“We really enjoyed how easy everything was during our rafting day. Food, warm drinks afterwards, and a great BBQ just ran so smoothly that it let us enjoy ourselves without worry. It was a carefree adventure in the best backyard in the world!” M. Arnesen
Whistler Glacier Tours
Hike on real glaciers high up in Whistler's amazing pure wilderness!
Join us for the highlight of your summer (yes, SUMMER) vacation to Whistler. Previously only at the Columbia Icefield near Jasper and Banff could you have the opportunity to actually set foot on real Canadian glaciers. And even then you really only got to experience what has become a glacier parking lot, full of diesel buses and hundreds of people. Here's your opportunity to actually walk in solitude on incredible glaciers during the comfort of summer, high up above scenic Whistler Village.
The summer affords the opportunity for regular folks like you to experience something only hard core adventurers get to enjoy in the winter. Our glacier can offer clear sunny days perfect for that family photo in the snow high above Whistler Village. Travel with our fun, professional guides to areas you could only imagine. We'll supply all of your necessary gear and offer low guest to guide ratios. We look forward to showing you something not many get to experience in a lifetime.
Need to get up to Whistler from Vancouver? Rent a car from Enterprise or check out the convenient Greyhound bus schedule. Looking for accommodation in Whistler? Check out our discounted rates at the Crystal Lodge Hotel.
SAVE $15 OFF WHISTLER GLACIER WALKS & GLACIER HIKES when you call us to book your RAFT 'n HIKE vacation package! Ask us about our other activity combination packages that will help you save money when you combine one of our rafting trips with another activity ... a discount only available when you book your activities with Canadian Outback Adventures!
Horstman Glacier Walk
Our most popular glacier tour. Journey up Blackcomb Mountain to the remote and spectacular Horstman Glacier at 7000 feet for Whistler's only mountain-top glacier walk experience. Fun for all ages and abilities, this is a delightful eco-adventure full of interest and excitement. This casual glacier walk brings you back to the formation of the Coast Mountains. Learn about glaciology and ice formation, and receive instruction about walking with crampons and ice axe on a glacier.
This tour is a "must do" during any trip to Whistler.
Available June - October
Departs 9:00 AM Daily
Duration 4 hours round trip
Easy
Includes mountain access, guide, boots, glacier gear & day pack.
Via Ferrata Glacier Hiking and Mountain Climbing in Whistler
Whistler's most exciting adventure! Experience this unique and exhilarating climbing excursion to the summit of Whistler Peak. "Via Ferrata" is Italian for "Iron Way" and is an engineered vertical pathway with permanently fixed cables for protection and metal ladder rungs to ease your movement over the rock. This tour combines glacier hiking with mountain climbing. Your guide will give you detailed instructions on use of equipment and technique for ascending. Negotiate your way across Whistler glacier using crampons and an ice axe to the base of the Via Ferrata route. Using a special lanyard system you will clip yourself onto the cable and climb the rock headwall using a series of ladder rungs that lead you to the summit of Whistler Peak.
The first of its kind in Canada, Whistler Via Ferrata provides exhilarating views and a vertical perspective you may not have thought possible! Climbing a Via Ferrata does not require any special skills or prior experience. This thrilling activity is suitable for guests of all abilities. All technical equipment is included.
Departs daily at 10:30am and 12:30pm (check in required 1 hour prior to tour time)
June 28th-September 28th
Duration 4 hours round trip
Moderate to challenging
Adventurous beginners to intermediate
$129.00 Adult
$109.00 Youth (18 and under)
$429.00 Family (2 adults, 2 youth)
Hiking boots and a day pack are included on this tour (subject to availability)
A Whistler Mountain lift ticket is required for this tour. This is an additional cost of $26-$42 depending on season and age of participant. 2 and 3 day packages also available for purchase from the Whistler office prior to the tour.
Prices in Canadian funds and do not include Whistler Blackcomb lift ticket nor tax
Blackcomb Glacier Hike
Hiking has a new meaning! Experience the thrill of alpinism in a safe environment for beginners. Learn the basics of ice axe and crampon techniques, self arrests, glacier travel skills and rope handling. Glacier rendonnee is a unique way to enjoy the mountain and experience how it feels to be standing on thousand's of years old moving ice rivers! Equipped with campons, ice axe, harness, and helmet, we trek on and forget about the rest of the world!
Available June - October
Departs 9:00 AM Daily
Duration 7 hours round trip
Moderate to Challenging
Includes mountain access, guide, boots, glacier gear & day pack.
Cost: 1 person $347 | 2 people $197pp
Min 2 people required to operate the tour
Prices in Canadian funds and do not include tax
Whistler Heli Glacier Walk
The fly-in, fly-out combines the excitement of walking on a glacier and the thrill of helicopter flights. Equipped with your glacier gear, you board the helicopter for your first flight over the awe-inspiring Coast Mountains toward your glacier destination. After 10 minutes of breathtaking flight time, with butterflies in your stomach, you have sighted our landing, the adrenaline rushes through your body as your mouth drops in view of the unexplainable beauty of this glacier land. The rest is easy! We strap on a pair of crampons, grab an ice axe, and go explore.
Available June - October
Departs 9:00 AM
Duration 4-6 hours round trip
Moderate
Includes mountain access, guide, two helicopter flights, glacier picnic, boots, glacier gear & day pack.
SAVE $15 OFF WHISTLER GLACIER WALKS & GLACIER HIKES when you call us to book your RAFT 'n HIKE vacation package! Ask us about our other activity combination packages that will help you save money when you combine one of our rafting trips with another activity ... a discount only available when you book your activities with Canadian Outback Adventures!
Whistler Glacier Tours
