Originally Posted by
travellingtechie
Evening all.
Planning a trip to Canada in May and have just discovered it's still classed as Winter! So I'm checking that the roads are likely to be passable? I've seen comments on other websites that roads should be open but facilities like gas stations will not be - so how does one refuel on a trip?
Looking at going from Calgary to Jasper to Kanloops to Whistler to Vancouver over 4 days.
Cheers
TT
Well it won't be
winter winter but depending on what happens in the next few months there could still be some snow in the higher altitudes but the roads should be clear and the gas stations open. The road between Lake Louise and Jasper doesn't have many facilities in general so you still have to plan properly any time of year. Saskatchewan River Crossing has a gas station but if you fuel up to Lake Louise or Banff you will be fine. I'm not familiar with the roads between Jasper/Kamloops and Whistler but I'm betting it's similar.
When in May are you coming? The later the less you would worry about these things.
Just to confirm though...you're doing this trip in just four days?