can reschedule your booking.
Private bookings are subject to a 7 day cancellation policy.
A mandatory gratuity charge is included with all private bookings. If you think your guide did a wonderful job and would like to indicate that with an additional tip on the day, it will be graciously accepted.
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4.5
3894+
4.4
374+
4.5
786+
- All children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied by someone 18 years and older.
- All adults must sign a waiver prior to the tour. A waiver must also be completed by the parent or legal guardian of any child under the age of 18 years.
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4.5
3894+
4.4
374+
4.5
786+
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